Alcademics

Sixty-plus drink books released in 2018. Wowza. Read more →

Books on vermouth, coffee cocktails, whiskey, batching, women's history, dessert cocktails, astrological mixology, two updated classics, two on bar management, and a book on tabletop distilling.  Read more →

A huge story I wrote on the practical and theoretical best practices in making clarified milk punch in Cook's Science. Read more →

Hello from Tales of the Cocktail on Tour in Buenos Aires! I am attending three seminars today held at the lovely Intercontinental Hotel. (Then the rest of the time I'll just be in bars.) The first seminar was a talk by David Wondrich called Drinking the Americas from Punch to... Read more →

Over at Fine Cooking, I list a very simple recipe for an absinthe punch, courtesy of Pernod. It contains just absinthe, lime juice, water, and cucumbers, and it is delicious as all get-out. Check out the simple recipe over at FineCooking.com. Read more →

Yesterday in London I hit three spots. We had an afternoon lunch at the Paramount Club which is on I think the 32nd floor of a building with 360 degree views like this one. I don't know what it's like at night but I liked being there during the day.... Read more →

My latest story in San Francisco Magazine is online here. The pictures are way better in the print version. Beverages by the bowlful By Camper English, Photograph by Shaun Roberts Though punch predates the classic cocktails San Franciscans have been sipping for the past few years, it has taken a... Read more →

This Sunday July 26 at The Alembic in San Francisco is the monthly Savoy Cocktail Book Night where the book is the menu. Pick a drink and the bartenders will do their best to make it. This event grew out of Erik Ellestad's Savoy Project, in which he's making all... Read more →