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The New Sweet

Mar 14, 2010 2:06pm

The story on cocktail sweeteners I wrote for the April/May issue of Fine Cooking magazine is now online. You can read it here. [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original Post' below.] ...

Fine Cocktails in Fine Cooking Magazine

Mar 11, 2010 7:51am

I have a story in the new March/April issue of Fine Cooking magazine. It's about the variety of ways to sweeten cocktails with raw sugars, maple syrup, agave, honey, etc. Pick up a copy to find a Mamie Taylor variation... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...

Molecular Mixology and Gastronomy at Absolut Sensory Analysis Workshop

Mar 10, 2010 7:12am

(Solid Bloody Mary with vodka-fused pear cherry tomato, micro celery, dried roasted tomato and lemon rind, and other ingredients.) What a treat! On Sunday, May 7, a group of bartenders and a lucky journalist or two were treated to a... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...

The San Francisco Hailstorm Cocktail

Mar 8, 2010 6:35pm

We had a sudden and wild hailstorm in San Francisco Today. We all know that special occasions call for special cocktails, so I made one and served it in a glass full of hail. San Francisco Hailstorm 3 ounces bourbon... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...

Now Trending: White Whiskey

Mar 8, 2010 8:12am

Hey, have you heard about the white whiskey? Probably! SF Chronicle: White whiskey drips into the mainstream Washington Post: Of microdistillers and moonshine New York Times: White Dog’s Day Foodista Blog: Knocking Back Moonshine with Max Watman Here are some... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...

Better Cocktails Creep Into the Castro

Mar 5, 2010 7:58am

My first story written for 7x7 Magazine is now online. Castro's Last Stand Long a bastion of bad drinks and a good time, the city’s biggest party neighborhood is slowly but surely learning how to wield a muddler. by Camper... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...

Booze Writer Switcheroo in San Francisco

Mar 4, 2010 10:56pm

You may have noticed something funky in this month's glossy San Francisco city magazines. Jordan Mackay, long the wine and spirits writer for 7x7 Magazine, has a piece in San Francisco Magazine. And if you picked up 7x7 Magazine you... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...

Guatemala Miscellany

Mar 3, 2010 3:17pm

My post on how rum is aged at Zacapa will have to wait another day- I thought I fully understood it but an item on a slide tripped me up. Time for a fact-check! In the meantime, here are some... [Visit Alcademics.com for the full post. On Facebook, click 'View Original...