Alcademics

More than 70 cocktails and spirits books (plus a few on cider, beer, and spiritzes) published in 2019. Read more →

I make hundreds of non-alcoholic cocktails each year for tech events, at which a fair percentage of event attendees do not consume alcohol. I've made it a policy to have drinks that are of equal quality to the alcoholic ones, and for that Seedlip has come in very handy. Many... Read more →

A big list of non-alcoholic spirit brands similar to Seedlip, Stryyk, and Lyre's. Read more →

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 →

M. Carrie Allan wrote a story in this weekend's Washington Post about how to make quality non-alcoholic cocktails by taking into account things like texture, bitterness, and spice. My brief place in the story is in this quote: Drinks writer Camper English noted that he uses the word “slow” to... Read more →

Then new drink books (okay one of them is a card game) released from May through August before the fall book onslaught! Read more →

Items of interest from the best bar show on earth. Read more →

27!!! New drink books out this fall, wowzers. Read more →