Author: Camper English
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Alcademics Alert: Website Extreme Maintenance
I have recently moved Alcademics.com and my other sites to a new web hosting service, so you should expect to see more broken links/images than usual! Feel free to contact me and drop me a note about any- particularly after mid-October 2025 after I’ve cleaned up most of the site. CocktailSafe.org is hosted at a…
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September 2025 Drink Book Releases
Here are new cocktails and spirits books being released in September 2025. To see all the New Drink Books of 2025, visit this link. Savory and Sweet Shrubs: Tart Mixers for Delicious Cocktails and Mocktails Amazon Bookshop American Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Bourbon, Rye, and Other American Whiskeys Amazon Bookshop The…
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Glow in the Dark Ants in Ice Cubes
I was trolling the dollar store for things to freeze into ice cubes, as I do, and found these large fluorescent ants. I froze them into ice cubes using my Clearly Frozen tray. Then I shined a blacklight on them. They look awesome, even better in a glass with a drink. There is a video…
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Bartender’s Ketchup is Back on the Menu in SF
I wrote a story for the SFStandard about elderflower liqueur making a huge comeback. It was so popular when the brand St. Germain first launched in 2007 that it was given the nickname “bartender’s ketchup.” It’s so back, but now bartenders are using a wide range of products. Read the story here.
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Put a Ring In It: Ring Inside a Clear Ice Cube
I was browsing in the dollar store for stuff to freeze into ice cubes, as I do, and found a bag of party favor rings. They’re made for kids and so can only fit about halfway up my pinky finger, but it’s proof of concept. To freeze the rings into ice, I used my IceOlogy…
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When Fizzy Water Was Medicine
My fellow drink writer Liza Weisstuch wrote a story about seltzer and the specific affinity that the jewish people of NYC have for it. The story includes some quotes from me, as I covered the medicinal history of spas and the soda fountain in my book Doctors and Distillers. The story is very fun…
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50 Year Time Capsule from the Transamerica Pyramid
There’s a new exhibit at the Transamerica Pyramid from a time capsule buried 50 years ago. I checked it out. The building was completed in 1972- the time capsule is from 1974. Before that, from 1853-1959, it was the Montgomery Block that hosted the Bank Exchange Saloon. The Bank Exchange was the home of the…
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Bottled Water Went Viral 125 Years Ago
My latest piece for Food & Wine is "How a Bottled Water Goes Social Media Viral and the Real Differences Between Them" Read it here.
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Super Juice Explainer
My latest story for Food & Wine is an explainer about “super juice.” Read it here.
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Why the Shape and Size of Ice in Your Drink Matters
My latest story for Food & Wine is "Why the Shape and Size of Ice in Your Drink Matters." Check it out here.