Drink Reviews

Drink Mobile: Bit House Collective’s Padam, Pandan, Pandan O.F. Is a Smooth Sipper for the Last Weeks of Winter

At the new Bit House Collective, pandan being stirred into the inventive cocktails by Natasha Mesa, formerly of acclaimed cocktail bar Deadshot, who joined Pono Brewing and Filipino restaurant Magna in reviving the historic bar on Southeast Grand Avenue.

Drink Mobile: Wedgehead’s Cocktails in a Can

Surrounded by pinball tables, KaCee Solis-Robertson swizzles and shakes double-batch cocktails behind the bar at Wedgehead. Hers are the self-described “freakishly small hands” seen clutching rosary beads on the logo of her new canned cocktail brand, Little Hands Stiff Drinks.

Japanese Restaurant Yakuza Will Bring Fancy Jell-O Shots Right to Your Doorstep

If you need further proof that times are truly bizarre, order some Jell-O shots to show up at your front door. That’s right—the alcohol-infused snack best associated with frat parties and brain-splitting hangovers is also on the menu at Yakuza ($4).

Five Wines You Must Drink This Summer

One tastes like liquefied SweeTarts, the other like a vineyard full of Harvey Wallbangers.

Here, Drink This: Four Cocktail Recipes From the Owner of Old Gold

You can’t go to a bar right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t bring the bar into your home. Here, Ezra Ace Caraeff, owner of the Old Gold, Paydirt, Tough Luck and Hi-Top Tavern, offers recipes for some easy, high-quality cocktails you can make right in your kitchen.

Here, Drink This: How to Make Double Dragon’s Cocktails At Home

Here, Daniel Casto, bar manager at Double Dragon on Southeast Division Street, offers recipes for some easy, high-quality cocktails you can make right in your kitchen.

Here, Drink This: Five Restaurant-Quality Cocktails You Can Make at Home

You can’t go to a bar right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t bring the bar into your home. Here, Ray Morrone, owner of the Liquor Store on Southeast Belmont Street, offers recipes for some easy, high-quality cocktails you can make right in your kitchen.

Americans Are Still Buying Corona. But If You Want an Alternative, Here Are the Closest Approximations You Can Find in Portland—Ranked.

Let’s get this straight right off the bat: Despite what your Twitter feed says, no, Corona sales have not declined because people think it spreads coronavirus. But it got us thinking of Mexican lagers other than Corona.

Adelsheim Vineyards’ Commemorative Trail Blazer Wines Are a Relative Bargain, but Only One Comes Close to Justifying the Price Tag

Each bottle is adorned with eye-catching art by designer Brian Ng, so if it’s your dream to drink from a bottle with “Rip City, Baby” emblazoned on it, it’s probably worth a buy no matter what the actual product tastes like.

The Co-Owner of One of Portland’s Best Wine Bar Has Released Three Unique Summer Sippers

Each year, Les Caves owner Jeff Vejr releases an annual compendium of wines under the Golden Cluster label. The project focuses on historic vineyards and esoteric, deeply rare grape varieties like savagnin rose, flora and garanoir.

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