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What the Kent*uck*y just happened to us? Pt. 1
In an attempt to not make this post to biographical, I'm going to take my time writing it, and also, it seems a crying shame to write this while sober. The only sobering thing about our trip to...
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ieeeyyyy Cocktail
Mark your calendars, Portlanders: The next Oregon Bartenders Guild event for charity is coming up on January 21 at the Jupiter Hotel. This time we’re playing Iron Bartender as four local mixologists...
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Happy Birthday OBG!!!
PARTY LIKE A BARTENDER!!!On Sunday, January 31st at 8pm, cozy into the Bluehour private dining room, and enjoy cocktails mixed up compliments of Moet-Hennessy and Belvedere IX.It's also the Oregon...
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One Dry Month
The month of January was extremely busy for myself, and the Oregon Bartenders Guild. Looking back at it now, I think it may have been one of the most unexpected, and successful months the guild has...
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My new Vermouth obsession
I don't know what it is lately, but with the introduction of Jeff Morganthalers' Sangaree cocktail at Clyde, and the rise of the availability of good vermouth, my palate is heading in the direction of...
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Friends, over the last year, my interest, in delicious Vermouth has inspired me to begin a small business for myself, and my two friends Jennifer Killfoil (Patton Valley Vineyards) and Derek Einberger...
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Imbue Cellars Update.
Imbue Cellars is rapidly approaching production. We have dialed in our recipe, and with some luck will begin full production next week. We have brandy aging in oak and we have organic herbs and...
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"I'm going to be a Jackass".
Right before last call last night, a group comes in and sits down. They were already well lubed up. One gentleman proclaims, "I'm going to be a Jackass!! You got a problem with that?" Neither Ansel...
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Fortaleza Tequila Distiller Guillermo Sauza at Davis St. Bistro, 7/7 1:30pm
Tequila Fortaleza (known as "Los Abuelos" in Mexico) is a legendary tequila amongst aficionados. It is the most traditionally-made tequila money can buy, generally unavailable outside of Jalisco,...
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The Sazerac Shrub
I'm constantly inspired by the people around me. I've never gotten as much inspiration from reading a book, as I have in working with people like Jeff Morganthaler, Daniel Shoemaker, Thomas Klus,...
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Counting down to Tales
Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans is the bartenders Mecca. This year I was lucky enough to be selected to the Cockail Apprentice Program (CAP). There are 150 applicants and of those applicants,...
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Beverage Media Network and the Tazmanian Monkey Tail.
Every year at Tales of the cocktail, the Beverage Media Network chooses 10 CAPs (Cocktail Apprentice Program) to be on the cover of their publication Beverage Media Monthly. This year I was lucky...
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Tales Bound
I'm packing up to head for New Orleans. All lists are built and I'm begining to check things off. I'm looking forward to 9 events in 5 days, and getting to meet the hundreds of people in our...
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Orientation and Dita Von Teese...Thank you Cointreau...
Today was orientation day at Tales of the cocktail. After being welcomed by our hosts, we were blessed by a Vodou Priestess (good vodou...not the bad vodou) and plugged with 3 hours of Tales...
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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and Five Not-so Easy Pieces.
I didn't have anything on the schedule today, which didn't mean I didn't have anything to do. It was my duty to vounteer my time to wash dishes..etc..in the kitchen and make sure I gave every other...
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...there is to much...let me sum up...
5:45am Chris Churilla and I squeezed, zested and built Five Easy Pieces, which turned into a logistical nightmare at the last minute because the acid in the lemon made the oils in the Orgeat congeal...
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PTSD and TOTC and a ton of Thank yous.
I am physically unable to sum up my TOTC experience without first thanking the people that made that experience possible.First off, Guillaume, Manuella, and the whole Pierre Ferrand/Citadelle Family....
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The OBG and Gulf Coast Benefit
Booze, Beer, Food & Music to benefit The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, supporting fishermen and their families in Louisiana’s hardest hit towns.The Oregon Bartender’s...
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launching imbue
iThis month we are truly entering into the final steps of putting imbue into the bottle. We have scheduled out hard dates to ramp up production from that of a small blend in a glass to finally 2...
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imbue in a bottle
The culmination of our efforts as vermouthers is here. Tuesday was the day: final filtration, bottling, capped, labeled and we have a battalion of these beautiful little soldiers, packed into there...
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Old Hat New Hat
In Launching imbue, and continuing my roll as Clyde Common Bar keep, my time has been spread very thin. First of all, I still feel lucky to have a job of any kind, but how many jobs can one person...
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My Soul To Take
Working behind the bar is soul sucking work. Hell, any facet of the service industry can be, but more so behind the bar. The pace can be fast and demanding, the rapidity of your actions and fluency...
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So Long Clyde Common...it's been GREAT!
I would like to invite you to my LAST SHIFT! Thursday, April 28th from 5pm to 12am.After 324 Shifts...2754 hours behind the Clyde Common bar...approximately 38,880 drinks made...it's time to move on!...
View ArticleUpcoming Tales - NO SHEETS TO THE WIND
Hi all.Tales of the cocktail 2011 is just days away, and once again, I find myself in the middle of a maelstrom of preparation and beautiful, beautiful organized chaos. This year will be my second year...
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Fernet About it...
Bartenders, enthusiasts, and drinkers...I need photos of your Liquor Brand Tatoos! I'm compiling a photo album to be used in an upcoming seminar. Also send funny or alarming quotes about your first...
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