Here are a few of my favorite (and your favorite juding by popularity) posts on Alcademics from 2013. Have a look, perhaps there's something good you missed... A Sampling of Sugars from Asia A Tribute to Harry Craddock on the 50th Anniversary of his Death Tasting the Regional Waters of... Read more →
The new Alcademics Global World Headquarters is fully operational and is no longer just a desk in my bedroom. It's now a desk in an office building. If you're in the business of mailing me stuff, please drop me a line and I'll send you the new address. As for... Read more →
I decided to add up all the trips I took in 2012 and compare it to last year's travel, and it appears this year I was a total slacker. I took a mere 17 trips this year (22 last year), and flew only 90,000 miles in the air, compared with... Read more →
During Portland Cocktail Week, I was a panelist in a seminar called "PR and Writers: Can't We All Just Get Along?" We talked about things that PR folks do that aggravate cocktail bloggers and writers, and things that writers do to annoy PR people. In yesterday's post, we talked about... Read more →
During Portland Cocktail Week, I was a panelist in a seminar called "PR and Writers: Can't We All Just Get Along?" We talked about things that PR folks do that aggravate bloggers and writers, and things that writers do that annoy PR people. Tomorrow I'll post about what writers do.... Read more →
Drink.Write is a sub-conference of Portland Cocktail Week for writers, bloggers, and other interested parties, with daytime seminars on Tuesday and Wednesday October 23 and 24. Drink.Write is open to all writers/bloggers/bartenders, not just those who specialize in cocktails and spirits. Just RSVP in advance, please. Please RSVP to camperenglish@gmail.com... Read more →
I'm helping with the programming of seminars geared toward cocktail and spirits writers and bloggers at Portland Cocktail Week October 21-25, 2012. I'd like your help. Even if you're not planning to attend PDXCW, I would love to know what you, as a writer or blogger, would like to learn... Read more →
This is turning into a pretty good month. Alcademics was just given a Best of the Bay Award in the San Francisco Bay Guardian. BEST LIQUOR LOWDOWN Why is it that we like to read about food and drink so much on the Web? In no other Internet area, except... Read more →