Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an American bartender and author. He worked for about a decade at

Clyde Common Clyde Common was a restaurant and market in Portland, Oregon, United States. The business opened in 2007. In 2020, Clyde Common closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening in July with outdoor dining and as a market. The bar and res ...

and Pépé Le Moko in

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

, until their closure in 2022, amid the

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. He opened a new bar, Pacific Standard, in June 2022. Between Clyde Common and his own personal website, Morganthaler innovated in the cocktail industry and shared his results, making him and Clyde Common seen as one of the most influential for cocktails in the United States.

Career

Jeffrey Morgenthaler's first management work was at Bamboo, an establishment in

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie and Willamette River, Willamette rivers, ...

. He proceeded to work at several restaurants in Eugene and moved to Portland in 2009 to take over

's bar, where he also opened a basement bar, Pépé Le Moko. Morgenthaler was responsible for popularizing barrel-aged cocktails beginning in 2010, and bottled carbonated cocktails beginning in 2011. Around 2012, he began creating craft cocktails that are upscale versions of the 1980s "disco-era" drinks. Morgenthaler is credited with the revival in popularity of the amaretto sour, after modernizing its recipe in 2012. His revision calls for bourbon, rich simple syrup, and egg white in addition to the original amaretto liqueur and lemon juice. In 2022, Morgenthaler released a line of canned cocktails with Ninkasi Brewing Company.

and Pépé Le Moko closed in January 2022, amid the

, and so Morgenthaler opened a new bar, Pacific Standard, in June 2022.

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