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Drink of The Week: Dirty Martini

The exact origin of the Dirty Martini is unknown, but like all martinis it quickly grew in popularity after Ian Flemming published the James Bond book, Casino Royal, in 1953. I was first introduced to the drink in Sun Valley, … Continue reading

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AT Drink of The Week: Dark and Stormy

Hope this gets all of you rolling on your way to good weekend.

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Drink of The Week: A-Bar to Reopen

Bigtime News—A-Bar to Reopen July 4 This is big. The A-Bar closed in 2008 and it was the place for a long time to get your drinks when you came off the river, whether that was after a morning hatch, … Continue reading

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Drink of The Week: The Diver

Sleeping with the dogs. by Rick Bach NOTE: Thanks again to Bach, who’s generosity with these drink of the week posts is much appreciated. You can check out more of his work at www.outdoorlife.com In the likely event that my … Continue reading

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The World’s Greatest Fly Fishing Bars

Hookers, Painkillers, and Soggy Dollars. Must be fishing and drinking wrapped into one. Yellowdog Fly Fishing Adventures just came out with their new, wet off the presses catalogue and it’s worth getting your hands on one whether you can afford … Continue reading

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Drink of The Week: Lunch Box

In the name of culture. This past summer, fall and winter, I fished my way around the country while blogging for Outdoorlife.com. Tough life, I know. I spent 202 nights on the road, and caught 49 species in 102 towns … Continue reading

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Vincent van Gogh

van Gogh—the master and the madman Two of my favorite things are absinthe and Vincent van Goh, so it was nice to find them both in one place, in a video by Kris Kluthe that depicts van Goh’s brilliance and … Continue reading

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Drink of The Week: Chocolate Cake

Letherman’s Chocolate Cake by Troy Letherman “Let them eat cake!” Or so we’re told Marie Antoinette exclaimed, having been informed the French peasantry had no bread. They fired up a revolution instead, cut off a few heads and apparently stuck … Continue reading

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Drink of The Week: Prefab Mojito

Hemingway did it better Alright, I made it one year with Angler’s Tonic without mentioning Hemingway or bringing him into the drink equation But, hey, summer is almost gone. And it’s hot today. I feel like a cool, sweet drink, … Continue reading

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Best Bars in the Northwest

Drink-Thirty. A few bars to peruse. Recently went through the July issue of Outside Magazine which, you should know, is a killer read. Orcas attacking their trainers, Lance getting ready to pedal again, and a collection of stories on why moving … Continue reading

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