Alcademics

For this article on Bevvy.co, I interviewed severa... Read more →

For Bevvy.co, I wrote up Ice Tools for the Bar: Knives, Chisels, Saws, and More. This story came out of my own curiosity as to which were the best type of tools to use for cutting and carving ice. So I asked a bunch of people who do it on... Read more →

Mixology Magazine is a German publication mostly geared toward bartenders. I contributed to it for a number of years and they were great! Now they've reviewed The Ice Book. I read it via the translator on my browser, and it seemed very nice. Read more →

The Washington Post asks, Why are Americans so obsessed with ice? When they contacted me about the story, I knew it was going to be about Starbucks. You see, I have a google news alert for "ice" and the news that Starbucks was switching to chewy ice hit last week.... Read more →

If you're making slabs of ice in a cooler as I showed folks how to do here on Alcademics and in The Ice Book, you need to cut them up into cubes and other shapes after you pop the slab out of your cooler. Most of the time over the... Read more →

For AlcoholProfessor.com, I wrote up EcoSpirits, a company with a system for avoiding single-use glass bottles sold to bars. I've been following them for years and am psyched they've set up locations in the US now. They fill from bulk shipping containers, put them into their custom-made and reusable "ecoTotes"... Read more →

Angela Hansberger wrote up The Ice Book and Ice by Amy Brady for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The story is here (paywalled). I was able to access the text via my public library (did you know you can do that to get through newspaper and even magazine paywalls?) and a few... Read more →

InsideHook writes up The Ice Book. The article includes an excerpt as well. "It’s a wonderful and quick guide for novices and drinks experts alike." "succinct and beautifully photographed drinks guide" "This Is the Ultimate Guide to Clear Ice" Read it here! Read more →