Alcademics

New booze arrivals at the Alcademics office. These are pulled from my Instagram account, where I often show more information about them. Read more →

Long gone are the days when there were only a few drink books out each year; now it's a few every month. Below I've listed the drink books coming out mostly in in September and the beginning of October 2019. There will be another round-up around Thanksgiving most likely, as... Read more →

A visit to Cocchi in Italy, where they make still and sparkling wines plus wine-based vermouths, americanos, and more. Read more →

Nardini, a company known for grappa but which produces a range of liqueurs and amari as well, is headquartered in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, and dates to 1779. I had the chance to visit the company this past fall and wow! We started our tour in the distillery, or rather,... Read more →

A closer look at 23 botanicals used in Cocchi products. Read more →

15 new cocktails and drink books on everything from distilling to mead to drinks to accompany music and travel to favorite bars to rules for drinking. Read more →

Ten new drink books covering bourbon, aquavit, global booze and global bars, plus recipes for prosecco and Instagrammable cocktails.  Read more →

So, so much whiskey. Read more →