Cabin 22 celebrates grand opening

After a highly visible overhaul of its patio area, Cabin 22 at 25 Century Drive in Bend — aka the old Players Bar and, for a short time, Blue Pine restaurant — will celebrate its grand opening Saturday night with music by local reggae band 2nd Hand Soldiers around 10 p.m.

If you’re curious about the place, www.cabin22bend.com has menus for food and libations and a schedule of live music. It also lists happy hour as 3-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

There is no cover to attend the grand opening.

Northwest Spirits & Mixology Show this weekend in Sunriver

The Northwest Spirits & Mixology Show will take place tonight and Saturday at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center.

Gates open at 6 p.m. both nights and admission is $25. At 8 p.m. each evening, Dave Stolte, co-founder of Barley Forge Brewing Co. in Costa Mesa, Calif., will present a program called Kitchen Cocktails, “designed to bridge the gap between hosts and excellent cocktails” by focusing on using ingredients already in the fridge.

Exhibitors at the event include locals Bendistillery and Oregon Spirit Distillers and others from across the region and country.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m. both nights, there will be a shuttle running every 30 minutes between the show and the old Mt. Bachelor parking lot at Southwest Columbia Street and Southwest Simpson Avenue in Bend.

For more info on the event, see the story in today’s Business section of The Bulletin.

Local distillery releases first dry gin

Oregon Spirit Distillers will release its first dry gin as a small batch today.

Distiller’s Choice Dry Gin will be available only in the company’s tasting room at 490 N.E. Butler Market Road, #120, in Bend. The spirit “has a crisp, bright, clean taste and is so smooth that it can be served as a sipping gin,” according to an email from Oregon Spirit Distillers.

The tasting room is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

Contact: www.oregonspiritdistillers.com.

— Ben Salmon and Sophie Wilkins