News The Ying Yang Twins, fine purveyors of mindless club hop, just wanted a product they could call their own. Specialty salt shakers would have been easy and too predictable, so they decided to get into the booze business.  Side Pocket Distillery in Cottage Grove was paid almost $150,000 to produce a name-brand vodka for the Atlanta hip-hop duo. But the Ying Yang Twins' marketer claims the distillery ...   More

Food & Drink Apologies for this column's two-week absence. Your future drinker has been under the weather.Silly things first: Two non-bar, non-restaurant businesses applied for liquor licenses this week. The first is The Modern Man Barber Shop at 5018 NE 22nd Ave., which is seeking to start serving whiskey in its waiting room. The second is Velo Cult, a San Diego bike shop that's relocating to a former antique ...   More

Devour 2012 Top Picks: Clear Creek Distillery to meet the master.CorksCru to feel the chill in your bonesHollywood Fred Meyer for volume.Saraveza ’cause it’s so darn cute.Stone Barn Brandyworks to    More