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18 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Q&A // FUN COLUMBIA BAR Winter Solstice By RYAN HUME Tucked inside the Warrenton Highlands Shopping Plaza near Sta- ples and Petco, The Uptown Cafe hid most of its charm during a recent visit on a brisk autumn afternoon. Inside there was cheery warmth radiating off the staff and the reclaimed wood excavated from a local historic church and an abandoned steamer. I asked for a warm drink, and they did not disappoint. Ironically, the recipe for the Win- ter Solstice, current bar manager Jacki Hoard told me, was forged in the heat of late summer and was originally an iced cocktail served in a small rocks glass. Though the drink is not her rec- ipe, she still has one or two customers coming in who ask for the original chilled version even as the season has gathered hurricane-strength winds and enough inches of rain to make you rethink your inseam. This beverage is still permutating behind the bar and at the pour of each tender. One variation, the Sweet Tart, substitutes rum for Bulleit Bour- bon and switches out the apple for cranberry juice. The constants are chai plus cinnamon, which invigorates and soothes each sip like a mulled wine. In the name of science, I say, keep the experiments coming: Find two ounces of either spiced rum or bourbon and find a perfect cranberry, apple or cranapple equation plus chai and cinnamon — and don’t forget to take at least one swig from the cinnamon stick as a straw. Ingredients 2 ounces Captain Mor- gan’s or another spiced rum 1 bar spoon of brown sugar (about 1 teaspoon) Equal parts apple juice and chai Cinnamon stick Orange wheel Directions Add apple juice (or cran- berry juice), chai and sugar to a cocktail mug and stir until the sugar dissolves. Heat until nearly boiling. The Uptown Cafe accom- plishes this on the steamer nozzle of the espresso machine, but a microwave, kettle or sauce pot will get the same result. Once the liquid is giving off its winter breath, add the rum or bourbon, swizzle in the cinnamon stick and sink the orange wheel pith-deep onto the rim. Breathe in to enjoy the spice emanating off the steam and breathe out to cool it down before the first sip. —Recipe courtesy Lynsi Jewell, assistant manager, and Jacki Hoard, bar manager, at The Uptown Cafe, Warrenton S EARCHING FOR I NNER P EACE ? Come meet with us... S UNDAYS 10:30 AM G OD F IRST Astoria Church of Christ 692 12 TH S TREET (T OP OF 12 TH AND G RAND ) A STORIA , OR 97103 H O L I D A Y Calvary Episcopal Church DECEMBER 24 8:30 pm - Carol Sing 9 pm - Holy Eucharist B IBLE -B ASED 503.325.7398 WWW .C HURCH O F C HRIST A STORIA . COM WWW . FACEBOOK . COM /A STORIA C HURCHOF C HRIST DECEMBER 25 10 am - Holy Eucharist 503 N. Holladay, Dr. • Seaside, OR WO ASTORIA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Christmas Services C HRISTMAS E VE S ERVICES December 24th • 6:00 pm C HRISTMAS S ERVICES Worship • 10:00 am (503) 325-2591 • 1151 Harrison Ave., Astoria Rejoice in Jesus ’ Birth Christmas Eve Candlelight Service • 10pm Christmas Day Worship Service • 10am AT Bethany Free Lutheran Church 451 34TH STREET • ASTORIA (across from Safeway) FOR MORE INFO CALL (503) 325-2925 F IRST L UTHERAN C HURCH C hristm as E v e S erv ices F am ily S ervice - 5:00pm C an dleligh t S ervice - 10:00pm C h ristm � as D ay W orsh ip - 10:00am 725 33rd St. (33rd & Grand) Astoria • 503-325-6252 www.astoriafirstlutheran.com Email: flcastoria@gmail.com Traditional Christmas Eve Services Saturday, December 24th Astoria United Methodist Church 11th and Franklin Avenue | Astoria | 4pm Warrenton United Methodist Church 679 S. Main Street | Warrenton | 7pm Enjoy wonderful instrumental music, candle lighting and refeshments.
