Paymaster’s Lounge
This nouveau dive used to be called Moonshine, and then Balls the Cat’s Moonshine Kitchen ('Moonshine' was already in use by a Texas bar). While many miss the name, regulars…
Reel M Inn
Without its legendary fried chicken, Reel M Inn would still be a great dive. But with it, it's one of PDX's most beloved watering holes. The place is covered in…
Teardrop Lounge’s Owner on the PDX Cocktail Scene
You’d think that, as the owner and operator of Teardrop Lounge (Portland’s cocktail mainstay since 2007) and a partner in The Commissary (a juice and syrup business) Daniel Shoemaker would have been…
What a Night of Drinking in Portland Looks Like
An unflappable mix of eccentric and enlightened, Portland, Oregon is currently amidst a mini-boom of drinking establishments. Dylan + Jeni capture its wonderful weirdness from afternoon cocktails to late night…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Dylan + Jeni
Best of Both Worlds, Pt. 2
A shandy in a punch bowl, the Best of Both Worlds, Pt. 2 is Teardrop Lounge's rum-infused ode to summer.
Alexander the Peacemaker
This Russia-meets-Midwest cocktail from Portland's Kachka blends vanilla ice cream with San Francisco’s unpasteurized Nash Kvass and cocoa nib-infused overproof rum.
Russian Coffee
A kvass-infused riff on the Irish Coffee from Israel Morales of Portland, Oregon's Kachka.
Blonde Redhead
A whisky-fied Negroni, the Blonde Redhead is two parts Italian and one part Japanese—just like the '90s rock band it's named for (a set of Italian twins and a Japanese…
