Top 5 Drinks I'm Currently Geeking Out On
1. Corzo tequila. I had this at Rontoms. I think it was the reposado. Insanely flavorful and smooth. Great sipping tequila. Tequila might be replacing bourbon as my favorite sipping spirit.
2. B & B. Yummy herbal Benedictine pre-mixed with cognac. So warming. Classy or trashy? Who cares?
3. Batdorf & Bronson Ethiopia Natural Limu. Rich flavor, sexy viscosity. As if my job wasn't already awesome enough, Batdorf is our office coffee.
4. Portland Rock Bottom Blitzen (trippel-style seasonal). Banana in a glass. Most people I know would never consider hanging out at this corporate downtown bar, seemingly populated by young office-types freshly released from the frat. But you probably didn't know that the head brewer, Van Havig, heads up the Oregon Brewers Guild and totally knows his stuff. I still don't really want to hang out there, but his beer F-ing rules.
5. Old Peculiar brown ale. I made beef stew with this. Amazing. I really love brown ale. It's flavorful but still light. From La Bodega on Fremont.
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Corzo has a beautiful, if slightly akward, bottle that was designed by Fabien Baron, a perfume bottle designer. It pours perfectly when its about half full, but getting through the first half of the bottle is so pleasant from a drinking perspective you hardly notice the minor design flaw.