In my latest story for AlcoholProfessor, I wrote about a big batch of Halloween-adjacent cocktail books coming out this year. If you just want to click over to Amazon for the books, they are below. To read my reviews, go on over to AlcoholProfessor.com to read the full review. Spirits... Read more →
I have done a good deal of research into the history of plant-based medicines that eventually made their way into spirits and cocktails, like cinchona bark in tonic water, wormwood in absinthe, gentian in bitter amaro, and more. So I had great interest in the forthcoming The Plant Hunter by... Read more →
Over at AlcoholProfessor.com, I reviewed A Good Drink: In Pursuit of Sustainable Spirits by Shanna Farrell. You can buy it on Amazon or support local bookstores by purchasing on Bookshop. Purchasing via these links may earn me a small affiliate commission, and I could use the money. Read the review... Read more →
I've heard authors saying the "due to supply chain issues" you should buy any books you plan on purchasing as holiday gifts super early this year. You have been notified! Last month I posted 22 books released in October. Well, this month there are 32 more! Mostly I cover cocktails... Read more →
I reviewed the book Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerland. This article first appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. Book Review: Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization By Edward Slingerland Many thousands of years ago, alcohol was a lot more... Read more →
There are so many drink books coming out this fall! This post is only the 22 books coming out in September, though I'll note that some books are being pushed back a few weeks due to global shipping issues. October looks to be even more books than September. Scroll all... 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 →
Brian Hoefling's third book, The Cocktail Seminars [amazon][bookshop], is based on cocktail classes he began teaching in college. Today he runs the Herzog Cocktail School in Boston and is the author of two other books: Classic Cocktails, and Distilled Knowledge: The Science Behind Drinking's Greatest Myths, Legends, and Unanswered Questions.... Read more →