The Cocktail Heatmap: Where to Drink Right Now in Portland
"Clinton Street’s Libre is part dessert bar, part cocktail bar, from the people behind the Sweet Creature pop-up and pan-Asian vegan restaurant Norah. The bar menu leans heavily on mezcal, pairing the smoky agave spirit with everything from espazote citrus bitters or Aimsir cold brew bourbon. Drinks range from the spirit-forward to the bright and light; the mole milk punch with vanilla and lime lands somewhere in between. Gabriella Martinez designs desserts that work with similar flavor palettes, like El Principo, which combines corn husk meringue and sweet corn mousse with mezcal epazote gel." - Janey Wong, Brooke Jackson-Glidden
