Alcademics

Behold! Here is my round-up of all the cocktails and spirits books (plus a few others) that were released in 2017. This year, beyond the annual deluge of whisky books, there are books aping the bartender lifestyle (Drink Like a Bartender, Straight Up), more narrative books (I Hear She's a Real Bitch, By the Smoke and the Smell), and recipe books seeking to simplify the process (3 Ingredient Cocktails, The Imbible, Road Soda) rather than reveal the secrets of complex drinks from top bars. All in all, another great year for reading about drinking.  Read more →

New books on Mezcal, Monster Movies, Gin Tonics, Popsicles, Dirt, and Women's History via Food. Read more →

Here is the latest batch of booze books to hit store shelves and my mailbox. We've got a cognac history, a couple of cocktail recipe books, one on cooking with cocktails, and another exploring wine. Read more →

Behold a big batch of new drink books, from drink recipes to cocktail culture to history and architecture. Read more →

A photographic tour of the bars and restaurants I visited in Moscow during the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2014. Read more →

This blog post contains more information from Michael Mascha's book Fine Waters and website FineWaters.com. Previously I looked at How to Classify Bottled Waters and How to Properly Serve Bottle Water. Today we'll look at pairing water with food. You can read the full description of it on the FineWaters... Read more →

Here are some random pictures and notes from my trip to Rome and the Amalfi Coast with Pallini Limoncello. Rome is a very, very crowded city, especially around tourist attractions. On our second day there we had a guide who was amazing and knew all the ways around the lines.... Read more →

Two stories have popped up recently on the intersection between chefs and gin. Before: Roxor gin is made in Texas and was developed in part by Robert Del Grande, a James Beard-awarded chef with a PhD in biochemistry. The gin contains the usual juniper, corriander, orris, grains of paradise and... Read more →