As there will be a TREMENDOUS amount of new drink books coming out this September and October, I figured I shouldn't wait to post a round-up of new books until then. Below are a bunch of books available right now. As usual, the description of the texts are from the... Read more →
Drinks International Magazine has just released their Bar World 100 awards for 2021. It's the third year of the awards and I'm thrilled to say I made the list every year so far. The Bar World 100 is a list of the "most influential figures in the bar industry." "The... Read more →
When the Anchor Brewing Company and its beer was sold to Sapporo a few years ago, Anchor Distilling, crammed into a corner of the Potrero Hill brewery for about 25 years, needed a new home. A couple of weeks ago marked its official move-in to Pier 50, between Oracle Park... Read more →
For a long time I've been tracking the increasing number of non-alcoholic spirits. There are now more than 115 brands on the market. I've also made hundreds of non-alcoholic cocktails with these n/a spirits (mostly Seedlip) for events, when there used to be events pre-Covid. In my opinion, these products... Read more →
I made some fun ice, as I tend to do. For the grid ice, I first made ice using the Ghost Ice tray, then I just set it on a cookie drying rack that I heated up on the stove burner. I think it looks like the tardis from Dr.... Read more →