Alcademics

Pectinex, centrifuges, malic acid, and hydrosols: They're making your cocktails delicious. Read more →

May 2008: Inside the still room at Glenmorangie in Scotland. Read more here. Read more →

I'll be a panelist at an event at the National Archives in Washington, DC. You know, the place where they keep the Declaration of Independence? That place. No big deal. Read more →

I gave two full-length seminars and one mini-seminar at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans this year. For my seminar on Prehistoric Cocktail Technology, I went kinda big. This post is my packing list, with its 99 items. Ridiculous. Read more →

June 2012: Laprhoaig's master distiller John Campbell cutting peat on Islay. Learn more about it here. Read more →

Hi! I'm at the Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans as I am every year this time. It is very hot here. I may not have time to post, or not post very much this week, but you can follow along in some of the shenanigans on social media. Read more →

September 2009: A cooper at Hennessy Cognac repairs a barrel for aging. Read more here. Read more →

Dalva in San Francisco has launched a short new drink menu with origami instructions as an activity to do while you wait for your Tinder date to show up. Read more →