Alcademics

Announcing my seminars for the annual Tales of the Cocktail convention. Read more →

Great feedback on a seminar I gave this year at Tales of the Cocktail. Read more →

Processes and parameters used in production of Campari. Now we just need to figure out what's in it. Read more →

The slightly ridiculous amount of tasting samples I prepared for a talk at Tales of the Cocktail. Read more →

The state of the Tales of the Cocktail industry conference in an important transitional year 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 →

In my latest piece for SevenFifty Daily, I asked a bunch of people about the return on investment of Tales of the Cocktail: How they measure it and how they maximize it. I also interviewed Tales' founder Ann Tuennerman to get her advice on how to maximize the event as an attendee or small brand sponsor, and addressing the question, "Is Tales too big?" Read more →

Large format cocktail ice providers have been around for a while, but now big cube/sphere/spear providers are branching out into new shapes, sizes, making machines, and pushing into retail.  Read more →