Review: Pisco Oro Quebranta

Pisco Oro makes a large family of pisco varietals, with their quebranta puro pisco being a very good expression of the complex flavors and fire from this single-grape spirit.

Recipe: Treaty of Tordesillas (a.k.a. “Your Half”)

The Treaty of Tordesillas is an original Boozenik cocktail, mixing rum from the Spanish side, and cachaça from the Portuguese side, of the treaty divide.

NW Spirits & Mixology Show 2012

For the second year in a row, the NW Spirits and Mixology Show presented by Alaska Airlines is partnering with the Bite of Bend in continuing to showcase the Northwest tradition of superior mixology and craft distilling.

Review: Bak’s Zubrówka Bison Grass Flavored Vodka

Interesting, and surprisingly fun to work with, Bak’s Zubrówka Bison Grass Flavored Vodka is a unusual, slightly sweet, and very herbaceous flavored vodka.

Review: Redbreast 12

Redbreast 12 is the most popular expression of the “single pot still” whiskies from Midleton Distillery. The spice and pepper of this whiskey tends to make me think of cocktails that do well with a warm rye.

Review: Hayman’s Old Tom Gin

This is a unique gin these days, and allows a fantastic departure from the use, and abuse, of London Dry gin in classic pre-Prohibition cocktail recipes.

Review: Cardamaro

The oldest amaro tradition is that of flavored wine. This 7th generation recipe flavors a Piemontese wine with artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) and St.Benedict’s thistle (Cnicus benedictus), and other botanicals.

Review: Tub Gin

TuB makes what is close to an old style “London Dry Gin”, albeit with western six-shooter art.

TOAST 2012 Update/Promo

On April 28th and 29th, the Oregon Distillers Guild will hold the largest public tasting of craft spirits in North America, featuring more than 50 local, national, and international artisan producers, pouring over 150 different spirits. Use the promo code “Boozenik” for discounted tickets.

Recipe: Around Cape Horn

The Around Cape Horn is an original Boozenik cocktail, mixing South American favorites cachaça and pisco which are rapidly growing in popularity world-wide .

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