Author: Camper English

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Tradicion

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Tradicion.   (The small and beautiful bodega.) (Drinking out of the barrel.) (Criadera refers to the level of the barrel in the solera system. The 1/18 refers to the number of the barrel and the total of the set.…

  • Chartreuse + Chocolate = Delicious

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    The week before Paul Clarke wrote about the same topic to make it look like I ripped him off, I wrote my next blog entry for FineCooking.com, about the magical mystery combination of Chartreuse liqueur and chocolate.  While Paul was creative and found four drinks that combine the two ingredients, I went to Jamie Boudreau and…

  • Tequila Distillery Visit: Casa Pedro Domecq

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    In November I visited seven tequila distilleries in Mexico. Here are some pictures and notes from my visit to Casa Pedro Domecq in the town of Arandas. (Agave being loaded into ovens. They use the same agave for treatment with rollermill as with tahona.) This distillery makes Tezon tequila, Olmeca Altos, and a mixto tequila for…

  • Winter Drinking Guide in 7×7 Magazine

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    Oh hello, giant sexy four-page spread in the December issue of 7×7 Magazine written by Camper English! Run screaming to your local newsstand to pick up the latest issue with a guide to winter drinking. In it you'll learn: Where to get your fancy on in a hotel bar The best hot drinks in SF…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Harvey’s

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Harvey's.  (At the vineyard.) (The white, chalky soil of Jerez not only seals in water to get the vines through the dry season, it reflects sunlight up to the bottom of the vines as well.) (At the bodega,…

  • The Clear Ice Maker That Already Exists

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    So you know how I've been working for months on a way to make clear ice, and figured out that the best way (so far) to do it is with an Igloo cooler?  It turns out that someone else thought of that at least a couple of years ago. The Polar Ice Tray is basically…

  • Turkey Cocktail

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    In my latest post on FineCooking.com, I tell the tale of a recent Thanksgiving tradition: drinking Wild Turkey.  I also link to my experiments with Wild Tofurkey and share a new-fangled Old Fashioned recipe from the brand. Check it out here.  

  • The Orange in Pyrat Rum

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    A great rum mystery is finally solved! If you've had Pyrat rum, you've probably noticed its very strong orange taste- so strong that many people have wondered if something was added to the rum. Well, now we know why Pyrat tastes so much like orange.  I was at the Patron tequila distillery last night meeting…

  • Fortune Ice: Like A Fortune Cookie But With Ice

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    In my latest set of fun experiments with ice, I created fortune ice.   I'd been meaning to do this for a while, but two things made it actually happen. First, I bought a Tovolo King Cube Ice Cube Tray to make 2-inch cubes. Second, I realized I could use my Label Maker for the fortunes.  I was thinking…

  • Beer in the Penthouse

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    Finally, I'm appearing in the pages of Penthouse magazine. Oddly, they didn't ask me to model. That's not me on the cover.  In the December issue of Penthouse magazine,  I have a two-page spread on "Advanced Level Beer Gear," including some gift items like a homebrew kit, kegerator, and a dog collar that holds a…