Synopses & Reviews
In High-Proof PDX, author Karen Locke has paved the way and shares with readers what they need to know before, during, and after a spirits tasting tour of Portland’s craft distilling scene. From histories to hangover cures, Locke provides readers with pro-tips, recommendations, and insights to enhance their visits to the tasting rooms and distillery tours.
This guidebook to the higher proof alcohol made in Portland will help readers find their way around town without getting too drunk, hungover, or lost. Learn helpful tips on getting primed for high-proof drinking and get pointers on the best way to savor and taste craft liquors. First time visitors to a spirits tasting room will will benefit from pointers. For the big picture on the distilling scene, learn about Portland’s distillery roots, how it’s evolving, and where the future of distilling in Portland is headed.
Readers will also get recommendations on the best cocktail bars in the city and see what the city’s mixologists are creating with all this booze. Finally, learn about all the other locally made products including glassware, bitters, syrups, and shrubs that go into making a great cocktail at home.
Review
"Portland drink writer Karen Locke takes a deep dive into this underworld of mindblowing creativity, where mad scientist-like distillers are producing top-notch vodka, gin, and rum as well as whiskey, liqueurs, aquavit, and other obscure spirits with love, by hand, from start to finish." Portland Tribune
Review
"If you like cocktails and you're new to Portand, this should be the first book on your shelf." PretentiousPDX
About the Author
Karen Locke has covered the food and drink beat for regional and national publications for over a decade. This is her first book.