The Most Underrated Spirits and Liqueurs
The Most Underrated Spirits and Liqueurs, According to Portland Bartenders – From Oregon-made pear brandy and baijiu to Becherovka and Ancho Reyes Verde In a recent article for Eater, Maya […]
Our First-Ever Spring Sale in the New Deal Bottle Shop
Thank you for your support during a wild year! Spring is (finally) here and we’re celebrating with a week-long sale!
New Deal at Your Local Farmers Market – February 2021
February 2021 Join us at one (or two) of your local farmers markets this season! We’ll be slinging your favorite New Deal classics as well as small-batch spirits and house-made […]
New Deal Ginger Liqueur Takes Home Double-Gold Award
Sunset Magazine has announced the winners of the 2020 Sunset International Spirits Competition, and we are pleased to share that our New Deal Ginger Liqueur has taken home the Double […]
Coffee Liqueur Awarded Platinum Medal – Best in Class
Sip Magazine awarded New Deal Coffee Liqueur the Best in Class Platinum medal for Liqueurs in their 2020 Best of the Northwest competition. “This is the coffee flavor you look for […]
Bar & Bowtie Visits New Deal Distillery in Southeast Portland
New Deal was featured in Bar & Bowtie Drink Culture Magazine when Yancy Violi and Leah Pupkin visited the distillery for a tour and tasting.
New Deal Releases a Series of 5-Year Malt Whiskeys
This fall, Portland, Oregon’s New Deal Distillery will release a series of 5-year malt whiskeys, debuting a new offering in September, October, and November. Each small batch selection explores a different combination […]
A Class Act – New Deal Teaches Some of the Tricks of the Trade
In the April issue of Craft Spirits Magazine, Jeff Cioletti wrote “New Deal has always been about knowledge sharing, as it runs one class that teaches enthusiasts (and those new […]
Meet Your Maker – Tom Burkleaux Interview Goes to 11
Brandy Crowe writes in Eleven Magazine that “Portland’s ‘maker’ scene goes well beyond what sits on your walls, shelves, and limbs. The city’s vast drinking culture has a part to […]
Portland Distilleries to Make Much-Needed Hand Sanitizer
In the March 27th issue of the Oregonian. Andre Meunier wrote, “Distilleries in Portland and throughout Oregon have been essentially shut down by effects of the coronavirus, but many are […]
USA Today’s 10 Best – From Spirits to Sanitizer
In USA Today, Amber Gibson writes “These craft distillers are hospitality heroes, selflessly stepping up to the plate to help save our country from COVID-19 at a time when they […]
2020 Hands-On Whiskey Making Classes Announced
New Deal Distillery of Portland, Oregon, has released the schedule and online registration for the 2020 Hands-On Whiskey Making Classes. These popular classes are great for beginning distillers, spirit geeks, […]
Trend Insight From Portland in Elle à Table – Japan
Beautiful photography by local photographer, Dina Avila was showcased in Elle à Table’s Trend Report front-section on Portland, Oregon. New Deal Distillery was featured in the article of this Japanese edition of […]
Bar Basics – The Unsung Heroes Essential to the Home Bar
Karen Locke, the author of High Proof PDX, has written a great article in Sip Northwest magazine on The Unsung Heroes Essential to the Home Bar. Featured in the sidebar is […]
Grain-to-Glass Vodkas Prove to Be More Than Simply Neutral
In a feature in Imbibe magazine, reviewer Penelope Bass writes, “By selecting their own grain, mashing, fermenting and distilling on-site, many makers are proving that vodka can be impressively clean […]
A Great Pear Brandy Just in Time for New Year’s
The Willamette Week Food and Drink reviewer, Matthew Korfhage writes “…it’s almost the polar opposite of Clear Creek’s famously bright, crisp spirit. Fermented from a pulp of whole Bartlett pears […]
Sunset Magazine’s 10 Best Distilleries in the West
Sunset Magazine listed New Deal as one of the “10 Best Distilleries in the West!” The introduction reads “Belly up to our favorite tasting rooms, where renegade distillers are leading and […]
8 Mom-and-Pop Distilleries You Should Know from Liquor.com
New Deal is pleased to be included in this great list of small-scale distilleries that could “hit the big time tomorrow.” Liquor.com writer, Lesley Jacobs Solmonson interviewed New Deal owner and founder, […]
New Deal Vodka is One of the Six Best New Vodkas of 2016
New Deal is happy to announce that our flagship spirit, New Deal Vodka was selected as one of Supercall’s (now Thrillist) 6 Best New Vodkas of 2016! While New Deal Vodka […]
Willamette Week’s Best of Portland Reader’s Poll 2016
New Deal is pleased as Planter’s Punch to be voted Best Distillery by the more than 27,000 voters in the Willamette Week annual Reader’s Poll – for the second year in a row! You […]
Summer Gin & Tonic Spins From Sip Northwest
New Deal Gin No. 1 was featured in this great collection of Summer gin recipes. The Garden Gin and Tonic is made with our savory garden-style gin with fresh flowers, lime, and tonic. […]
New Deal Distillery Featured in New Book, The Spirit of Gin
New Deal was featured in the new book, The Spirit of Gin – A Stirring Miscellany of the New Gin Revival by Matt Teacher. From the New Deal entry: “These […]
New Deal Gin No. 1 Earns a Silver Medal From “The Gin is In”
Detailed review of our Savory Garden-style Gin from the experts at The Gin is In – “This gin is perfect for gin-lovers who are looking for a good Martini Gin or […]
New Deal Portland Dry Gin 33 Earns a Double-Gold Rating
Our New Deal Portland Dry Gin 33 received a Double-Gold rating from the experts at The Gin is In. Notes on the Flavor Profile “With an unflinching focus on juniper, New Deal Portland […]