American 35 owner wins top awards for Pacific Northwest Bloody Mary

PORTLAND, ORE. - The Bloody Mary Liberation Party holds annual Bloody Mary festivals nationwide; the most recent was in Portland, Oregon, on September 14.

Judy Bennett, a co-owner of Waitsburg's American 35, and owner of Portland Bloody Mary Mix teamed with Wild Roots Spirits to create a Pacific Northwest Bloody Mary at this year's festival. The unique cocktail was topped with a blackberry, a bit of smoked salmon, and a chunk of Tillamook cheese.

Bennett batched 20 gallons of mix for the festival and served over 700 cocktails in three hours. Competitors included several restaurants and three b...