{"id":4906,"date":"2014-07-03T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=4906"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:45:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:45:31","slug":"celebrating-nw-spirits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=4906","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating NW Spirits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for lots of great drink recipes using NW spirits? Check out <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sipnorthwest.com\/\">Sip Northwest Magazine<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s chock full of great libatious articles and recipes by yours truly. Try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sipnorthwest.com\/2013\/08\/serving-up-a-summer-punch-for-a-crowd\/\"><strong>my Summer Punches<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>\u2013 great for this weekend\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July celebrations!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3851\/14565603592_86bec0c754_n.jpg\" alt=\"Hoppy Melon sm\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 320\/213;\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-size: 13px\">Photo by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen\u00ae<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are you a fan of locally made spirits? I sure am! Washington has some of the fastest growing craft distilleries in the country! Come try a whole new selection at <a href=\"http:\/\/proofwashington.org\/\">PROOF &#8211; The Washington Distillers Festival<\/a> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">next Saturday July 12<\/span> at Seattle\u2019s <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fremontstudios.com\/fremontstudios\/Home.html\"><strong>Fremont Studios<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2935\/14586670213_c9c7485774_s.jpg\" alt=\"Proof\" width=\"100\" height=\"77\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 100px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 100\/77;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This second annual festival will include tastings of <a href=\"http:\/\/proofwashington.org\/distilleries.php\">locally made<\/a> whiskey, gin, bourbon, vodka and lots more craft spirits. You will be able to discover your new favorite cocktail, shaken, or stirred \u2013 by local restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n<p>Find something you like? Tons of bottles will be for sale so you can take home your new favorite local spirit!<\/p>\n<p>And if this sounds good to you, but mixing drinks at home sounds a little daunting, then have no fear \u2013 local bartenders will provide tips to mixing drinks and upgrading your home bar!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Kathy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for lots of great drink recipes using NW spirits? Check out Sip Northwest Magazine \u2013 it\u2019s chock full of great libatious articles and recipes by yours truly. Try my Summer Punches \u2013 great for this weekend\u2019s 4th of July celebrations! Photo by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen\u00ae Are you a fan of locally made spirits? 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