Portland Bar Holy Ghost Will Open With Machine-Shaken Gin Fizzes and Lots of Agave Spirits

When Portland bar maven Ezra Caraeff started thinking about the cocktail menu for his incoming Southeast Portland bar, Holy Ghost, he took inspiration from a plant across the street. A towering agave plant — nicknamed “Monte” — drew crowds and press coverage last year as it began to bloom, frustrating its owner. So he developed a long list of agave spirits to work with, whether it’s a house-infused tequila in a ranch water cocktail, a mezcal Old Fashioned riff with a boost of Cazadores Reposado, or an Altos Plata Aperol spritz.

Named after the banger from classic funk band the Bar-Kays, Holy Ghost opens this week on SE Gladstone,

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