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Inside Portland's 1,500-Bottle 'Whiskey Library'

by Hillary Dixler Canavan
Photo: Dina Avila
Hillary Dixler Canavan is Eater's restaurant editor and the author of the publication's debut book, Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes From the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters (Abrams, September 2023). Her work focuses on dining trends and the people changing the industry — and scouting the next hot restaurant you need to try on Eater's annual Best New Restaurant list.

A new Portland, OR bar with 1,500 different bottles of liquor on its shelves is set to open today. Eater PDX takes a look inside the Multnomah Whiskey Library, and finds a bookish environment complete with study tables, desk lamps, and library ladders. A rotating menu will highlight 12-14 drinks from the extensive "spirits catalogue," the largest collection of which is whiskey. There will also be cocktails from bar manager/head librarian Tommy Klus and beers. Cocktails and neat drinks will be poured tableside. Says owner Alan Davis: "Our intention was by no means driven by wanting to have a certain number of spirits ... We wanted to have a really quality selection."

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Multnomah Whiskey Library

1124 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205 ‎

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