Jamie Boudreau Says New Bar, Canon, Should be Open by Late Summer
Here’s what we know about it.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jun 21, 2011 at 07:46AM
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Update 2: Boudreau confirms that Canon will move into the current home of Licorous at 928 12th Avenue.
Update: A liquor license app indicates that Canon is taking over the Licorous space on Capitol Hill. I will now try to confirm.
Bartender Jamie Boudreau’s goal of opening a bar in Seattle, years in the planning, may be reached by late summer. Boudreau first came to Seattle from Vancouver to open Vessel; he left the now-shuttered cocktail lounge and spent time behind the stick at local bars Tini Bigs and the Knee High Stocking Club Co. Currently he bartends at Rob Roy in Belltown and travels as a brand ambassador.
But Boudreau has been working to raise funds for his own place for some time now, and he sent word Monday evening that he is very close to finalizing a lease on a space, though he did not reveal the location.
He confirmed only that the bar would be called Canon, but “whiskey and bitters emporium,” indicates a focus on brown, bitter, and stirred. Clearly, more questions than answers at this point, but you can follow Boudreau’s progress on Twitter and Canon Seattle’s website. And check back here too—I’ll be digging for details, you can believe that.
Tags: Seattle Bartenders, Jamie Boudreau, Bar Openings, Canon Seattle
Canon – with a cannon logo? Really? I get it, it’s supposed to be a play on words, but really? So, does this mean that the cocktails will be perscriptive and that any alternatives will be “non-canon”? If you ask for a non-canon drink, does the management reserve the right to shoot you out of their canon cannon? Geeze.
Jamie Boudreau is a gentleman and a scholar; and one of the nicest, most talented barmen in this city. I look forward to seeing the tricks he’s got up his sleeve; and can’t wait to sit at Canon’s bar. Good on him!
So what is happening to Licorous?
Casey, you and me both. This is very exciting!
Znachki, you will be able to get a non canon drink. It’s just a name. If you knew Jamie like I do, you’d know hemoree than likely did it to drive people crazy and make them talk, which it will, and they will. Don’t worry about the name and trying to figure it out, just enjoy some of the best drinks you will ever have….and be thankful.
I’m familiar with Jamie and his work – yum! I just don’t like the name – doesn’t mean I don’t and won’t like the cocktails.
Goddam! Who is this Boodrow guy? Sounds vaguely Canadian to me. I don’t truck with that stuff. No sir.
Next think you know the city will be full of vinegar potatoe chips and other mysterious Canadian specialties.
Correction, it’s “Knee High Stocking Co.”
Oh indeed! Corrected.