Northwest Liquor Night The Straight Shot on the Northwest's Best Spirits!

EPISODE 14 — It’s colorless, odorless, and yet there are so many different people making here in the Northwest, there are bound to be some delicious differences!  On this episode of Northwest Liquor Night, we have a couple of Northwest-made Vodkas to taste!  And tonight it’s the rivalry between the two biggest cities in the Northwest, Seattle and Portland.  The panelists had a great time taking shots of these vodkas,  then as part of a cocktail.

HERE’S WHAT WE TASTED:

Medoyeff Vodka – Bolshoi Spirits, Portland OR
Batch 206 Vodka – Batch 206 Distillery, Seattle WA

PANELISTS:  Host Brian Calvert is joined by Jeremy Grater of Northwest Beer Night and “The Sibling Rivalry Podcast,” Hanna Brooks-Olsen of Star 101.5 in Seattle, Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and John Slagle, who’s the spirits manager at Wine World & Spirits.

FILMING LOCATION:  We brought the show to the place where you can find almost every distilled spirits made in the Northwest.  And if Wine World and Spirits doesn’t have what you’re looking for, David and his crew will find it for you.  Wine World and Spirits is located in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood just off I-5.

THANKS FOR WATCHING!  And please share this episode with your friends.  The next new episode of Northwest Liquor Night premieres right here on our website Friday, June 28th.

EPISODE 13 — How about some great whiskey?  There is a lot of delicious whiskey being made in our region, and tonight, we taste two slightly different types.  On this episode of Northwest Liquor Night, we have a couple of Northwest-made whiskeys for our panel to taste!  First, they’ll taste them as straight shots, then as part of a cocktail.  The cocktail is a good one and we’ve included the recipe in the show!

HERE’S WHAT WE TASTED:

Samish Bay Malt Whiskey – Golden Northwest Distillery, Bow WA
Dead Guy Whiskey – Rogue Spirits, Newport OR

PANELISTS:  Host Brian Calvert is joined by Northwest Beer Night regular Josh Sabrowsky Hanna Brooks-Olsen of Star 101.5 in Seattle, Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and John Slagle, who’s the spirits manager at Wine World & Spirits.

FILMING LOCATION:  We brought the show to the place where you can find almost every distilled spirits made in the Northwest.  And if Wine World and Spirits doesn’t have what you’re looking for, David and his crew will find it for you.  Wine World and Spirits is located in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood just off I-5.

THANKS FOR WATCHING!  And please share this episode with your friends.  The next new episode of Northwest Liquor Night premieres right here on our website Friday, June 14th.

EPISODE 12 — It’s nearly the end of our first full season, and we have another FIRST for the show.  For the first time ever on Northwest Liquor Night, we have a couple of Northwest-made Rums to taste!  This is a tough category to fill, but we found a couple of local rums and the panelists had a great time drinking them as straight shots first, then as part of a cocktail (can you guess which cocktail we tried before watching the show?)

HERE’S WHAT WE TASTED:

Pacific Rum – Bull Run Distilling, Portland OR
Deco Gold Rum – Deco Distilling, Portland OR

PANELISTS:  Host Brian Calvert is joined by Jeremy Grater of Northwest Beer Night and “The Sibling Rivalry Podcast,” Hanna Brooks-Olsen of Star 101.5 in Seattle, Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and John Slagle, who’s the spirits manager at Wine World & Spirits.

FILMING LOCATION:  We brought the show to the place where you can find almost every distilled spirits made in the Northwest.  And if Wine World and Spirits doesn’t have what you’re looking for, David and his crew will find it for you.  Wine World and Spirits is located in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood just off I-5.

THANKS FOR WATCHING!  And please share this episode with your friends.  The next new episode of Northwest Liquor Night premieres right here on our website Friday, May 31st.

It just might be the most produced spirit in the Pacific Northwest!  There’s no shortage of good Vodka here in our area, and we have two more of them to taste in this episode.

We’ll taste two delicious vodkas first as a straight shot.  Then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 10, we’re tasting:

Vodka - Walla Walla Distilling Co, Walla Walla WA

Vodka - Soft Tail Spirits, Woodinville WA

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re vodkas.  They won’t know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 10, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5, Seth Wayne and Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and Nick Eaton from the SeattlePI.com.

We filmed this episode inside Captive Spirits in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.  This is a small distiller that specializes in gin, and it was really great to meet the crew.  And Holly, the food was outstanding!

Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and for sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, May 17th.

When we say Gin, you think “Gin and Tonic?”  It’s one of the more popular mixed drinks at the bar, but we’ve already had this classic on the show.  So, with two new gins to taste, we’re serving up a “Gin Rickey” to our panelists on this episode.

We’ll taste two delicious Washington liqueurs first as a straight shot.  Then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 10, we’re tasting:

Big Gin - Captive Spirits, Seattle WA

Aviation Gin - House Spirits, Portland OR

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re liqueurs.  They won’t know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 10, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5, Seth Wayne and Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and Nick Eaton from the SeattlePI.com.

We filmed this episode inside Captive Spirits in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.  This is a small distiller that specializes in gin, and it was really great to meet the crew.  And Holly, the food was outstanding!

Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and for sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, May 3rd

Tonight, we debut a brand new category of liquor!  The panelists really seemed to enjoy our two Canadian Whiskey contenders.  The coolest part…these whiskeys were made and aged in Canada, then shipped here, where they were bottled by distillers in this country.

We’ll taste two delicious Canadian Whiskeys first as a straight shot.  Then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 9, we’re tasting:

Pendelton Canadian Whiskey - Hood River Distillers, Hood River OR

Snake River Stampede - Indio Spirits, Cottage Grove OR

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re whiskey.  They won’t know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 9, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5, Corwin Haeck from KOMO Newsradio, Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and Ben Capdevielle of Captive Spirits.  It was great having Ben with us to take on all our questions about Canadian Whiskey!

Speaking of Ben…we filmed this episode at Ben’s place: inside Captive Spirits in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.  This is a small distiller that specializes in gin, and it was really great to meet the crew.  And Holly, the food was outstanding!

Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and for sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, April 19th.

It’s one of the tougher categories we attempt to tackle here on Northwest Liquor Night, but it’s also one of the most delicious.  There are so many fantastic Liqueurs and Cordials being produced locally, and we have a couple of them on tonight’s show.

We’ll taste two delicious Washington liqueurs first as a straight shot.  Then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 8, we’re tasting:

Rhubarb Cordial - Stein Distillery, Joseph OR

Calisaya - Elixir, Eugene OR

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re liqueurs.  They won’t know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 8, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5, Seth Wayne and Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News, and Nick Eaton from the SeattlePI.com.

 
We filmed this episode inside Captive Spirits in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.  This is a small distiller that specializes in gin, and it was really great to meet the crew.  And Holly, the food was outstanding!

 
Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and for sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, April 5th.

Anyone need a Gin and Tonic?  Before you grab for that brand made elsewhere, take a taste of what’s being made in Washington.  We’ll taste two delicious Washington gins first as a straight shot, then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 7, we’re tasting:

Ebb & Flo Gin - Sound Spirits, Seattle WA

Rayn Anjel Gin - Black Heron Spirits, West Richland, WA

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re gin.  They wont know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 7, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5, Jane Shannon of KOMO Newsradio, Josh Sabrowsky of Northwest Beer Night, and Aaron Roden of the Air-Raid Podcast.

We filmed this episode inside Sport Restaurant and Bar, which is in downtown Seattle across the street from the Space Needle.  This is the first time we’ve had a “live” audience…and you’ll hear them in the background.

Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, March 22nd.

We’re back with more delicious Vodka made in the Pacific Northwest!  And this time around, we ended up with a good one from Oregon, and a good one from Washington. We’ll taste it first as a straight shot, then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 6, we’re tasting:

Portland 88 Vodka – New Deal Distillery, Portland OR

Rain City Vodka - Rain City Spirits, Seattle WA

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re vodka.  They wont know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 6, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Corine McKenzie and Curt Kruse of Star 101.5 afternoons, Nick Eaton of SeattlePI.com, and the lovely Denise Whitaker of KOMO 4 News.

We filmed this episode inside Sport Restaurant and Bar, which is in downtown Seattle across the street from the Space Needle.  This is the first time we’ve had a “live” audience…and you’ll hear them in the background.

Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, March 8th.

It’s a first on Northwest Liquor Night!  Are you ready for some “White Lightning?”  For the first time on the show, we throw back some locally produced Moonshine.  We’ll taste it first as a straight shot, then with the same liquor, we’ll taste it mixed as a cocktail…giving you two different perspectives.  In Episode 5, we’re tasting:

Moonshine – 2bar Spirits, Seattle WA

Wild Cat White – Ellensburg Distillery, Ellensburg WA

You’re one-up on the panelists:  All they know is that they’re drinking moonshine.  They wont know the names or brands until after they’ve talked about them and picked a favorite as a straight-shot and a favorite as a cocktail.

In Episode 5, host Brian Calvert is joined by panelists Marina Rockinger of Star 101.5, local sports guy Josh Sabrowsky, Jane Shannon of KOMO Newsradio, and Aaron Roden of the Air Raid Podcast.

We filmed this episode inside Sport Restaurant and Bar, which is in downtown Seattle across the street from the Space Needle.  This is the first time we’ve had a “live” audience…and you’ll hear them in the background.

Thanks for watching Northwest Liquor Night and sharing the show with your friends.  New episodes are released here on the website every other Friday at 11am: Our next new episode premieres Friday, February 22nd.