Alcademics

These are some books about vodka I've used in a research project. Some are no longer in print. Read more →

Websites, books, and various resources about potatoes. Read more →

Despite the common belief that all vodka is made from potatoes, very little of it is. We'll look at when and where vodka was first made from potatoes as we trace the spirit's history. Read more →

Potatoes originally come from Peru, but they're only the 18th largest producers of the crop. China and India, which are relatively new producers of potatoes, are the top growers. Then the US and Russia are nearly tied for third and fourth. Read more →

We have looked at what a potato is and the introduction of the potato to Europe. Now we'll look at the slow spread of potatoes around the continent, then talk about french fries, yum. Read more →

In today's history lesson, we'll look at how the potato came to Europe. Read more →

Blow off work on Monday, August 18th and come to the Papa's Pilar rum Cocktail Showdown in San Francisco. The event runs from 12-4 in the afternoon and will be held at The Woodbury, 685 Third Street in SF. Read more →

In previous posts, I took a look at how Anchor Distilling developed and makes their rye whiskeys and gins. Now we'll look at their genever, which is a whiskey-gin hybrid of sorts, as well as White Christmas, a white whiskey distilled from Anchor's Christmas Ale. Read more →