Slog

News & Arts

Line Out

Music & the City
at Night

« Did You Know This Week's Stranger C… | Slog Poll: Would Mark Wahlberg Have… »

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Booze Snow and Gin: Two Great Tastes That Go Great Together

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:39 PM

MacCrocodile says, Enough gin, and its always warm enough for a swim.

MacCrocodile says, "Enough gin, and it's always warm enough for a swim."

Hey! Here's a bar that's open tonight, hosting the continuation of the Stranger's First Annual Local Liquor Taste Tests!

Meet us at Liberty at 5:30 and blind taste-test local gin with President Andrew Friedman! He knows about your soft palate and everything.

The details:
· 5:30 p.m. to taste with misc. Stranger drunkards (you may do it without us later—or earlier!—just inquire)
· $5 tasting fee
· at Liberty on 15th (in the back room)
· TONIGHT! local gin!
· tomorrow: local wild cards (liqueurs, absinthes, who knows what all)

Last night's vodka tasting was both illuminating and intoxicating. We will be sharing the results next week, by which point we'll presumably be sober enough to count the votes.

Sledding before and afterward at 13th and Republican (sled at your own risk! Make sure someone's watching for traffic at the foot of the hill on 12th!!!). See you at Liberty!*

*If you're too far away, find out what else is open over here! We'll miss you!

Comments (11) RSS

Oldest First Unregistered On Registered On Add a comment

I was going to go to Liberty tonight, but damn. I'm not looking forward to three hours on a bus in the cold--both ways. Guess I'll just have to sit by the pool with my homemade cocktails tonight. That is, unless somebody wants to give me a ride/couch.

Posted by MacCrocodile on January 18, 2012 at 2:12 PM

if you can get up the mountain you can snow in with me. there's nowhere to swim, but there IS gin.

Posted by mr. herriman on January 18, 2012 at 2:39 PM

@2 - Seems like it'd be easier to just sled down to Lake Washington and canoe across, but thanks.

Posted by MacCrocodile on January 18, 2012 at 2:40 PM

but, but, who's going to play battleshots with me?

Posted by mr. herriman on January 18, 2012 at 2:59 PM

You can have either of my love-seat sized couches.

Posted by care bear on January 18, 2012 at 3:14 PM

@5 - You've met me, hell, you can see the picture. At the thought of sleeping on a loveseat, my back just spasmed up into one big knot. Thanks, though.

Posted by MacCrocodile on January 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Oh look, a doughy bearded white dude in the snow. Seattle. Just more of the same during a blizzard.

Posted by Confluence on January 18, 2012 at 3:40 PM

You're a delight, MacCrocodile. Enjoy your gin.

Posted by kim in portland

on January 18, 2012 at 4:10 PM

@7 - Thanks! Love you, too.

Posted by MacCrocodile on January 18, 2012 at 4:40 PM

You, too, kim, but I actually mean that.

Posted by MacCrocodile on January 18, 2012 at 4:55 PM

it's 12:45am and the sledders finally stopped yelling and screaming right outside my bedroom window. good thing i have tomorrow off because of all the snow - oh wait, no, i have to be at work at 7am. awesome.
it's a fun hill to sled, and i'm all for neighbors hanging out together, but this is ridiculous. when i can hear you inside my apartment through ear plugs and a television, and you laugh at me when i ask you to please quiet down, we have a problem.

Posted by nurse jackie on January 19, 2012 at 12:50 AM