I recently visited the San Francisco location of The Spanish Table, a store that sells foods and wines from Spain. I was there to look at sherry, but I spied some bottled waters I hadn’t tried yet. (This is exciting for me.) They had: Vichy Catalan - A super salty... Read more →
The reporter for this story in The Guardian and I talked a long time about clear ice, iceberg water, and bottled water. Not much made it into the final story from me (so it goes) but I did get mentioned in the lead paragraphs! Towards the end of 2009, Camper... Read more →
I recently read the 2012 book Drinking Water: A History by James Salzman, in preparation for my forthcoming water classes I'm teaching in San Francisco. It is about the history of public and private drinking water and bottled water, from olden times until recent times. From researching Doctors and Distillers... Read more →
Here are some new or new-to-me products that have hit store shelves lately, as seen on my Instagram account. Read more →
Here's my latest story for Bevvy.co: Everything to Know About Mineral Waters and Mixing Water with Spirits Read more →
I provided some context for a story about carbonated water for Wine Enthusiast. “Naturally carbonated mineral spring water was thought to be extra healthy compared with regular mineral water, and far healthier than surface water from rivers and streams,” English notes. “European and American mineral springs rich in iron or... Read more →
Many distilleries brag about their pure water supply, but typically that water is only used for fermentation, and then reverse osmosis filtered or distilled tap water is used to dilute spirits down to bottle proof. So the quantity of that special water left in the bottle is small - in... Read more →
I was recently in touch with Top Note Tonic founders founders Mary Pellettieri and Noah Swanson about their new Club Soda that was created specifically for making highballs with whiskey. They went into the process with specific goals in mind to pair it with whiskey, researched styles of water and... Read more →