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Rum Balls
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Joined: Oct 04, 2004
Posts: 828
From: Portland, OR
|  Posted: 2006-02-14 07:04 am Permalink
Good story on the growing spirits industry in Oregon. I can vouch for the quality of many of the products mentioned!
http://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/exclude/1139505906150720.xml?oregonian?fdes&coll=7
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woofmutt
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Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 2584
From: Seattilite Telstar
| Posted: 2006-02-17 12:11 pm Permalink
From that article:
"I tasted (Cascade Mountain Gin) chilled with a lemon twist, and if you're a fan of smooth, subtle gins, Cascade Mountain Gin is a great choice. "
I bought a bottle of this a while back and would not describe it as "subtle" or a "great choice". Bendistellery has a big deal on the bottle about the mountain juniper berries used in making it and that's pretty much all you can taste. But it's not a strong juniper flavor in a good way...It has a definite element of cat urine to it. The only way I finished the bottle was to put a splash of the Cascade Mountain (Cat) Gin into a drink with the rest of the gin being a better balanced brand. Only with the help of higher powers and my own will was the bottle of Cascade Mountain (Cat) Gin eventually emptied.
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Rum Balls
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Oct 04, 2004
Posts: 828
From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2006-02-21 08:17 am Permalink
Mmmmmmmmm...cat urine.
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Rum Balls
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Oct 04, 2004
Posts: 828
From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2006-02-23 06:37 am Permalink
Another story on locally-produced spirits...this one from the big "alternative" newsweekly:
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3216/7272/
Be sure to click on the sidebar, "The Price of the Pour," for a marionberry cocktail recipe.
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