Month: June 2023
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Camper English Named As One of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the Bar World
Drinks International has released their 2023 Bar World 100 list, a list of the 100 most influential people in the bar world internationally. I am happy to say that I have once again made the list. The list has been released for the last four years and I have been on it three times, missing…
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Vanity Fair: The Glaciers May Be Melting—But Status Ice Is Trending
I was interviewed for this terrific story in Vanity Fair that brings together the modern manifestations of clear ice with its history as a luxury item that quickly transforms into an everyday necessity over and over again. I think the writer did a great job with it. Read it here.
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Doctors and Distillers is a Finalist for the 2023 Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Spirited Awards
I am very happy to announce that Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails is a Top 4 Finalist for the Tales 2023 Spirited Awards in the category of Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits! All the Top 4 nominees are great, as were many in…
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Review of The Ice Book on DrinkHacker
Rob Theakston of DrinkHacker wrote a very nice review of The Ice Book. He concludes: The hallmark of English’s books is his ability to make dense subjects approachable and accessible without careening too hard into academic or jargon-laden territories. This book is no exception. If you’re looking to take cocktail aesthetics and accents up [a]…
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A Mention of The Ice Book in Scientific American
My fellow ice book author Amy Brady wrote an article for Scientific American on the use of ice and its impacts in cocktail programs. I consider it a success that not only did she include The Ice Book in the story, I was able to get the expression "dirty dump" in Scientific American! Read: Climate-Friendly…
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Clear ice cubes make cocktails taste better. Really
In the San Francisco Chronicle's Bite Curious newsletter, Caleb Pershan blames me for his new ice obsession. Fair. Clear ice cubes make cocktails taste better. Really I think this way because of Camper English, a drinks writer in San Francisco, who recently published a book on the subject, “The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear…
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The 10 Biggest Mistakes You’re Making With Ice Cubes, According To Camper English
I was interviewed for this story mostly on storing ice. The 10 Biggest Mistakes You're Making With Ice Cubes, According To Camper English Crystalline or cloudy? The character of your beverage's ice can be a hot-button issue for some. Ice cube reporter Camper English preeminently taught the masses how to make perfectly clear ice cubes at home.…
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Thoughts About Starbucks Ice
I was interviewed by Salon.com about the changes to Starbucks ice machines supposedly rolling out. "Starbucks is shifting to nugget ice — and an ice expert has thoughts" English is a world-renowned ice expert. He is the author of "The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts" and, after spending more…
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Cocktail Ice Is a Work of Art
This awesome article appeared on the homepage of Liquor.com! "For Camper English, Cocktail Ice Is a Work of Art" After months of tweaking temperature, timing, types of water, and container shapes and sizes, English deduced the technique behind achieving flawlessly crystalline ice with nary a cloud or blemish. This method is known as “directional freezing”…
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Another Ice Book Mention in the Wall Street Journal
In a story about the chewy ice as served in Sonic and at hospitals, the Wall Street Journal interviewed me. Read the story here.