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An Appearance on WGN Chicago

August 05, 2022

I was a guest on a news show on WGN from Chicago. It was kinda fun! Read more →


August 05, 2022 in Doctors and Distillers | Permalink | Comments (0)

A Review of Doctors and Distillers in Falstaff International Magazine

August 03, 2022

The UK title of Doctors and Distillers is A Perfect Tonic. It's the same book otherwise. A Perfect Tonic was reviewed in Susan Low's The Kitchen Bookshelf column in Falstaff International. She writes: Drinks writer Camper English’s deep interest in science fuels The Perfect Tonic. The book explores the history... Read more →


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The San Francisco Standard Covers Doctors and Distillers

August 03, 2022

I was recently interviewed by Astrid Kane of the SF Standard about Doctors and Distillers. You can read the full interview here. Read more →


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I've Been Distilling Some Things

August 02, 2022

Wine was (probably) first distilled into eau de vie in the practice of trying to make medicines and perfumes like rosewater and wormwood water. Distilling these herbs would make a preserved medicine that would last beyond the herbs' seasons. Today we'd call them hydrosols and essential oils. These were water... Read more →


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Ten More Mixology Books to Know

July 31, 2022

At Tales of the Cocktail this year, I attended a seminar called The 10 Books from Cocktail History You Never Knew You Needed (Until Now), which was lead by Robert Simonson of the New York Times and Dr Nicola Nice of Pomp & Whimsy gin liqueur. You can find brief... Read more →


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Doctors and Distillers in The Washington Post

July 26, 2022

Jason Wilson wrote up a great story in The Washington Post Magazine considering the modern "low and no" movement, the threat (or not) of neo-prohibitionists, and thoughts about "mindful drinking" and health of alcohol in general. He interviewed me for the story and provided a fantastic partial book summary: Read... Read more →


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An Interview With The American Scholar

July 22, 2022

The SmartyPants podcast from The American Scholar published an interview with me about Doctors and Distillers. Listen here. Read more →


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A Video Interview With MedPage Today

July 22, 2022

Is found here. Read more →


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A Review of Doctors and Distillers in Scientific American!

July 21, 2022

My very favorite magazine, Scientific American, published a review of Doctors and Distillers in the August 2022 issue. Needless to say I'm delighted with it! Read it here! Read more →


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A News Segment With Me on ABC News

July 21, 2022

A quick interview with me on ABC News to promote Doctors and Distillers. They call me a "master mixologist" which is most definitely not true, but I did write a heck of a book! Read more →


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