My lack of posts lately is due to the seven stories I had due in the last two weeks. One of them was my first blog entry for Fine Cooking Magazine's website, FineCooking.com. It is my recipe for the Double Rainbow Cocktail, as seen here on Alcademics with rainbow ice.... Read more →
Nearly all liquor websites are terrible for those of us looking for product information, brand history, or recipes. These things, you would think, would be their prime focus. As I spend a lot of time looking for product information, I have to deal with these sites all the time. Without... Read more →
On July 21, 2010 I gave a talk at Tales of the Cocktail on How to be Interviewed for Print, Radio, and Television. I covered the print part and Jennifer English (no relation) covered radio and TV. The description of the seminar is here. Several people asked that I share... Read more →
I am attending the Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans this week so posts will be sporadic and probably weird. I am attempting to tweet every drink I have at the event, which is turning out to be an ambitious goal and I've only been here one evening... Read more →
Let's say that you are bringing a new brand of tequila to market and want to tell people what's in the bottle. Here are the basic questions that a brand should be able to answer. Distillery What is the NOM number of the distillery? Where is it located, and is... Read more →
I was preparing for my Tales of the Cocktail presentation and was thinking how unfortunate it is that I won't be able to use any of the information in the Tales session called How to Give Great Presentations for my presentation, as it is the presentation that takes place immediately... Read more →
No, I'm not 50 years old, but I visited my 50th distillery/blending house here in Scotland at the Isle of Jura distillery. I'm lucky to have seen so many places around the world and look forward to seeing many more. I'll post more information about the trip later, but here's... Read more →
While normal people were sleeping, friend and web developer Humuhumu was cranking out a new set of banners that I'll rotate on Alcademics. She even provided an idiot-proof template for the Photoshop-challenged user that is me to make additional banners going forward. She is The Awesome. Keep her in mind... Read more →