Tavern Law cocktail by Nathan Weber Spotlighted on Nordstrom.com

Bartender Weber's 30th Century Man cocktail was recently selected by the creative forces at Nordstrom to anchor the virtual bar in their Country Cocktail Party fashion and lifestyle spread.

Head on over to Nordstrom.com for their party ideas (from fashion to menu) and for Nathan's cocktail recipe. Click on blog title above.

Thank you Nordstrom!

The Seattle PI Reports on the History of Seattle's Speakeasies

Prohibition emptied the front rooms of bars like Seattle's own New Pal Bar shown here. The PI reports, "On January 1, 1916, Prohibition began in Washington State, making the production, distribution and possession liquor illegal. The law passed three years before the Eighteenth Amendment prohibited liquor in the rest of the nation, and it lasted seventeen long, dry years, until December of 1933. But Prohibition didn't mean the end of party - it just meant the party went underground. Washington State, in particular, became a hot bed for thinly-veiled speakeasies due to corruption within law enforcement and proximity to Canada (where liquor remained legal). By 1931 a survey reported that Washington State, alone, was home to approximately 4,000 speakeasies."

To read the entire article with a historical look from the Museum of History and Industry, click blog title above.

GQ Magazine's Top 25 Bars in the USA Party at Tavern Law

The talent behind some of the country's best bars is getting together on October 10 to celebrate GQ Magazine's Best Bars feature in the October issue. #1's Murray Stenson and Ben Perri of Zig Zag will be guest bartending along with #25's Nathan Weber and crew of Tavern Law.

The evening starts 10/10/10 at 7pm at Tavern Law and will showcase 25 cocktails from the nation's winning bars along with a prize drawing and cocktails from sponsor Cruzan Rum. A photographer will be on hand to shoot guests. Attire's GQ Fashion Forward-- interpret how you like.

Photo by Chad Pryor.

Twenty one cities. 34,000 miles. 400+ cocktails. And Tavern Law's Needle & Thread makes GQ editor Kevin Sintumuang's Top 25 Bars in the USA

It's Bourbon Time: September at Tavern Law

Tuesday, September 14th
5-8 pm
Tavern Law hosts a Maker's Mark Happy Hour featuring Maker's Mark and Maker's 46 cocktails. Maker's Mark Diplomat Cody Rossen will mingle with guests: teaching and tasting all things Maker's Mark and sharing a few mementos to bring home too.

Tuesday, September 21st
6-8 pm
$45 per person, excluding tax and gratuity
Call 206/322-9734
Advance reservations are required for this exclusive, 20-seat seminar in Tavern Law's secluded upstairs area with Master of Whiskey Ari Shapiro leading an educational evening on bourbon. Bulleit Bourbon will be showcased in four cocktails paired with four tantalizing bites by Chefs Dana Tough and Brian McCracken.

Thursday, September 30th
7 pm-close
To celebrate the culmination of National Bourbon Heritage Month Tavern Law will throw a Bourbon celebration with drink specials all evening.

photo of Tavern Law by Bob Peterson.
Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month this September.

Behind the Black Door: Sheehan writes on Tavern Law

"Here, drinks are the sole focus, and the bartender is there to make sure that every single person under his care gets just precisely what they want (or need) to make it through the night. There isn't even a cocktail menu for the upstairs bar, just a raised eyebrow, a questioning glance and a, "So what do you like..." from the man on the other side of the long oak."

Hear more about what Sheehan thinks by clicking on blog title above to read his entire article in the Seattle Weekly.

Tavern Law First Anniversary Party

This Sunday night Tavern Law, named Seattle's "Best Old School Cocktails" (Seattle Weekly) and "Best New Bar" (Seattle mag's Reader's Choice awards), will be turning one and we'd love for you to join the celebration. Along with drink specials (don't miss the classic Hendricks Martini or sip a Floradora, named after Broadway's first musical hit in the early 1900s) we'll have specials on food as well. Not to miss items include the fried peppers, burger and salmon.

We open at 5pm, the party gets going at 7pm, and all who buy a drink will be entered to win great gifts. (The four drawings will be on the hour starting at 7:3o pm. Must be present to win.) A photographer will be roaming the room and our fine bartenders are poised to serve. Will we see you there?

I.d. kindly required.

photo by Bob Peterson. Special thanks to Hendricks Gin.