I'm doing some historical research and came across this article from 1905 - just before the Pure Food & Drug Act was enacted. (See Doctors and Distillers for more about that!) This is from the "Truth" newspaper from Salt Lake City. It lists the alcohol percentages of many bitters and... Read more →
For AlcoholProfessor.com I wrote a series of articles about bitter botanicals. Check 'em out! What is Cinchona Bark & Where Do We Find It? What is Rhubarb Root & Where Do We Find It? What is Wormwood & Where Do We Find It? What is Gentian and Where Do We... Read more →
There are now at least three brands of nonalcoholic cocktail bitters on the market. It was formerly commonly believed that Fee Brothers bitters were nonalcoholic, but that is not true: they have a glycerin base, but the flavor extracts used in each have alcohol. Their bitters range in overall alcohol... Read more →
Below is a collection of new spirits launches from my Instagram page. Click on over to insta for more info. Read more →
Below is a collection of new spirits launches this December from my Instagram page. Click on over to insta for more info. Read more →
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 →
Just yesterday I gave a tasting of the bitter components found in Jagermeister and other bitter/sweet liqueurs. In my introduction I have everyone taste a sample of aloin, a compound from aloe that is extremely bitter and used in fernets in particular. However, not everyone can taste it, as I... Read more →
I was a speaker on a panel for Tales of the Cocktail 2020 in which I said that we should be careful about bitters in non-alcoholic cocktails. In my experience, if you ask someone who orders a non-alcoholic cocktail if "a dash of alcohol is okay" to put bitters in... Read more →