Sip Northwest, Fall 2018

68 RYE WHISKEY D O U B L E G O L D 3 Howls Distillery Seattle Packing a sweet approach with hints of molasses and vanilla the fl avor starts so and honeyed As the liquid moves across the palate it gives way to the sharp rye spice youd expect Earthiness enters followed by notes of smoke om the charred barrel it was aged in A clean astringency enters on the end carrying the fl avor past its peak 38 3howls com G O L D Ransom Spirits Henry DuYores 37 S I L V E R Koenig Distillery Seven Devils 30 B R O N Z E Fremont Mischief Distillery Skagit Gold 39 JUDGES PICKS Skip Rock Distillers 39 Fremont Mischief Distillery Purple Tibetan Ancient Grain Straight 150 Crater Lake Spirits Straight American 32 MINGLE WITH SPIRITS 4 Cocktail Mixers with Major Flavor tonic Quintessentially Quinine Tonic Syrup Made in small batches in Seattle with tons of organic citrus tonics Quintessentially Quinine syrup packs a punch thats more intense than most every other tonic youll fi nd at the bar or in the aisles of your favorite store Like sipping on a tart pie cherry its as versatile as it is inspiring Try it in a not so standard G T or let its bright color and fl avor shine alongside rum or mezcal andtonic co Genki Su Japanese Drinking Vinegar Ginger Honey It takes three types of vinegar to give the delightful Genki Su its signature pucker Coconut apple cider and rice vinegar team up in the Japanese style drinking vinegar that works well as a cocktail or a soda The ginger honey fl avor is unlike similar cocktail additions with sweet honey tempering the often spicy bite ginger promises Add a little or a lot to a Moscow Mule or whiskey cocktail for a tart take purelydrinks com Portland Syrups Root Beer Go old school in a new way with Portland Syrups root beer fl avor one of several booze friendly syrups that can also please a teetotaler The molasses rich fl avor is nuanced with vanilla and clove for the perfect soda fountain treat you can knock up a notch with your favorite local whiskey or rum It tastes a little like drinking fresh baked cookies and if youre feeling dessert y you cant go wrong adding a dollop of ice cream for a boozy float portlandsyrups com RAFT Grenadine Most grenadines are sweet like cloying memories of your fi rst Shirley Temple This Portland made version leans out of the fake sugar cherry realm you might associate with the flavor and deep into the world of pure pomegranate Made with only the reddest fruits reduced to a syrup sweetened with cane sugar and set off by a squeeze of lemon youll be inspired to add it to all sorts of cocktails impropergoods com WHISKEY D O U B L E G O L D Scratch Distillery Edmonds Own Edmonds WA This honey tinted liquid begins with an old world grain mash bill of spelt millet white winter wheat and barley then ages for two years in new American oak The nose is ripe with raspberry and earthiness Upon meeting the palate a yeasty baked grain enters evolving into richer fl avors Sarsaparilla and molasses mingle with the toasty fl avors for a lingering fi nish 64 scratchdistillery com G O L D Swede Hill Distilling American 40 S I L V E R Pilot House Distilling A O 35 B R O N Z E The Liberty Distillery Railspur No 3 Switch Aged 38 CAD JUDGES PICKS The Liberty Distillery TRUST Single Cask Madeira 58 CAD Whistling Andy Distillery Harvest Select 40 Sandstone Distillery Stone Carver Whiskey Barrel 4 28 375ml S I P N O R T H W E S T C O M