Oliver’s Lounge at the Mayflower Park Hotel may well be one of Seattle’s oldest spirits emporiums but the dust does not gather there. The team at Oliver’s is always looking for ways to invite, inquire and inspire.

 

Last spring they mounted a Gin-fest featuring Broker’s London Dry Gin. Andy Dawson, with bartender Patrick, led a gathering through the history and processing of the clear spirit….promising more single spirit focuses in the near future. www.mayflowerpark.com

 

The best part of the evening…besides the obvious…was the hands-on portion where participants mixed and shook (not stirred) their own martinis.

 

I had to question what it would be like to travel the globe under a bowler.