Author: Camper English
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The Cocktail is the International Alcoholic Esperanto
Here’s a fun excerpt: The American Mercury 1924-09: Vol 3 Iss 9 CLINICAL NOTESBY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN AND H. L. MENCKEN The cocktail, once observed George Ade, follows the American flag. That was twenty years ago. The flags of all nations today follow the cocktail. Its fame has spread over the globe, and justly. It…
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Make Clear Ice Shell Shot Glasses, Bowls, and Other Shapes
Most of us ice nerds know about making a clear ice sphere shell as pioneered by The Aviary, but you can use the same easy technique to make other shapes. The technique to make the ice shell for a drink inside a sphere can be found in The Ice Book – and you can…
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The Best Drinks Books of 2024
These are some of my favorite cocktails and spirits books I read in 2024. Several of them I blurbed for their authors. There are few more books that were published this year that I haven't read yet, so maybe they'll get on next year's list. My 2023 Best Of List is here, by the way. In…
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Malort Book Review
This review that I wrote first appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. Boozy Book Review: Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit by Josh Noel Jeppson's Malört is a famously disgusting liqueur from Chicago. It’s the drink that your party friends force you to try when you visit them, or sometimes the drink that a dive…
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Why Are Spirits Called Spirits?
I wrote my take on this subject for The AlcoholProfessor, where the story first appeared. Why is Distilled Alcohol Called Spirits? The word “spirit” has many definitions but most center around either the idea of the conscious self as opposed to the physical body; or an attitude, as in “the spirit of the movement”…
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From Salad in a Glass to Centrifuge: A Cocktail Evolution
This story was originally published on AlcoholProfessor.com. From Salad in a Glass to Centrifuge: A Cocktail Evolution Recently I was thinking about the early years of the craft cocktail renaissance, and how many of the drinks were quite… chunky. And I realized that we can track a lot of the progression in bartending via the…
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The Ice Book Featured on Atlas Obscura
Check out this great article about me and The Ice Book in Atlas Obscura!
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Thirty Four New Drink Books for Fall 2024
Update 2: Now this list is up to 34 books Update 1: Detailed reviews of many of these books in my story for AlcoholProfessor are here. Citrus: A World History A Forager's Guide to Wild Drinks: Ferments, infusions and thirst-quenchers for every season Sicilian Cocktails: Contemporary Island Mixology Flavor Lab Creations: A Physicist’s Guide…
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The Ice Book Wins Best Cocktail or Bartending Book at the Spirited Awards!
The Ice Book is the winner of the Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book at the 2024 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards! This is the highest award within the global bar community. I am delighted! The Ice Book’s photographer Allison Webber was there to accept the award for us both. photo: @jbrasted…