Alcademics

Announcing a cocktail safety poster that supports the mission of CocktailSafe.org. Read more →

A look at the new Virgin Hotel's two bars, one on the roof. Read more →

I received a press release today for Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions, a new line of lower-calorie flavored vodka. It's interesting because in specifying that these flavored vodkas are sugar-free, they're implying that other flavored vodkas are not. That implication is true. Vodka is a neutral spirit, defined by the US... Read more →

Drinking pisco cocktails at a Japanese-Peruvian restaurant. Read more →

Here's How has opened Oakland's busy Uptown district, across from the Fox Theatre. It's still in soft opening mode but will have expanded hours starting pretty soon. Last night I had the chance to check out the bar. The bar is a project of Jennifer Colliau, long time Bay Area... Read more →

I'll be headed to Montreal for the first time in a while (make that a very long while - the last time was for a rave) to give a talk at the Invasion Montreal cocktail conference. I'll be speaking on Pro Day, meant for professional bartenders. Luckily my talk is... Read more →

A new batch of drink books has arrived! This time around it's mostly recipe books, with four! of them on gin. As usual, the descriptions below are not reviews by me but text from the publishers. Links are to purchase on Amazon. The Big Book of Gin by Dan Jones... Read more →

A new drink maker operates on the same principles found in the oldest cocktail books. Read more →

Announcing my seminars for the annual Tales of the Cocktail convention. Read more →

I thought I'd share some interesting new cocktail menus, or rather cocktail menu concepts. A Book of Spells at Grey Tiger in Toronto The menu is called The Grimoire of Grey Tiger. I had to look that word up. Wikipedia says, "A grimoire is a textbook of magic, typically including... Read more →