cocktails

Drink in the tropics with Sun Liquor's sexy Punetazo

Lara Ferroni — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:37:40 -0700

A seasonal menu is a delight. We love revisiting all our old haunts only to find new discoveries. It keeps things fresh and lively. That is, of course, until our favorite dish or cocktail disappears from the menu -- which is exactly what happened on our last trip to Capitol Hill's swanky Sun Liquor, when we searched in vain for our beloved Punetazo ($8).

Weekend Highlights for March 27-30

Geoff Carter — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:55:12 -0700

Fine adult beverages: Tini Bigs pours a round of new tastes

Geoff Carter — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:26:18 -0700

In the course of my work I am introduced to many fine adults, and many fine adult beverages. I regard both with the utmost respect, and get to know each with all due expediency -- because y'know, the world could end in five minutes and I'd hate for that to happen without good friends in the room and with a half-finished Negroni in my hand. Homey will not play that, as we used to say during the rule of Clinton the First.

Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup add a twist to sparkling wine

Natalie Bow — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:37:37 -0800

With the exception of a dash of Chambord for a classic kir royale, champagne can rarely be improved upon. But former Australian tour guide Lee Etherington has stumbled upon a great addition to sparkling wine: Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup.

Actually, Etherington didn't exactly stumble upon it. At an outdoor dinner with friends, a wildflower fluttered into his champagne cocktail. Brave soul that he is (or just unwilling to waste a good glass of bubbles), he drank the beverage, flower and all, and an idea blossomed.

Good times pour from the Bottleneck Lounge

Geoff Carter — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:55:39 -0700

Located on a section of East Madison Street that most people simply pass through on their way to Madison Park or up to Capitol Hill, the Bottleneck Lounge is something of a rarity: It's a fancy-pants lounge that could hold its own against the spendy upscale lounges of downtown, while steadfastly maintaining a cozy neighborhood vibe. All the class goes into the glass -- where it belongs.

Ivar's mixes it up

Geoff Carter — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:19:00 -0700

If you're over the age of 21, can mix a decent cocktail and have the ability to combine up to six disparate elements without ending up with sludge (or worse yet, a Long Island Iced Tea), your fishy friends at Ivar's would sure like to hear from you.

New-generation Ballardites indulge in Scandinavian culture at Copper Gate

Geoff Carter — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:28:08 -0700

I didn't visit the Copper Gate back when it was a smoky, Viking-packed, beer-only tavern. I didn't have the courage. I imagined it to be the kind of place where you could have any kind of beer you wanted, as long as it was Budweiser or Rainier. I imagined it the kind of place you wouldn't dare enter without a couple of "hunting the white whale" stories under your belt. I imagined a floor covered with cigarette butts and peanut shells, and a TV showing cross-country skiing competitions.

Punk rock and fine dining partner at Queen Anne’s Solo

Cody Ellerd — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:23:59 -0700

As ridiculous as "punk rock fine dining" sounds, it somehow fits perfectly at Solo, lower Queen Anne's haven for anyone hoping to avoid the neighborhood's typical meat market crowd.

Good Karma: Belltown bar's cocktails are a cut above

Geoff Carter — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:13:39 -0800

While you and I sit here, contemplating the vagaries of fate, another upscale bar has opened in Belltown. This is not unusual: Such bars appear in Belltown at the rate of one every six seconds. By the time you've finished reading this piece, every last scrap of real estate in Belltown will have converted itself to an upscale bar. The fish-throwers will toss their wares into martini glasses and douse them with gin; the upscale boutiques will ask you if you'd like to accessorize that new gown with a necklace of olives, on the house.

Sweet land of Liberty

Geoff Carter — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:17:52 -0800

I'd rather be enjoying a Jamjuree Roll right now. This glorious piece of sushi -- made with shrimp, spinach, cilantro, mint, red pepper, cucumber, cabbage and spicy peanut sauce – is a specialty of Liberty, an easygoing Capitol Hill bar that, by a not-so-extraordinary coincidence, is also serving my favorite cocktail of the moment: The Dragon's Toe.