59
Victoria
January/February 2013
P
roprietor
S
teve
M
c
C
arthy has
been
crafting his
artisan
spirits
at
P
ortland
,
O
regon
’
s
C
lear
C
reek
D
istillery
for
twenty
-
eight
years
.
A
mid
the
copper
-
topped
-
pot
stills
,
the
fruits of
his
labor
are methodically
captured
in
exquisite
,
crystal
-
clear
eaux
-
de
-
vie
he makes
from
the
intensely
flavored
pears
,
plums
,
raspberries
,
and
cherries of
the
P
acific
N
orthwest
.
text
Jeanne de lathouder
photography
kate sears
to
perfectionb
bottled