Aria Portland Dry Gin and Portland Bitters Project partner with Independent Restaurant Alliance of Oregon to Build Support For Local Restaurants & Bars.

Craft producers and the Oregon Bartenders Guild craft cocktails to help the Independent Restaurant Alliance of Oregon fund advocacy efforts

Beginning, Friday, October 30th and continuing through Thursday, November 5th Oregon Bartenders Guild Member bars and restaurants are dedicating the sales of specialty crafted cocktails featuring Aria Portland Dry Gin and Portland Bitters Project to raise funds to support advocacy efforts for local restaurants struggling to stay open due to the COVID-19 crisis. 

“Oregon’s favorite neighborhood bars and restaurants are struggling. They desperately need the Oregon Legislature to get back to work and provide support with programs like Cocktails to Go” Cindy Capparelli, owner of Portland Bitters Project  "Independent Restaurant and Bars are an important part of the fabric of Oregon’s communities and our economy.  And without immediate help they will close their doors forever. They provide thousands of jobs, and we're proud to support our friends in the culinary community and the Independent Restaurant Alliance as they work to keep these small businesses open.”

From October 30th to November 5th, diners can support this effort by asking for the IRAO special cocktail featuring Aria Portland Dry Gin and/or Portland Bitters Project, participants include:

Epif, 404 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232
Nostrana, 1401 SE Morrison St #101, Portland, OR 97214
Wilder, 5501 NE 30th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
TC O’Leary’s, 2926 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
The Garrison, 8773 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203
Deadshot, 2133 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Fireside, 801 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210
The Hoxton, 15 NW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Cliffs PDX,  128 NE Russell St, Portland, OR 97212
Palomar, 959 SE Division St #100, Portland, OR 97214
Rum Club, 720 SE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
La Moule, 2500 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202
The Richmond Bar, 3203 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Rambler Bar, 4205 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217

PORTLAND BITTERS PROJECT

Portland Bitters Project (PBP) was born in Autumn, 2013.  Since then, owner Cindy Capparelli has  been hard at work creating cocktail bitters and herbal tinctures. At PBP bitters they turn the best organic botanicals into concentrated flavors that play on all levels of your palate.For more information about Portland Bitters Project, check out www.portlandbittersproject.com.

ARIA PORTLAND DRY GIN

Aria Portland Dry Gin is distilled by hand in the heart of Northwest Portland, Oregon. Aria is a classic English inspired gin made using traditional British ingredients and distillation techniques and is true to the London Dry style.The recipe for Aria was developed over the course of four years and hundreds of test distillations. Aria is handmade and batch distilled with ten classic gin botanicals that were carefully chosen to create a flavor profile that has depth and complexity, but above all a perfect sense of balance. For more information about Aria Gin, check out www.ariagin.com.

OREGON BARTENDERS GUILD

The Oregon Bartenders' Guild was formed in 2007 in an effort to bring together both bar professionals and spirits enthusiasts alike. We seek to promote awareness and a positive cocktail culture through events and education.  For more information about Oregon Bartenders Guild, check out www.oregonbarguild.com.

We hope that you get a chance to visit one or a few of these bars & restaurants this upcoming week! If you are deciding to stay in and still want to contribute to the fight, you can donate here.