Author: vidiot
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 4: Teardrop Lounge & Thatch
After our wonderful dinner and drinks at Beaker & Flask, we headed back to downtown Portland, where I dropped off my (very understanding) girlfriend at Powell's Books while I headed around the corner to the Teardrop Lounge. This cocktailian temple is sleek and highly-designed, with a circular bar with a teardrop-shaped island (and suspended shelf…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 4: Teardrop Lounge & Thatch
After our wonderful dinner and drinks at Beaker & Flask, we headed back to downtown Portland, where I dropped off my (very understanding) girlfriend at Powell's Books while I headed around the corner to the Teardrop Lounge. This cocktailian temple is sleek and highly-designed, with a circular bar with a teardrop-shaped island (and suspended shelf…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 3: Beaker & Flask
After visiting Clear Creek Distillery, it was definitely time for an early dinner. We picked out Beaker & Flask from my Frommer's Portland guidebook, as it sounded like the food was good and the cocktail program was as well; after all, the name of the restaurant was certainly an encouraging sign. After a small bit…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 3: Beaker & Flask
After visiting Clear Creek Distillery, it was definitely time for an early dinner. We picked out Beaker & Flask from my Frommer's Portland guidebook, as it sounded like the food was good and the cocktail program was as well; after all, the name of the restaurant was certainly an encouraging sign. After a small bit…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 2: Clear Creek Distillery
More drinking in Portland! The day after our visit to Clyde Common, we embarked on a marathon of even more cocktailing, starting it off with a fascinating and informative tasting at Clear Creek Distillery. I'd had their fabulously bone-dry Kirschwasser at the Good Fork in Red Hook, and their Douglas Fir eau-de-vie at Pegu Club…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 2: Clear Creek Distillery
More drinking in Portland! The day after our visit to Clyde Common, we embarked on a marathon of even more cocktailing, starting it off with a fascinating and informative tasting at Clear Creek Distillery. I'd had their fabulously bone-dry Kirschwasser at the Good Fork in Red Hook, and their Douglas Fir eau-de-vie at Pegu Club…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 1: Clyde Common
I recently returned from an all-too-brief sojourn to Portland, Oregon. Aside from enjoying a beautiful setting, nearby mountains, lush greenery, and workable public transit, the denizens of Portland seem to pay exceptionally close attention to what they put in their mouths. We had some stunningly good coffee (double macchiato for me, cold-brewed iced coffee for…
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PDX (The “D” evidently stands for “drinking”) Part 1: Clyde Common
I recently returned from an all-too-brief sojourn to Portland, Oregon. Aside from enjoying a beautiful setting, nearby mountains, lush greenery, and workable public transit, the denizens of Portland seem to pay exceptionally close attention to what they put in their mouths. We had some stunningly good coffee (double macchiato for me, cold-brewed iced coffee for…
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Drinko de Mayo
Yes, it's May 5th today, so that means that for the past few weeks your hosts here at Cocktailians have been bombarded with press releases for seasonal drinks. Some holidays have natural cocktail themes — Irish whiskey for St. Patrick's Day, et cetera — but others don't. (You should see some of the more inane…
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Drinko de Mayo
Yes, it's May 5th today, so that means that for the past few weeks your hosts here at Cocktailians have been bombarded with press releases for seasonal drinks. Some holidays have natural cocktail themes — Irish whiskey for St. Patrick's Day, et cetera — but others don't. (You should see some of the more inane…