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Distiller FA 2020

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22 distiller demic with canned cocktails, takeout and outdoor din- ing, their marriage of accessible yet interesting cocktails confirms their appeal to cocktail geeks and the layperson (case in point: Rangpur More mixes local Sipsong Gin, Rangpur lime shrub, pink peppercorn, saffron, lime, house tonic). We have no doubt their more upscale bar Burdock will be as special as Duke's. drinkatdukes.com Fern Bar, Sebastopol Fern Bar may be the most beautiful bar in Sonoma County, so it's a shame when outdoor is the only option given the bar's airy, fern-heavy vibe. And yes, in tribute to the classic fern bars of the '70s–'80s, they are peppered with Tiffany lamps, velvet antique couches and chairs. Being situated in Sebastopol's hip e Barlow area, they have ample outdoor seating. Opened by the crew behind the town's long-beloved Lowell's and newer Handline restaurants, Fern Bar is heavy on gourmet comfort food (fried chicken), with half the menu vegetarian (mush- room-centric posole). House-made beer and spirit-free elixirs are on offer alongside small-production wines. Cocktails like Salt Point (brown butter-infused bour- bon, hemp seed orgeat, CA Grand Poppy Amaro, Alley 6 Candy Cap bitters, acid-adjusted orange juice, salt) are both interesting and quaffable. fernbar.com Barber Lee Spirits, Petaluma Lorraine and Michael Barber launched their wines in 2007, then a wine tasting room, Barber Cellars (barber- cellars.com), and in 2019, a distillery, Barber Lee Spirits, on the same block in downtown Petaluma. eir wines are organic and natural, while Michael's Southern roots come through in his love of bourbon and rye, both done well here (although I'm particularly partial to their absinthe). Partnering with SF's Aaron Lee in 2017, they opened their distillery in a lofty, historic 1910 warehouse. It houses a charming bar serving cocktails featuring their spirits and local bitters. Here's to the bar reopening. In the meantime, you can order the spirits to sip neat and/ or make cocktails with at home. barberleespirits.com Mario & John's, Petaluma Mario & John's has been the standout whiskey and spirits collection in the southern part of the county (up north in Healdsburg, Duke's has a 500+ spirits collec- tion). e chill bar has been going strong since 1946, while Nick Diego and Micah Porter took it over in 2013, radically stepping up the cocktails, beers-on-draft and spirits selection, with over 600 spirits, a good 400 of them whiskeys. During pandemic, they gave the bar a bit of a facelift and paid employees from March through [ is page ] Above — Barber Lee Spirits, Petaluma, Manhattan cocktail Top right — Fern Bar Sebastopol, Creamsicle cocktail with Lemon Love Affair tea-infused vodka, Amaro Angelino, mandarin, orange, passionfruit, lime, egg white, Cava [ Opposite page ] Top — Fern Bar, Sebastopol, pre-pandemic indoors Bottom— Barber Lee Spirits tasting room at their Petaluma distillery

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