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Five Questions for the Bartender: Sun Liquor Distillery’s Derek Ghormley

"The shitty coffee machines on the ferries are a guilty pleasure, they remind me of Terminator 2."

03/04/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: The Forge Lounge’s Thanny Bradford

"The patron saint of naming... cocktails.”

02/24/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Bait Shop’s Jonah Bergman

"I'm always super bummed when places make the bartender dress up like he or she is working in a secret prohibition speakeasy."

02/17/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Vito's Jana Howard

"Oh my God, we'll never stop making gallons of rye old fashioneds."

02/10/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Oliver’s Twist’s Brady Sprouse

"I'd probably roam the land fighting zombies."

02/03/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Sun Liquor Lounge's Cale Green

"Cocktails on tap. I really don't understand the appeal."

01/27/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Canon’s Chris Goad

“A man was thrown into my favorite bar through one of its huge plate glass windows.”

01/21/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Roux’s Ian Cargill

“The couple was seated right in the middle of the full bar when the divorce papers came out.”

01/13/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Knee High Stocking Co.’s Alysse Zenkner

"Some drunky ran up on the backs of a long row of chairs, then continued to do a half-flip jump."

01/06/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: The Hideout's George Engelstad

"A woman… began screaming along with the lyrics to Sweet Caroline."

12/30/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: The Gerald's Sean Doyle

"He introduced us to his wife and we chatted about how bad prison food is."

12/16/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: 611 Supreme's Cameron George

"A savior for a few semi-popsicled pedestrians."

12/09/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Altura's Forrest Foster

"I dream of one day opening a restaurant with massive bay windows."

12/02/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: The Walrus and the Carpenter’s Craig Schoen

“The two idiots got arrested, and we had a bowling ball for the rest of the night.”

11/25/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Cuoco’s Cody Goodwin

In which Seattle’s newly crowned king of the Manhattan shares a Twilight Zone moment in a bar with a one-eyed stranger.

11/18/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Witness's Emily Wilcher

"I love tiki drinks and sort of deconstructing them."

11/11/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Rob Roy's Greg Jago

"The coordination and focus that I learned as a martial arts instructor has definitely helped me become a better bartender."

11/04/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender, Halloween Edition: Ravish's Luke McKinley

"Never before in the history of dancing had anyone—human or monkey—danced so passionately to 'Rich Girl' by Hall and Oates."

10/28/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions For The Bartender: Canon's Chris Elford

"You basically take poison, put it inside burned wood, and it comes out delicious. That is a miracle."

10/21/2013 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions For The Bartender: Sun Liquor's Missy Cross

"Proposals, break ups, fist fights, and way too much making out."

10/14/2013 By Sara Hendrickson