Category: Portland, OR

The Difference Between a Shrub and a Switchel

Nov 4, 2013

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Camper English

in bartenders, cocktails, mixers, Portland, OR, vinegar

I received the new cocktail menu from Brandon Wise of Imperial in Portland, Oregon and noticed that it has the following drink on it: Slings and Arrows: Dewars blended scotch, Lemonhart Demerara rum, Lemon, Mulled pinot noir syrup, Tony's homemade switchel. The last ingredient was described as, "House-made switchel, also known as swizzle or haymaker’s punch.…
The Intercontinental Cocktails of Charles H. Baker

Jun 8, 2009

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Camper English

in books, camper_clips, cocktails, New York, Portland, OR, San Francisco

I wrote a story in this weekend's San Francisco Chronicle about Charles H. Baker's cocktails and their popularity, centering around the program at Heaven's Dog in San Francisco. "A hazy memory of a night in Havana during the unpleasantnesses of 1933, when each swallow was punctuated with bombs going off on the Prado…" This line…