There is a Russian saying “Водка—наш враг, но мы её уничтожим!” which means “Vodka is our enemy, but we’ll destroy it!” It’s a good place to start talking about Kachka’s new bar and distillery Fabrika. From its humble beginnings in 2014 as a ryumochnayas-style drinking and snacking tavern on Southeast Grand Avenue to its larger family-style dining room and kitchen at Southeast 11th Avenue and Yamhill Street that opened in 2018, Kachka has become an unexpected phenomenon not the least for its early horseradish-infused vodka and tasting flights that take center stage at Fabrika.

It’s a cliché caricature of Russian culture to always associate it with vodka, but perhaps no more than the American South is connected to moonshine and the West to whiskey. Fabrika leans into it with class and grac

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