These are some of my favorite cocktails and spirits books I read in 2024. Several of them I blurbed for their authors. There are few more books that were published this year that I haven't read yet, so maybe they'll get on next year's list. My 2023 Best Of List... Read more →
The mailroom here at Alcademics Global Headquarters has been working overtime receiving all the new samples. Here are four that arrived recently: Wilderton non alcoholic spirits has new packaging, a rebrand to Wilderton Aperitivo Co, and a new product: Citrus Aperitivo. It has “Lemon, yuzu, and blood orange combine with... Read more →
This review that I wrote first appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. Boozy Book Review: Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit by Josh Noel Jeppson's Malört is a famously disgusting liqueur from Chicago. It’s the drink that your party friends force you to try when you visit them, or sometimes... Read more →
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 →