Sip Northwest, Fall 2016
60 S I P N O R T H W E S T C O M BEST UNAGED WHISKEY 1ST PLACE Sandstone Distillery Stone Carver ORIGIN Tenino WA CHARACTER White whiskey is designed to be a straightforward spirit and Sandstones ill ee Stone Carver hits the styles nail on the head The 86 proof bottling distilled om Washington grains is a de ly cra ed liquor with plenty of rugged rustic grain character fl avors pleasantly akin to those of cracked wheat crackers and an undeniably smooth satis ing fi nish 45 sandstonedistillery com 2ND PLACE Whiskey Gap Distillery Heat of the Night 31 3RD PLACE The Liberty Distillery Railspur No 2 Wildfl ower Honey 34 BEST RUM 1ST PLACE Puget Sound Rum Co Comb and Cane Honey Flavored ORIGIN Woodinville WA CHARACTER Better known as C C this rum begins its life as the distillerys distinctive Rum 47 which brings a defi ning sour bready mix of fl avors into the bottle Those characteristics are tempered by the addition of pure local honey which creates a liqueur style spirit cast in the image of sweet ron miels honey rum of the Canary Islands 32 pugetsoundrum com 2ND PLACE Valley Shine Distillery Revolution 35 3RD PLACE 3 Howls Distillery Gold Label 30 Best Local Spirits Selection Juniper Vancouver BC This bar in Vancouvers Chinatown district makes a number of delectable cocktails using an impressive list of local spirits specifi cally from British Columbia As the name would suggest Juniper pays special attention to its gin selection and it shows as its rare to fi nd two cocktails on the menu with the same gin The drink selection is only made better by bar manager Shaun Layton creator of the local favorite Meat Hook his spin on the classic rye centric Red Hook Food from greater Cascadia is also plated to showcase the local love junipervancouver com Best Packaging Wild Roots Spirits Oregon Marionberry Infused Vodka Portland While the Oregon born fruitfl avored vodka may be the star of the show dont tell that to the gorgeous bottle and label design of Wild Roots marionberry infused spirit Wrapped around the short plump bottle is the tasteful and aesthetically smart label draped in the titular marionberries that denote the fl avor of the raven colored spirit within What results is a design that is as appealing to the eye as the contents within are to the tongue wildrootsvodka com
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