Inside the tasting room at Indio Spirits
Located in a semi-industrial location, near Stash Tea and Bridgeport Village in Tigard, is Indio Spirits, a local distillery that makes some fun and interesting and seriously good spirits.
Indio Spirits has been distilling for eight years, and just this December opened its tasting room, which is open to the public Thursdays-Sundays (times vary).
The tasting room is warm and welcoming, with a beautifully crafted wood bar and table as the centerpiece, where visitors may taste a flight of four spirits for $5. Choosing which four to taste is the difficult part, as Indio produces a variety of spirits, including flavored vodkas (such as lemongrass lime, marionberry, and wasabi), gin, lime-flavored rum, and aged whiskeys.
Spirits and spirits-related gift items are available for purchase at the tasting room. Also available is barbecue sauce using Indio’s Canadian whiskey and made by local company Beaverton Foods – the largest producer of horseradish and specialty mustards. Can’t get to the tasting room? Indio Spirits is sold in retail outlets in 30 states.
Indio’s shaking things up with new summer recipes, paired with drinkable balsamic vinegar available at Lucero Olive Oils at Bridgeport Village! DO try this at home:
Lemongrass-Lime Press
1 tbsp. Lemon White Balsamic Vinegar
2.5 oz. Lemongrass-Lime Vodka
Fill with even parts lemon-lime soda and club soda
Serve in a tall glass over ice
Fun fact: Local iconic institution, Beaverton Bakery, uses Indio’s spirits in some of their tasty creations, such as its Whiskey Fudge Cake and Marionberry Lemon Chiffon Cake.
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