At Feast Portland, and we've the pleasure of hosting hands-on class at the Multnomah Whiskey Library with their head of curation. The class covered cocktail technique, focusing on three different stations: Built (think juleps), Shaken and Stirred.

We want to share some of our class tips and recipes with you all. First up: Stirred.

Watermelon is one of our favorite summer cocktail ingredients. Not only is it inherently sweet and completely refreshing, but it's very cost effective—one watermelon yields more than enough juice for a group.

It's Oregon Cider Week and our friends at Portland Cider Co. asked us to come up with a cocktail to celebrate the occasion. Our co-founder Lucas Plant is an avid cider drinker (his go-to is a pint of cider and shot of Fernet), so he was happily up to the task.  The Marshallatta By Lucas Plant of Bull in China for Portland Cider Co. 1 oz. Pueblo Viejo Blanco Tequila1/2 oz....

We are huge fans of Plum Tree Jam, so when we heard they were coming out with a special spiced cranberry jam for the holidays, we immediately got our hands on some for cocktail r&d.