Author: Camper English
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All About Pechuga Mezcal: Meat Infused Agave Spirits
Would You Like the Chicken, the Turkey, or the Rabbit? Inside the Weird World of Meat-Distilled Mezcals
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With Pokemon Ice Balls You Can Catch All The Drinks
Pokemon Go is taking America by storm, but if you want in on the action without leaving the comfort of your home bar you might try making these Pokemon-themed ice balls instead.
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The Difference Between Bitter Almonds, Sweet Almonds, and Stone Fruit Seeds
What is the difference between sweet almonds, bitter almonds, and cherry, apricot, and peach pits? This entry hopes to make that clear.
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Watch Me Say Things About Japanese Bartending in this Awesome Short Film
Alan Kropf and Matthew Noel made a short film about Japanese bartending in which they interviewed knowledgeable US bartenders, filmed working Japanese bartenders, and also had me say a few things.
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What to Talk About, When you Talk About Armagnac
I wrote a piece for Liquor.com on armagnac – not so much on armagnac generally, but on how bartenders might quickly describe to customers armagnac and how it’s different from cognac.
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Vodka Made from Fog Water on Popular Science
In my latest story for PopularScience.com, I wrote about the new Hangar 1 Fog Point Vodka, which was diluted with fog-harvested water from San Francisco; most of it from beneath Sutro Tower on Twin Peaks.
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LASER STAVES! How whisky makers are using barrels toasted with an infrared ‘sun on a stick’
In a post for PopularScience.com I wrote about a technology being employed to toast wine and now whiskey barrels with infrared light.
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What is Directional Freezing?
Directional Freezing is a simple method to make crystal clear ice by controlling the direction that water freezes. It was first explained here on Alcademics.com by Camper English in December 2009. The method has been written about in books, used in commercial products, and is employed in many small cocktail bars around the world.
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Make Perfectly Clear Ice Balls Using a Beer Koozie
A refinement of the method of making clear ice balls using a mold and a thermos. This method uses a beer koozie instead.