Freeland Spirits
Bar · Northwest District
2671 NW Vaughn St, Portland, OR 97210
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Highlights
Artisanal distillery offering housemade gin & whiskey, cocktail flights
Artisanal distillery offering housemade gin & whiskey, cocktail flights
"Based in Northwest Portland, Freeland launched in 2017 with a juniper and cucumber-forward London-style gin, soon followed by a bourbon and a rye-heavy Geneva gin, all poured from distinctive teardrop bottles. Sidle up to the mod, midcentury-style bar at Freeland’s distillery in Slabtown for gin flights, house cocktails, and paninis. It’s open daily, and tours can be booked in advance." - Nathan Williams
"Locals stop into Freeland Spirits’ elegant, sunshine-filled Northwest Portland tasting room throughout the year for seasonal or event-themed mini-cocktail flights, each highlighting its house-made craft spirits like gin and bourbon. The winter menu is stacked this year, featuring the adventurous flights of mini-cocktails as well as full-sized holiday-themed drinks. The belle of the ball is unquestionably Frosty’s Wonderland, which combines Freeland’s house bourbon with the herbaceous Czech liqueur Becherovka (Summer, a bar manager, describes it as “like drinking a pine tree”), a whole egg, and, of course, a crumbled candy cane rim." - Ben Coleman
"The Northwest District tasting room of the distillery is offering half‑off cocktails on Election Day. The seasonal cocktail menu includes drinks like a fall gin and tonic (house gin, pear and cinnamon syrup, pear bitters), Strange Magic (house forest gin, wild mushroom syrup, white miso, muddled dill, black pepper bitters), and the Pumpkin King (dry gin, pumpkin spice Portland Syrup, cold brew, oat milk). Paninis and snacks such as truffle potato chips and herbed popcorn are available." - Janey Wong
"A farm-to-still distillery offering local spirits, included among the local brands in the new main terminal of PDX."
"Locals stop into Freeland Spirits’ elegant, sunshine-filled Northwest Portland tasting room throughout the year for seasonal or event-themed mini-cocktail flights, each highlighting its house-made craft spirits like gin and bourbon. The holiday season is no different, with a Winter Wonderland lineup of four miniature cocktails to sample. Featuring Freeland’s bourbon, the Powder Day calls to mind a warm, mountainside beverage with its blend of coconut, oat, and rice milk, plus cinnamon bitters, honey, nutmeg, and allspice. The Spiced Pear Fizz, Portland Fog, and Cranberry Sour round off the rest of the flight." - Janey Wong
