Beverages
How We Serve Champagne At John Howie Steak And Seastar Restaurant And Raw Bar
Champagne is special. The glass you drink it out of is special too. Most people associate Champagne glasses with the flute, but here’s the thing: that is not your only choice. The experience of Champagne can be remarkably altered by the shape of the glass you are using. So you always want to `pair’ a…
Read MorePort Tong Method: How Bottles Of Vintage Wine Are `Decapitated’ At John Howie Steak In A Fascinating Tableside Service
Romance is the essence of wine. It’s a soul experience, as many connoisseurs will tell you, and even in this modern, tech-driven world of transient sensory pleasures, a great bottle of wine should to be enjoyed mindfully and at leisure, making the terroir of the occasion as special as the terroir (soil) in which…
Read MoreUltimate Bloody Mary: SPORT Restaurant & Bar’s Famous Novelty Cocktail Topped With Gourmet Snack Treats
A classic brunch cocktail is a wonderful thing because you don’t have to wait for the clock to strike pm in order to enjoy it. A Mimosa, for example, or a Screwdriver that can be drunk socially as early as you like. And then there’s the Bloody Mary. A tall, highball glass of tomato juice…
Read MoreA Perfect Cup Of Coffee — From A Wine Sommelier’s Perspective
What on earth is a `coffee sommelier’? And why is it that Erik Liedholm rarely tells anyone that he is the first accredited one in the city of Seattle? “I don’t even know if you can call it an accreditation,” says the celebrity wine sommelier and distiller, who would rather pass quietly under the radar…
Read MoreWhat Is A Crowler, Anyway?
Beer geeks have always loved their “growlers” – carryout pitchers and jugs made usually of brown glass – to enjoy their favorite crafts at home. Though the haul has never been easy – what with spillage and breakage during transport and having to bring empty growlers back to the brewery each time for refills —…
Read MoreDiscover The Pleasures Of A Great Grappa – With Wildwood Spirits’ Ärande
If your first experience with grappa was a memorably bad one, you’re not alone. Like shots of cheap tequila, many people get their first taste of grappa in the worst possible way – while reveling at a bar with friends, for example, when the bartender puts out a tray of free grappa shots made from…
Read MoreGet Advanced Reservations For Dark Door Bourbon
In response to the excitement about the two barrels of wheated bourbon currently maturing to perfection at Wildwood’s distillery, we are thrilled to announce advance reservations for the Spring 2018 limited release of Dark Door Bourbon. These special bottles will be hand numbered and signed by Wildwood Spirits Co. co-owners and distillers. Purchasing a Wildwood…
Read MoreMicro Distilleries On The Eastside: The Seattle Area’s 9-Stop ‘Spirits’ Tour
They’re calling it the farm-to-bottle, `boutique booze’ movement. Connoisseurs of quality alcohol are looking away from main-market vodkas, gins, rums and whiskies staring eye-level at them from grocery store shelves, and connecting to the artisanal spirit of booze-making that is all the rage in America. Leading this coming-of-age moment in the lives of micro distilleries…
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