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Sun Liquor’s Eggnog Lives On

The bar on Summit Ave has a new owner and a new name, but the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day nog pours remain.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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This year, local distillery Sun Liquor relinquished the bar side of the business, threatening the end of a Seattle holiday tradition more power-packed than even the brightest lights display: Limited-edition eggnog, aged at least 30 days and poured only on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Sun’s two Capitol Hill bars. The location on Pike is no more, but longtime regular Andre Sayre took over Sun Liquor’s original Summit Avenue lounge. He changed nothing except two letters of the name; it’s now known as Sol Liquor.

Sure, glass bottles of nog—liquid velvet packing three liquors’ worth of heat beneath a deceptively smooth texture—appear briefly on area retailers’ shelves before superfans snap them up to impress at parties, or drink in pajamas Christmas morning. But, thanks to Sayre’s longtime acquaintance with Sun Liquor, Seattle can still appreciate this elixir as god and head distiller Erik Chapman intended: on a rattan bar stool, as well-earned respite from endless family gatherings. solliquor.com

Published in the 100 Years of Music issue of Seattle Met.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.