Come unwind after the Friday madness at the Blacksmith with a glass of wine or one of our classic cocktails. Save some energy to dance the night away at Blacksmith After Dark on Friday or Saturday from 10pm to close.
Oregon Bounty, a feature of the Travel Oregon website, was filming a segment that features The Blacksmith’s bartender extraordinaire, Columbine Quillen. The segment focuses on Columbine’s use of fresh Oregon ingredients in many of the fantastic cocktails and sodas she has created for The Blacksmith. Check out the “making of” segment on KOHD’s website and look for Columbine’s segment on the Oregon Bounty website.
Come down and give some of the new Blacksmith Summer Cocktails that a try. From your old favorites to some true classics from the man himself, Jerry Thomas.
Here’s a sampling of some of the new cocktails you will find at The Blacksmith this summer. For a complete list check out Columbine’s website, Qmixalot or The Blacksmith’s Summer Cocktail List.
I Like It Neat
in-house infusions and cold compounds
Pre-Prohibition Cocktails
by Jerry Thomas
Come by this Friday for the preview of the summer cocktail list. Stay posted, we’ll have a little Friday afternoon launch party where we’ll do some appetizers and some tastings. If you want to read more about the making of the list click here: Summer Cocktails at The Backsmith.
Here is an awesome map of many of America’s small batch distilleries. At the Blacksmith we pride ourselves in carrying many a local product including Crater Lake Vodka, Clear Creek Distillery liqueurs, and Ransom gin just to name a few. So next time before you order a Grey Goose or a Tanqueray martini – try something new and local! To read more about small batch distilling, click on the link.
I have a stack of names of people interested in cocktail class but I’d like to find a date that will work for everyone. We usually do it on a Saturday afternoon – but a Sunday afternoon could work too. Please put your comments in the comments to this blog post and we’ll find a time that works for the most people possible.
Confused what to buy when you go into the liquor store? Sick of mixing flavored vodka with 7-up or juice? Want to invite people over for drinks but are intimidated by what to make them? The solution is here. The Blacksmith offers Tipsy, a cocktail class taught by one of the nation’s top mixologists, Columbine Quillen, in conjunction with Crater Lake Vodka and Bendistillery. It’s fun, it’s easy, and you’ll leave with an arsenal that will make you the Rachel Ray of mixology.
One of the most popular drinks we serve at the Blacksmith is the Cured Mary and people are always wondering how we make bacon vodka. We go through about two fifths a week at the bar and at any given time we have at least two gallons of vodka that is being steeped with bacon. Want to make bacon vodka at home – just follow this link.
How to Make Bacon Vodka.
What are you getting her this Valentine’s Day? She has enough diamonds, create a sparkling cocktail that you name in her honor. Spend the afternoon in the cozy environs of the Blacksmith learning how to make aphrodisiac cocktails with Columbine Quillen, considered one of the nation’s top mixologists,
Ginger, vanilla, honey, and spice.
Learn to make cocktails that taste real nice.
Space is limited.
Reservations are required.
This Sunday February 14 at 1 p.m.
$25 includes appetizers.
We know we do!
The Blacksmith’s Bar Manager, Columbine Quillen, is a finalist for Best Bartender in Nightclub & Bar Magazine’s annual awards. Columbine is up against 3 other Bartenders from Chicago, San Francisco and Austin and the winner will be announced in early February. The results will be posted here as soon as we know.
See The Bulletin’s article “Does Bend have the best bartender in America?”
Read more about Columbine and her mixalogical musings on her blog Q Mix-a-Lot.
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ppy New Year! Join us in celebrating the first day of 2010 at The Blacksmith. Enjoy our bar specials from 4 to close on Friday January 1, 2010! Perfect for Apres Ski or a little hair of the dog.
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