Fans of Bend-based Ablis CBD Infusions have a new space to sample the goods—in Portland. Ablis, founded by Bendistillery owner Jim Bendis and sons Max and Duke Bendis, was a pioneer in the CBD beverage industry, bringing its first product to market in 2014—the first beverage of its kind on the market. These days, Ablis […]
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Central Oregon Pride
Local events honor LGBTQ+ community and mark the 50th anniversary of Stonewall riots
We’re well into Pride Month, and the main event is kicking off on June 22 at Drake Park in downtown Bend. In addition to an impressive lineup of entertainment and speakers, this year’s event will also join Pride celebrations across the nation in marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots—the 1969 protests that are […]
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Rock Turns Rye into Bottled Cocktail
The Rock and Rye resurgence
Rocks and whiskey—or rocks with cocktails—typically refers to ice. But with rock and rye, the rock is candy. That sweet addition, oftentimes including citrus, has a long history. Let’s start with rye whiskey. From the end of the Civil War to Prohibition, it was the main whiskey consumed in the United States. Rye farmers distilled […]
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Crater Lake Dry Gin Release
The Crater Lake spirit lineup has a new member, Reserve Dry Gin. Crater Lake describes the Reserve Dry Gin as, “a New Wave Style spirit with bright, almost floral aspects in combination with sweet orange peel and definite grapefruit flavors.” Celebrate the release of this new spirit at the downtown tasting room with live music, […]
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Snowvana
Gaze west and you might start to get misty eyed at the sight of snow, just starting to accumulate on the slopes. If you’re getting anxiously stoked to kick off the 2018-19 snow season, then this event gives you plenty of reason to make a weekend jaunt to Portland. Snowvana is a two-day fest that […]
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The Little Woody Cheat Sheet
Small fest, big beer
Labor Day is here, and with it comes cooler weather, football on TV, and (in the case of Bend) the end of heavy traffic. Since 2009, it’s also meant hanging out and drinking big, bold, barrel-aged beers like a rock star. The Little Woody is celebrating its 10th year this Friday and Saturday, in the […]
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Little Bites: New Seasonal Release from Crater Lake Spirits
Crater Lake Spirits embraced berry season by taking blackberries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries from local Oregon farms and soaking them in vodka for a month. They bottled that sweet berry infusion to create Northwest Berry Vodka, their latest seasonal release. New this year was the addition of strawberries, so if you tasted it last year […]