I tried a cocktail of the day at Teardrop and it was damn good. Co-owner Daniel is passionate about making drinks and seems to value the quality of his drinks more than anyone. Definitely worth a visit!

The Teardrop Lounge is by far the most legitimate place for a cocktail in all of Portland. The owners personally tend the bar and are serious about creating the perfect drink. All drinks are made from scratch with fresh ingredients by including even the tonic water, ginger beer, bitters, and infusions to name a few.

I stopped by during happy hour and was surprised to find that the daily drink specials were as good if not better than their more expensive counterparts. The owners of the Teardrop stay true to the cocktail as their drink menu doesn't just list off the standard vodka based garbage that everyone else tries to push these days. Instead their menu includes many unique and complex drinks that are beyond the status quo.

If you are interested in mixology or just want an exceptional drink, this place is for you.

We went to Happy Hour at Teardrop on Wednesday - it was great. The classic cocktail special was based on the Hemingway. Daniel and Ted made their own kaffir lime and white peppercorn syrup and mixed it with vodka and grapefruit juice. YUM. Of course, we had a couple of those and then ended the evening with DeeCee's Fuegos - scotch, pomegranate molasses,burnt orange and carpano antica formula vermouth - one of my personal favorites.

The service and drinks were spot on. This could be my favorite HH... EVER.