About this event
The Northwest Spirits Drive
After taking a year off, the 'NW Spirits Drive' is back again in 2016! This event combines touring 45 miles of scenic back roads through Skagit and Whatcom counties finishing along Lake Whatcom into Bellingham where the social half of the event begins with facility tour presentations at a brewery and distillery along with lunch.
Arrive at the Chuckanut Park & Ride between 9:30 - 10:00 am (999 N. Burlington Blvd) just off I-5 Exit 231 (SR-11/Chuckanut Dr). Meet at the western end of the parking lot to sign your wavier form and receive the day's route instructions. Drivers meeting will be at 10:00 am with the first group leaving at 10:20 and the second group shortly thereafter. The tour segment into Bellingham is approx. 60 minutes.
The first stop of the day is at Roger Jobs Porsche to collect our specially engraved PNWR glass beer steins and to admire some of their special Porsches on display including a 918 Spyder and GT3 RS in their newly remodeled showroom. From there it's a short drive over to Aslan Brewery for a 30-minute presentation tour of their organic brewing process. We'll be split into two smaller groups so that everyone can get to hear, see and ask questions from our tour guides. After the tour is completed, we'll gather in their private, reserved mezzanine for a pay-as-you-go lunch. Scrumptious burgers and salads along with other lunch offerings can be found at www.aslanbrewing.com. Feel free to use your custom engraved beer stein to purchase one of their dozen beers on tap. Hard cider and wine is also available.
After lunch, it's another short drive to Mt. Baker Distillery (www.mountbakerdistillery.com) where Troy and Dawn will provide a presentation tour of their small, 100% hand-batched distillery process and the history behind their recipes (moonshine, vodka, gin), some dating back to the Civil War era. Tasting of their products will be available including some of their unique pairings such as the ever popular Apple Pie Moonshine. Again, we'll split into two smaller groups so everyone can have a more personable experience during the tour to ask questions with our hosts. The day's event will conclude at Mt. Baker Distillery at approx. 3 pm.
This event will be limited to 30 members only as requested by the two facilities that will be giving us the tours.
So we hope that you can join us for this unique event that combines a short, back-country tour of Washington's northern counties followed by education on what goes into organic, hand-batched brewing and distillation processes.
Event requirements
Tour Requirements:
- Cancellations and refunds: Cancelations accepted until March 26. There are no advanced payments required for this tour.
- Car club membership: To participate you should be a member of the PCA and PNWR. Porsche owners who are not members may register with the tour chair and receive a special invitation on a case-by-case basis.
- Non-Porsches on the Tour: Non-Porsches are only allowed on a case-by-case basis under extenuating circumstances (car in the shop, awaiting delivery of a Porsche, etc)
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For Adult participants and attendees: All drivers and passengers must sign the Waiver Release Form, which will be provided at the tour starting point. There is no need to download, print and sign the form in advance.
- Age and driver's license restrictions: All drivers must be at least 16 years old and in possession of a valid US driver's license at the time of the Tour. A driving permit is not acceptable. For participants under 18 years old, the participant and his/her parents must sign an additional waiver and the participant must attend with at least one parent or legal guardian.
- Registering for Passengers: Please make sure to include the names of any passengers riding with you in the space provided during registration. If you have two cars on the tour each car and driver should register with a separate Motorsportreg account.
- Please read the Tour Rules and Etiquette guidance on the club website under "On the Road-->Tours-->Etiquette & Rules (pdf)" prior to the tour date.
- Additional information: See our club website http://www.pnwr.org/