Eastside Bartenders Association

German Spirits Tasting

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:28:35 +0000

Join us at The Berliner Pub in Renton for a sampling of premium
imported German spirits and more. Highlighted will be Schladerer
Eau-de-Vies, and unique German liqueurs. Restaurant and Beverage
industry can sample for free between 5:30-7:30pm and we will have a
public tasting from 8-10pm with $4 filghts available. [...]

Upcoming: Aquavit, Scotch Whisky Tastings

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:52:19 +0000

Two more exciting opportunities to taste spirits with the EBA:

First, join House Spirits (Aviation Gin, Krogstad Aquavit) founder Ryan Magarian for an aquavit and cocktail tasting at Cast Iron Studios in downtown Bellevue on Tuesday, April 24 at noon. Featured aquavits will include Krogstad, Sound Spirits Aquavit and Lysholm Linie.

Then, on Wednesday, [...]

Upcoming Event: Snohomish On The Rocks

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:10:51 +0000

Taste spirits produced by local Washington distilleries at Snohomish on the Rocks on Friday, April 20 from 6 to 9pm at Snohomish Business Park. Admission is $25 and guests receive five tastings.

Current participants include: Skip Rock Distillers, Sun Liquor, Rain City Spirits, Black Label Spirits, Ellensburg Distillery, It’s 5’O’Clock Somewhere, Mac Donald Distilleries, Oola [...]

Andrew Bohrer Teaches

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:26:52 +0000

March 18th; This SUNDAY 1pm – 3pm At Naga Bar in Chantanee Family Restaurant Anderew Bohrer, bartender and spirits consultant, will be teaching a bar class this Sunday. As well as introducing us to the new Vinum Spirits portfolio, he will be showing some classic cocktails and discussing how to keep bar costs low. You are welcome to join [...]

Aberlour Tasting with Global Ambassador Ann Miller

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:11:59 +0000

Come join us on Wednesday, March 7 at Purple Cafe in Bellevue for a taste through the Aberlour line of fine Scotch.

Hosting will be Ann Miller, Aberlour’s global brand ambassador. She will taste us on the 10yr, 16yr and A’bundah and tell us everything we could ever want to know about scotch and [...]

1183 Q&A Session

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:07:42 +0000

Have questions about what the privatization of liquor sales means for your bar? Where will I get liquor for my bar now? Who will be calling on me? Will pricing change? Have all of your questions answered by the staff from Vinum Distributing during a Q&A session at Trellis on Saturday the 18th at [...]

Whisky Blending Session with Dewar’s

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:26:29 +0000

This unique experience will allow you to discover firsthand the detail and craftsmanship that go into making a premium blended scotch whisky. Our host is, trusted whisky expert and Dewar’s Brand Ambassador, Gabe Cardarella.

Tuesday, January 24th @ 1pm
Cannon
928 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122

Happy Holidays

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:18:55 +0000

December is a very busy month for restaurants, spirits reps and well, just about everyone. So, the EBA will be taking a short hiatus and will have more events beginning early in the new year.

Thanks to everyone for a successful first 6 months. We appreciate all of the support from our fellow professionals [...]

Meet Jameson Ambassador Jane Myron and taste some fine Irish Whiskey

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:30:00 +0000

Two chances to learn about and taste through the Jameson whiskey line. One of the biggest, by volume, distilleries in the world and one of three operational Irish whiskey distilleries. Come meet Jameson’s brand ambassador Jane Myron and find out what makes Jameson such a successful brand.

Thursday Nov. 17th @ 1pm
Hector’s

Sherry Tasting

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:30:08 +0000

Sherry is a delicious fortified wine from Spain. There are many different styles ranging from the very dry Fino to the sweet Cream Sherry.

How Sherry is made is quite fascinating. In fact, mother nature herself has a heavy hand in determining what the final product will taste like.

Come learn more and see [...]