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Two New Books on Moonshine

Within a week of each other, two new books about moonshine landed in my mailbox. Let's have a look. Read more →

New Booze: Small Batch from Bowmore

Bowmore introduces its latest expression – Small Batch, which is matured in first and second-fill ex-bourbon casks. It is bottled without an age statement. Read more →

Two Favorite Recipes from the Disaronno Mixing Star Showcase

I flew to Saronno Italy and then Marsala, Sicily last week for two days of education and a cocktail or two with Disaronno. These were my two favorite drinks of the week. Read more →

Snap Shots: Blue Skies Over the Pyramid

December 2010: Chichen Itza, Mexico. I was here on a trip with Dos Equis beer. The brewery is nowhere near this place, it was just a fun trip. Read about it here. Read more →

Disaronno Distillery Visit in Saronno Italy

This July I visted the town of Saronno, Italy, and the blending and bottling house where they make Disaronno liqueur (formerly known as Disaronno Amaretto). So The Legend Goes Disaronno, as with many brands, is based on a legend involving a beautiful woman and a secret manuscript. We visited the chapel where the story begins. In the 1400s, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miracles was founded in Saronno. For a later addition to the chapel in 1525, a painter named Bernardino Luini found a model for the Virgin Mary in a local widowed innkeeper, and used her face... Read more →

Notes on the Science of Flavour

I attended a seminar sponsored by Disaronno on The Science of Flavour by food scientist Dr. Rachel Edwards-Stuart. I took a lot of notes - and here they are. Read more →

Making Rye Whiskey at Anchor Distilling in San Francisco

Anchor Distilling makes three unique rye whiskies in a tiny corner of a big brewery in Potrero Hill in San Francisco. I visited, probably for my 6th time, to learn the story of how it all started and how the whiskies are made. Read more →

Trick Dog's New San Francisco Tourist Map Menu, Launching Tonight

San Francisco bar Trick Dog is launching their new menu tonight and they've allowed me to post it here on Alcademics. Read more →