Happy Hour Guide – Winter 2020
Happy Hour Guide Winter 2020 Hold it in your hands, one of two ways Looking for a place to meet for drinks after work or a day on the mountain? Stash one of these handy guides in your desk or car, so it’s ready when you need it. On the go and wondering where you…
Trend: Boozy Coffee
Bend has a wide array of boozy coffee offerings. Boneyard Beer makes an adult coffee slushie with Irish Cream and local Coffee 4 Kids cold brew. The Oaxacan Speedball from Dogwood Cocktail Cabin is made with mezcal, creme de cocoa, amarula, cold pressed coffee and crushed ice. Not a big mezcal fan, I was surprised…
Trend: What’s Gin Your Cup?
Central Oregon has a lot of quality spirits coming down the pipeline—and right now, nothing seems to be running hotter than gin. Looking outward, gin has had record-breaking sales globally. “I think there’s a lot of great gins being produced right now,” says Shelly Hopson, operations manager at Oregon Spirit Distillers on the new trends…
Trend: CBD Cocktails
If it seems like you’re seeing CBD in everything these days, you’re not dreaming it. Local producers including Ablis and Boneyard offer cans of fizzy CBD beverages, found everywhere from markets to bars. In Central Oregon, you’ll find plenty of places adding CBD shots or beverages to drinks. At Riff Cold Brewed., you can add…
Trend: Mocktails
A 2018 report by Berenberg Research revealed that survey participants in their early 20s—as well as teens—drank about 20% less than millennials. The millennial generation, in turn, drank less than Boomers and Gen Xers did during their young days. Thus, the current rise of mocktails—drinks that look good in fancy glasses, but don’t contain booze. (It’s…
