Backpacks in Bars
June 26, 2018
About backpacks in bars. Read more →
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Booze on Cruises: Updates on Cocktails on Princess Cruises and Norwegian Sky
November 20, 2017
A reader sends in menus and information from recent cruises to Havana with Norwegian Cruises and updated info from Princess Cruises. Read more →
Boozy Botany at the Berkeley Botanical Garden
March 20, 2017
A visit to the UC Botanical Garden for a look at plants used in dyes and in making booze. Read more →
What to Drink When You're Not Drinking, According to Bartenders
January 02, 2017
100 bartenders responded to my query: What do you drink when not drinking? Read more →
Better Booze Coming Soon to an Airport Near You
April 08, 2016
In a recent post for Departures.com, I wrote about where to drink in a few US airports now, and a few announced plans for where you'll find better drinks in the future. Read more →
I Vaped a Negroni, and It Wasn't So Bad
September 23, 2015
I vaped a cocktail in a "Vaportini" and did not die. Read more →
Good Booze, Bad Booze: Drinking Reduces and Also Increases Stroke Risk
September 18, 2015
One day science says drinking will make you live forever. The next day science says it will kill you tomorrow. Good Booze, Bad Booze is an Alcademics category where I put all these stories together. Read more →
How Drinking in 1948 was like Drinking in College, or in 2005
September 01, 2015
A post-WWII quote reminds me of drinking in 2005. Read more →