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Science booze news - stories on water, whisky, artificial intelligence, activated charcoal, synthetic quinine, and more! Read more →

Some fun finds and trends from the 2019 Fancy Food Show. Read more →

I'm coming to Detroit to give two talks! I hope you can join me. Read more →

Several years ago I visited the Deanston and Bunnahabhain scotch whisky distilleries. Click on those words to read about the visits. At the time I was there I was really obsessed with the effects of water in distilled spirits (not that I'm over it), so I followed up with some... Read more →

100 bartenders responded to my query: What do you drink when not drinking? Read more →

I'll be giving two talks at the first Chicago Cocktail Summit on May 22 and 23, 2016. The summit is divided into two days: the first one for consumers and home enthusiasts, and the second for industry folk and bartenders. Read more →

A few cool tools, glasses, barspoons, and branch water that have shown up at the Alcademics Global Headquarters of late. Read more →

In this post we'll look at commercial brands of bottled water that resemble water from the Speyside, Highlands, and Islay regions of Scotland. We saw before that different waters bring out different properties in scotch whisky. We can then look at properties of bottled water from Scotland. Thanks to UisgeSource,... Read more →