Cocktailia

We’re finally getting some warm weather here in Portland and after spending a warm afternoon hanging out at the Cirque du Cycling, Sarai and I stopped by Thatch to celebrate the weather just a little more before heading home.…

I’m a big fan of Secret Society but after going there for a year I’ve finally paid a visit to Toro Bravo right downstairs. I’ve been hearing good things about them for a while, and after Mindy sat…

Secret Society has been a go-to spot for me ever since moving to Portland a little over a year ago. It’s a great, low-profile spot for those times you just want to chill out and not deal with the crowding…

Tucked away in a largely industrial neighborhood in NW Portland, Carlyle is very much a destination spot, not somewhere you just wander in to. While all the bars in Portland serve food, Carlyle is first and foremost a restaurant,…

After two long years of preparation, June 25th saw the much-delayed opening of Beaker and Flask, Portland’s latest cocktail-focused bar/restaurant. The Portland Mercury has some background about the restaurant and its founders but it can be summed up as…

Belly Timber, in Portland’s Hawthorne neighborhood, has been recommended to me by a few people who know their cocktails. Last Wednesday they hosted a “Recession-Proof Mixology” event, sponsored by House Spirits, a local distilling company and creators of <a…

When you ask a Portlander where to get a good, creative cocktail, your answers will vary from person to person but nearly everyone’s list will include the Teardrop Lounge. Centrally located in the Pearl district, Teardrop offers up a…

And, we’re back! I’ve been on kind of a hiatus lately, dealing with the move from San Francisco to Portland and everything that comes along with it. It’s been over a month now and I’m now finally getting back into…