I attended Bar Convent Berlin 2019. This was probably my sixth trip to Berlin for this most excellent bar show. My talk on CocktailSafe topics had a standing-room only crowd, so my trip was a success. Below are a few observations from the show. Ginsanity There was so much new... Read more →
Fancy eau de vie from carrots seems to be gaining popularity in cocktails, despite the price. Read more →
A look at the new liquors/liqueurs hitting the market over the past couple months. Read more →
This edition of New Booze contains a few months' worth of new product launches. Read more →
Apparently it's West Coast writers' apple brandy weekend. Jordan Mackay of San Francisco writes about apple brandy for the New York Times. Paul Clarke of Portland OR Seattle writes about apple brandy (with cocktail recipes) for the San Francisco Chronicle. Read more →
This post is a couple months late, but no matter. A while back I visited the St. George Spirits (and Hangar One Vodka) distillery in Alameda, California, while they were finishing distilling raspberry eau de vie and about to distill pear. I've known Hangar's distiller Lance Winters for a while,... Read more →
I visited St. George Spirits yesterday and caught the tail end of the kirsch eau de vie distillation. Behold the churning cherries! Read more →