by Angela Prosper | Nov 30, 2023
Our final class of the year features drinks inspired by the classic holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life. In the film, Clarence enters a bar with George Bailey, whom he just saved from drowning. George orders a double bourbon. Clarence, whose last visit to Earth...
by Angela Prosper | Oct 16, 2023
McMenamins and Bothell Historical Society Present Whiskey, Mixologists, and the Pacific Northwest About Whiskey, Mixologists, and the Pacific Northwest As America changed and expanded west, so did drinking traditions. The barkeep deserves a place alongside explorers...
by Angela Prosper | Oct 16, 2023
In the film Doctor Zhivago, Viktor Komarovsky stumbles into Zhivago’s cold apartment. Covered in snow and whiskers thickly coated with ice, he screams, “I need heat.” Komarovsky reaches for vodka. In 1965, he wasn’t the only one. This...
by Angela Prosper | Sep 22, 2023
Apples are at the core of American drinking traditions beginning in the English colonies. Then, along came Bourbon. These quintessential American flavors combine in the cocktail glass for the perfect autumn experience. Learn about the origins of these ingredients...
by Angela Prosper | Jun 5, 2023
At the height of America’s Golden Age of Cocktails, Prohibition shuttered the doors of drinking establishments. That golden age had fueled the rise of a cadre of professional bartenders. What happens when your career abruptly ends? Thousands of bartenders went...
