As there will be a TREMENDOUS amount of new drink books coming out this September and October, I figured I shouldn't wait to post a round-up of new books until then. Below are a bunch of books available right now. As usual, the description of the texts are from the... Read more →
For a long time I've been tracking the increasing number of non-alcoholic spirits. There are now more than 115 brands on the market. I've also made hundreds of non-alcoholic cocktails with these n/a spirits (mostly Seedlip) for events, when there used to be events pre-Covid. In my opinion, these products... Read more →
I haven't done a new books post yet this year, so there are almost 30 of them. As usual, the write-ups are from the publishers and are not reviews by me. I have purchase links to Bookshop, which supports independent bookstores, as well as Amazon, which does not. If you'd... Read more →
It's time for the annual Alcademics drink book round-up! Below are all the books that have come to my attention in 2020. I don't follow wine/beer closely so there are only a few in that section. The links below are to Amazon and to Bookshop.org. If you buy stuff after... Read more →
It's a big batch of booze books for fall! As typical, there is a big rush of publications before the holiday season. I have another post going up in later November of some books not available just yet, and then I'll publish my annual list of all the booze books... Read more →
I've been reading the word "terpenes" a lot lately and a pitch on a terpene turbocharged tequila finally gave me the push I needed to learn what the heck they are. Terpenes are any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C10H16, obtained from plants. [source] Any of... Read more →
A little global pandemic won't stop cocktail books from coming out this summer! In this posting we have books coming out in June 2020 or before (along with a couple I missed from the end of 2019/beginning of 2020). They star some of the big names in bartending: Eric Alperin,... Read more →
A new wave of coffee flavored booze is hitting the market - but this time it's cold brew added to aged spirits. Read more →