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Home Bar Basics: The book launch party sponsored by Bulleit

  • Home Bar Basics
  • November 26, 2011
‘Tis the season for cocktail parties. If you plan on hosting one, like, EVER, head down to 320 Main Street in Seal Beach for the launch of...
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House Spirits Distillery debuts a new spirit: Uchi No Kami Shochu

House Spirits Distillery of Portland is introducing a new spirit in their popular Apothecary line. Uchi No Kami Shochu--a pot-distilled shochu of...
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The intrepid home bartender: Tuaca cocktails, part 2

With the debut of the new package for the popular Italian liqueur, Tuaca, the marketing people have released a series of novel, even daring, mixed...
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The intrepid home bartender: surprising new cocktails with Tuaca Italian Liqueur

Tuaca Liqueur from Italy has a brand new look.What's that you say? So what?Good question. The new dynamic graphics should make this hugely popular...
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There's a delicious new liqueur in Oregon: Calisaya

There's an enticing new liqueur in Oregon: CalisayaIt's a Liquore Italiano---but it's from Oregon. Cottage Grove, Oregon, to be precise.Italian...
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The Intrepid Home Bartender: backyard mixology

It's one thing to have a great home bar, replete with all the spirits and flavors you could possibly need.It's quite another thing to be able to...
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The intrepid home bartender: bourbon whiskey

When it comes to setting up a good home bar, the intrepid bartender has to have bourbon. Not just whiskey, mind you, but bourbon whiskey. The old...
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The tiki revival: the return of exotic tropical drinks

If you haven't noticed, there's a tiki revival going on strong across the country. And as usual, Portland is on the cutting edge of it, thanks in...
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Tiki night at the Teardrop Lounge with Trader Tiki, Blair Reynolds

The sun wouldn't come out on Father's Day Sunday, but there was some sympathetic tropical sunshine inside the Teardrop Lounge in the Pearl District...
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The intrepid home bartender: dark, aged rum

The intrepid home bartender has a difficult task: maintaining a well-stocked bar that has the necessary basics for all the spirits categories that...
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