This post has nothing to do with cocktails. Last night I attended a talk by Iris Jamahl Dunkle, author of the new book Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb. Sanora Babb was a writer who worked during the Dustbowl for the Farm Security Administration. She was working... Read more →
The Ice Book is the winner of the Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book at the 2024 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards! This is the highest award within the global bar community. I am delighted! The Ice Book’s photographer Allison Webber was there to accept the award for us... Read more →
I'm proud to say that The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts has been voted as a Top Ten Nominee for Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book at Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2024. The book was published a year ago May 23, 2023.... Read more →
A recap of the unique aspects of the Toronto Cocktail Conference and a few highlights. Read more →
In which I find myself at number 39 in an inaugural ranking of the bar industry's most influential people. Read more →
I like innovation and technology. I like trying new things. I like progress and experimentation. But do I like Glyph "Molecular Whiskey"? Well, I have thoughts. A few of which were used in this article, "Is Molecular Whiskey the Futuristic Booze We've Been Waiting For?" by Billy Lyons on Fortune.com.... Read more →
The slightly ridiculous amount of tasting samples I prepared for a talk at Tales of the Cocktail. Read more →
New Booze is now on a separate blog - you can subscribe to its feed, visit that blog, or just check out the links to the posts on a sidebar here on Alcademics. Read more →