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Three Brands of Nonalcoholic Bitters

February 10, 2022

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 →


February 10, 2022 in bitters, non-alcoholic | Permalink | Comments (0)

A Visit to Brucato Amaro, Made in San Francisco

February 07, 2022

This is a story I wrote that first appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com, reprinted here with permission. Can Brucato Amaro Capture California's Diverse Terroir in a Bottle? Brucato Amaro Bottling by Camper English The production facility for Brucato Amaro is not found deep in California’s redwood forest, nor in its orchards or... Read more →


February 07, 2022 in amaro, camper_clips | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Big Drink 2022: 50 Iconic Cocktails in San Francisco

February 07, 2022

I just realized that this is my tenth year at making The Big Drink list for 7x7 Magazine. It's a list of iconic cocktails in San Francisco. Check out the 2012 version here. As usual it's a list of super classics like the Irish Coffee at The Buena Vista and... Read more →


February 07, 2022 in camper_clips, cocktails, San Francisco | Permalink | Comments (0)

Notes on Rum from the Book Sugar: The World Corrupted

February 05, 2022

I recently read the book Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Sidney W. Mintz [amazon][bookshop]. This book compares sugar production and consumption patterns specifically looking at the place of sugar in England as it grew from a luxury item to an everyday necessity. The book... Read more →


February 05, 2022 in history, rum, sweeteners | Permalink | Comments (0)

New Spirits January 2022

January 30, 2022

Below is a collection of new spirits launches from my Instagram page. Click on over to insta for more info. Read more →


January 30, 2022 in bitters, brandy, cognac, Ireland, mezcal, non-alcoholic, whisky | Permalink | Comments (0)

My Entry in the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails

January 17, 2022

There's not an entry about me in the new Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails - surely an oversight - but there is one by me. I was asked to write the entry for "Ice, Science of its Use." I did it in two and a half pages that took... Read more →


January 17, 2022 in camper_clips, ice | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sugar in Brazil in the 1700s

January 13, 2022

For the Alcademics Book Club, we're reading Sweetness and Power, about sugar. Every time I read about the history of sugar, particularly the heyday of slavery-powered production in the 1700s in the Caribbean, I'm always like, "What happened to Portugal-controlled Brazilian sugar?" The Portuguese were early leaders in sugarcane production... Read more →


January 13, 2022 in books, history, sweeteners | Permalink | Comments (1)

What is Oleo Saccharum and How Do You Use It? on Bevvy

January 06, 2022

I have just started contributing a couple stories a month to Bevvy.co. My first one just went live and it's here. It's about oleo saccharum. Read more →


January 06, 2022 in camper_clips | Permalink | Comments (0)

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