Sip Northwest, Fall 2016
62 S I P N O R T H W E S T C O M 2ND PLACE Salish Sea Organic Liqueurs Hibiscus 34 3RD PLACE Thomas Sons Distillery Townshends Tea Spirit No 16 Spice Tea 30 BEST DESSERT LIQUEUR 1ST PLACE OD Beverage Co deZir Premium Mocha ORIGIN Tacoma WA CHARACTER The fi rst striking thing about this liqueur is the real chocolate that settles nearly an inch thick at the base of the bottle Shake to incorporate it with the 40 proof espresso like liquid inside and an aroma recalling hot cocoa around a campfi re greets the imbiber on uncapping Its a rich sweet smoky preview of the spirit youre about to sip 23 375ml drinkdezir com 2ND PLACE Seattle Distilling Coffee 46 3RD PLACE Skip Rock Distillers Coffee 30 Best Northwest Spirits Festival PROOF Seattle Held the weekend after Independence Day PROOF features more than 40 Washington based distilleries and more from around the Northwest food from local restaurants a store where you can buy all of your favorites and the opportunity to meet and talk with the makers of the host of hooch Located in Seattles Fremont neighborhood PROOF proves that summer festivals arent just for beer and wine proofwashington org Mixologists Choice Lauren Mote Sommelier Co Proprietor of Bittered Sling Bitters and Bar Manager at UVA Wine Bar Vancouver BC To say that Lauren Mote is a busy woman is an understatement A 16 year veteran of Canadas bar scene Mote is the co proprietor of a smallbatch bitters and extract producer the bar manager of one of downtown Vancouvers hottest libation stops and the bar and beverage consultant at two Four Seasons hotels in the province In recognition of her achievements Mote was recently inducted into Tales of the Cocktails The Dame Hall of Fame becoming the fi rst Canadian woman to do so When shes not busy adding to her collection of more than 240 original cocktail recipes Mote has found herself in a love affair with Okanagan Spirits the craft distiller with locations in Vernon and Kelowna BC Of their vast portfolio I love their interpretations on traditional European eau de vie distillates like grappa Poire Williams and framboise says Mote They really do a great job of harvesting and also recycling unwanted fruits from the Okanagan Valley and putting those fruits to great use in a lineup of delicious and awardwinning expressions BEST NON FRUIT LIQUEUR 1ST PLACE Thomas Sons Distillery Townshends Pacific Northwest Fernet ORIGIN Portland CHARACTER The fl avors comprising classic fernet are notoriously tricky to pin down yet this take successfully echoes some of the worlds most iconic brands Northwest botanicals bitter hops birch bark Douglas fi r are braided with more exotic ones theyre kept secret but may well include cardamom chamomile sa on and myrrh creating a deliciously distinctive new amaro with plenty of bark but a milder bite 35 thomasandsonsdistillery com TOP LEFT PHOTO BY BY AARON AUBREY TOP RIGHT BY SHIBAGUYZ PHOTOGRAPHY BOTTOM RIGHT BY BLUE ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY
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