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AUGUST 30, 2018 // 15 COLUMBIA BAR Smoke on the Water Story and photo By RYAN HUME FOR COAST WEEKEND O Carruthers’ Smoke on the Water is tropical and topical. North Coast and Peninsula The Lunch Special gives me a chance to work on my SLICE. Slice of onion, slice of tomato, slice of cheese... Seaside 451 Ave U Golf Seaside Course 503-738-5261 seasidegolfcourse@gmail.com for 22 $ 503.755.1818 www.camp18restaurant.com Favorite stop to & from the Coast ECIAL! Y P IZ Z A DA Piz 2 zas 503.325.7414 bakedak.com #1 12th Street, Astoria, OR ILIES FAM OME! C WEL Hungry Harbor GrillE 3 8TH & L, ON THE S EAV IEW BEAC H APPROAC H 3 60-642-7880 3 13 Pa c ific Hw y, Do w n to w n Lo n g Be a c h, W A 3 60-642-5555 • w w w.hu n gryha rb o r.c o m DEPOT DEC K NOW OPEN –– COM E EN JOY OUR K ITE ROOM –– SMOKE ON THE WATER • 2 ounces Mezcal • 1 ounce Cointreau, or other orange liqueur • 1/2 ounce agave syrup • 1 ounce watermelon shrub • 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice • Thin slices of lime for garnish • Cilantro • Ice Using water or lime, rim an old-fashioned glass with chili salt. Add liquid ingredients, cilantro and ice to a cocktail shaker. Mix well and strain into rimmed glass. Garnish with lime slices and an extra sprig of cilantro. —Recipe courtesy of David Licitra, bar manager, Carruthers, Astoria CW SP TU ES Dining Out n a recent visit to Carruthers in down- town Astoria, the name of one drink off their seasonal bar menu stood out, as it seemed to foresee the persistent ashen sky we have suffered as of late: Smoke on the Water. While there is no ev- idence that bar manager David Licitra was prognosti- cating about wildfires when he named this drink earlier in the season, somewhere between connecting the in- herent smokiness of Mezcal to Deep Purple’s seminal 1972 hit rock song (which is very literally about watching a casino burn down over Lake Geneva during a Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention show in Switzer- land), Licitra perfected a summer beverage for these particularly dreary, hazy days. In fact, the way the cocktail was garnished with bright red Korean chili-flake salt, lime slices and cilantro almost made the glass look like a little terrarium of a burning tree set above water. Where it was once the ugly stepsister of tequila on the U.S. bar scene, Mezcal had been gaining popularity for its small-batch produc- tion and intense, deep flavor, closer to Scotch in many ways than tequila. The Coin- treau and agave syrup add richness while the house- made watermelon shrub and lime juice offer a little bite. If you don’t have any home- made watermelon vinegar laying around, an extra shot of lime juice should balance things out. But don’t forget to rim the glass with the chili salt (Korean chili flakes are available at Pat’s Pantry), which builds to offer a nice bit of heat at the end of the glass. Carruthers uses a ratio of about 3-to-1 of kosher salt to chili flake, but feel free to experiment and find your own capsaicin breaking point. Buy 1 Meal, Get 1 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) Monday-Thursday Offer expires 8/31/18 303 1st Avenue South, Ilwaco, Washington 360-777-3740 • travsplace.net OPEN AT 4 AM Wine the day in Skamokawa SKAMOKAWA, WASH. — The Friends of Skamokawa Foundation will host its 28th annual Wine Tasting and Auction Benefit, “A Cornucopia of Wines,” 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. The event takes place at the Skamokawa Grange, 18 Fairgrounds Road. The wine portion of the event features fine wines from around the world for sampling, as well as a vari- ety of appetizers. During the wine tasting, guests can bid on unique, specialty items created by local artists, arti- sans and photographers. Businesses and individ- uals have donated gift cer- COURTESY THINKSTOCKPHOTOS.COM tificates for getaways to bed and breakfasts, fine dining and hotel stays, river kay- aking and more. Proceeds from the event go toward the maintenance, upkeep and continued care of Skamoka- wa’s Historic River Life Interpretive Center/Central School/Redmen Hall. Advance tickets are avail- able for $15 per attendee (two for $25), or at the door for $20 each (two for $30). Tickets are available at friendsofskamokawa.org, by phone at 360-795-3007, in Skamokawa at the Skamoka- wa General Store or the River Life Interpretive Cen- ter/Central School/Redmen Hall, and at Daisy Chain Floral in Cathlamet. Contri- butions are tax deductible. Questions about being a sponsor, donating silent auc- tion items or contributions? Call Friends of Skamokawa at the number above or email fos1894@gmail.com.