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A recap of the unique aspects of the Toronto Cocktail Conference and a few highlights. Read more →

I'm pleased to announce that I'm among the ten nominees for a Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award this year for Best Cocktail and Spirits Writer. Also, my other website CocktailSafe.org is up for Best Cocktail and Spirits Publication. The full list of finalists in the writing and media categories... Read more →

The Toronto Cocktail Conference features free mentorship sessions with its seminar speakers. Read more →

Announcing a cocktail safety poster that supports the mission of CocktailSafe.org. Read more →

I'll be headed to Montreal for the first time in a while (make that a very long while - the last time was for a rave) to give a talk at the Invasion Montreal cocktail conference. I'll be speaking on Pro Day, meant for professional bartenders. Luckily my talk is... Read more →

Announcing a new website dedicated to safety in cocktail ingredients and techniques, CocktailSafe.org. It has been a lot of hard work and there is much more to do, but today we are live! The site was covered in a story in today's New York Times. Read more →

A lot of bits and bites of information about bittering agents used in vermouths and aperitivo bitters from some people who know a lot about them. Read more →

While one could add a medication-interaction warning about activated charcoal, like an allergen label on a drink menu, there are other ways to color a drink black that don’t require a scary-sounding note. SevenFifty Daily asked bartenders around the country for cocktail-darkening alternatives and learned that black sesame seeds, cuttlefish ink, and black food coloring are among the ingredients being used. Read more →