Alcademics

Ten new drink books out now, or real soon. Read more →

A bunch of new boozy books including ones on tequila, tiki, hillary clinton, southern drinks, and mocktails. Read more →

Tracing the facts and fiction about the history and origin of the Paloma, a cocktail made with tequila, lime, grapefruit soda, and a pinch of salt. Read more →

Patron tequila has an ice press that makes an ice puck in the shape of a tahona. I played around with it. Read more →

New Booze for December 2016 features a range of new tequilas, a bunch of imported gins (and one experimental US one), a slew of scotch whiskies, one very old Irish whiskey, and more. Read more →

As usual, a ton of whiskey and a smattering of other products hitting the US market. Read more →

Here are some of the new spirits hitting the market over the last couple of months: lots of rye but also gin, tequila, pisco, applejack, and more. Read more →

My annual list of most all of the cocktails and spirits books that have been released. This year we see tons of whiskey books again, and a whole segment of bar-specific cocktail books and a new category of narrative cocktail history. Read more →