Oregon-produced booze - Tiki Drinks and Food

RB Rum Balls Tiki Socialite Da Big Island Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 910	RB Rum Balls Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2006 7:04 AM Good story on the growing spirits industry in Oregon. I can vouch for the quality of many of the products mentioned! http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/exclude/1139505906150720.xml?oregonian?fdes&coll=7
W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Fri, Feb 17, 2006 12:11 PM From that article: "I tasted (Cascade Mountain Gin) chilled with a lemon twist, and if you're a fan of smooth, subtle gins, Cascade Mountain Gin is a great choice. " I bought a bottle of this a while back and would not describe it as "subtle" or a "great choice". Bendistellery has a big deal on the bottle about the mountain juniper berries used in making it and that's pretty much all you can taste. But it's not a strong juniper flavor in a good way...It has a definite element of cat urine to it. The only way I finished the bottle was to put a splash of the Cascade Mountain (Cat) Gin into a drink with the rest of the gin being a better balanced brand. Only with the help of higher powers and my own will was the bottle of Cascade Mountain (Cat) Gin eventually emptied.
RB Rum Balls Tiki Socialite Da Big Island Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 910	RB Rum Balls Posted posted on Tue, Feb 21, 2006 8:17 AM Mmmmmmmmm...cat urine.
RB Rum Balls Tiki Socialite Da Big Island Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 910	RB Rum Balls Posted posted on Thu, Feb 23, 2006 6:37 AM Another story on locally-produced spirits...this one from the big "alternative" newsweekly: http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3216/7272/ Be sure to click on the sidebar, "The Price of the Pour," for a marionberry cocktail recipe.

RB

Rum Balls Posted posted on Tue, Feb 14, 2006 7:04 AM

Good story on the growing spirits industry in Oregon. I can vouch for the quality of many of the products mentioned!
http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/exclude/1139505906150720.xml?oregonian?fdes&coll=7

W

woofmutt Posted posted on Fri, Feb 17, 2006 12:11 PM

From that article:

**"***I tasted (Cascade Mountain Gin) chilled with a lemon twist, and if you're a fan of smooth, subtle gins, Cascade Mountain Gin is a great choice. *"

I bought a bottle of this a while back and would not describe it as "subtle" or a "great choice". Bendistellery has a big deal on the bottle about the mountain juniper berries used in making it and that's pretty much all you can taste. But it's not a strong juniper flavor in a good way...It has a definite element of cat urine to it. The only way I finished the bottle was to put a splash of the Cascade Mountain (Cat) Gin into a drink with the rest of the gin being a better balanced brand. Only with the help of higher powers and my own will was the bottle of Cascade Mountain (Cat) Gin eventually emptied.

RB

Rum Balls Posted posted on Tue, Feb 21, 2006 8:17 AM

Mmmmmmmmm...cat urine.

RB

Rum Balls Posted posted on Thu, Feb 23, 2006 6:37 AM

Another story on locally-produced spirits...this one from the big "alternative" newsweekly:
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3216/7272/
Be sure to click on the sidebar, "The Price of the Pour," for a marionberry cocktail recipe.