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 →
A bunch of new boozy books including ones on tequila, tiki, hillary clinton, southern drinks, and mocktails. Read more →
I surveyed a bunch of bartenders on their top choices for non-alcoholic beers. There were clear winners - and one clear loser. Read more →
100 bartenders responded to my query: What do you drink when not drinking? Read more →