Dispatches From Seattle
Testimonials from bartenders, owners and community organizers in the wake of COVID-19.
- story: Jordan Michelman
- photo: Nick Hensley
What’s It Like to Work in Wine Right Now?
Daily stories from sommeliers, retailers, winemakers and importers working in the wake of COVID-19.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Daniel Krieger
What’s With the Pop-Up Wine Bar Boom?
Some of the country’s edgiest wine concepts can be found at a group of ad-hoc wine bars—for a few hours each week.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Reva Keller
Behind the Backbar at Seattle’s Barnacle
This diminutive Seattle bar oversees a collection of more than 180 bottles of amaro, aperitivo bitters and vermouth from around the world.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Aaron Leitz
Behind the Backbar at Seattle’s Canon
In "Anatomy of a Backbar" we get to know the world's most notable spirits programs in five bottles. This round, Canon's selection of rare and vintage spirits.
- story: Allecia Vermillion
- photos: Amber Fouts
Meet the Metal Heads Making America’s Best New Saisons
A love of heavy metal, an occult-leaning aesthetic and funky, nuanced saisons all add up to one of the most interesting new American breweries. Justin Kennedy on what makes Holy…
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photos: Kyle Johnson
The Ritual of the Shift Drink: Seattle’s Rob Roy
The hallowed ritual of the shift drink may take a different form at every bar, but it inevitably serves the same purpose: letting the staff exhale at the end of…
- story: Allecia Vermillion
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Commodore
At Canon in Seattle, Jamie Boudreau contrasts cacao's richness with acidity from fresh lemon and spice from bourbon, plus a dash of grenadine.
- story: Matt Stieb
Chocolate Salty Bols
A playful, chocolatey twist on bubble tea, this malty cocktail tempers genever and crème de cacao with housemade earl grey tea-infused hemp milk, plus a spoonful of boba and a…
- story: Joanna Harkins
The Best Cocktail Bars in Seattle
Seattle's cocktail scene has always marched to the beat of its own drum. Though speakeasy culture leaked in for a moment, the city's drinks scene has otherwise remained blissfully ignorant…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
