Alter Ego Cider opens a taphouse today at 2025 SE 7th Avenue in Portland’s Central Eastside neighborhood. The taphouse serves seasonal and local ciders, beer and wine, and is now open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday. Alter Ego Cider is a small-batch, artisanal cidery owned and operated by …
Templeton Rye Whiskey has released the 2019 edition of its exclusive Barrel Strength Straight Rye Whiskey. First introduced last year, this year’s release celebrates the exceptional aging casks that are currently maturing at the Templeton, Iowa distillery. Each year, a select number of noteworthy barrels, which vary in ages and …
Meet LQD, the health-conscious alcoholic beverage for when you are on the go this summer. Pronounced “L-Q-D”, this beverage brand is taking green tea and coconut water to the next level through the power of fermentation with its new Hard Coconut Waters and Hard Green Teas. LQD says it’s the …
Father’s Day is around the corner and he deserves a cocktail made by yours truly. Doesn’t he? Either way these drinks are easy to follow and even easier to share. Dig deep and connect with the mixologist in you. Give dad something he actually wants…a well-made cocktail, choc-full of quality …
I’m all in for new spirits and new wines. But sometimes we reach for the classics. As a fan of aperitivos, Martini & Rossi Bitter aperitivo is a favorite at the bar, not too sweet or bitter. During recent travels, I’ve bumped into several fun ways to serve Martini & …
It’s beginning to look (and feel) a lot like summer in the Nation’s Capital, and Stable DC is excited to announce the return of their popular frozen summertime treat, the Schnapsicle. This original-recipe concoction combines everyone’s favorite refreshments for beating the heat – popsicles and alcohol – making Stable DC …
As the wine industry splinters off into a thousand slivers in a ceaseless effort to keep Drink Me readers and other consumers captivated, it is wholly refreshing to reacquaint oneself with Downtown Los Angeles’s oldest winery, San Antonio Winery. Since 1917 San Antonio winery has lived through a time when …
When Tom Rodrigues was growing up as the son of fruit farmers in the Santa Clara Valley, he never imagined that his grandfather’s hobby of making wine in the basement would become a passion and vocation for him later in life. Today, his Maple Creek Winery boasts a selection of …
J.C. Stock, CEO and co-founder of Shots Box, hosted an evening of craft cocktails on Saturday, May 4, 2019 to raise money for the Thirst Project. The event raised $4,594.02 towards the annual goal of $12,000. There were over 50 attendees throughout the evening. Shots Box pledged to donate $12,000 …
Clear Creek Distillery, one of the oldest craft distilleries in the United States, unveiled the first addition to its portfolio in nearly a decade, Clear Creek Vodka. Clear Creek Vodka is 100 percent fruit-based – fermented and distilled from apples grown in the Pacific Northwest – and cut to 80 …
It’s National Cognac Day! Let’s celebrate with D’Usse and these five amazing cocktails created for you to try at home. There’s something here for everyone, so no excuses! Put down that beer, wine, whatever…and get your Cognac on? N’est pas? D’USSE FLEUR DE VIE Ingredients: 1 750ml Bottle- D’USSE Cognac …
Yes, the weather is insane. I’m writing this from Los Angeles where it’s 56 degrees Fahrenheit, raining and windy. But this is Drink Me Magazine guys, and we “always” look on the bright side of…well, cocktails. In your heart and mind it is summer already, so cast off those woolly …
