Author: Camper English

  • Berlin Cocktail Snake

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    I'm in Berlin, Germany blogging for the bar show Bar Convent Berlin. I had a few extra hours today, so I decided to see some of the city. I visited a remaining portion of the Berlin Wall, passed by some sausage stands, had a beer, and saw the sign for the famous cocktail snakes.   The…

  • Intro to Negroni, over at FineCooking.com

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    My weekly recipe is up on FineCooking.com, a quick introduction to the Negroni cocktail. Perhaps you have heard of such a thing? Check it out, and if you have a preferred way of making the Negroni different that the typical equal parts, stirried, up method, feel free to comment over there on FineCooking. Comments make…

  • Freezing Objects in Ice

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    As you know I've been making clear ice at home. I've got a lot more experimenting to do, but for now I thought I'd try freezing a bottle inside a block. I started with a mini bottle of Chambord, since it's the flashiest one I own. I tied a piece of fishing line around the…

  • How Long Does Sherry Last?

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    Sherry is a wine, albeit a fortified one, that does spoil after a certain time being open. It also typically doesn't improve once it is put into the bottle so here's how long to keep it around.  According to the Consejo Regulador of Sherry, the wine should be stored for the following times:   Fino or…

  • Sherry is Not Just for Sipping

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    In the new issue of Fine Cooking Magazine, Tara Q. Thomas has a story on sherry with food pairings (preview mode so far- full story should appear at the link later). To pair with the feature on the FineCooking.com drink blog, I list a simple recipe for the Sherry Cobbler.   Should you want more…

  • The Historically Inaccurate Gimlet

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    My second piece on the FineCooking.com cocktail blog is up.  It is a rather simple fresh lime Gimlet recipe. I know that the Rose's lime cordial Gimlet is historically accurate, but I mean seriously, yuck.     

  • Less Alcohol, More Trendy

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    My new story for the San Francisco Chronicle is online.    Latest cocktail trend is low-alcohol drinks Camper English, Special to The Chronicle Friday, September 17, 2010 Like a food menu, a proper cocktail list reflects a chosen theme while catering to a variety of diners. The low-alcohol drinks now showing up around San Francisco are…

  • A Homemade Giant, Crystal Clear Ice Cube Tray

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    As you're probably aware, I've been dabbling in experiments making clear ice at home. [update: An organized index of ice experiments on Alcademics can be found here.] The way I've found that works best is to freeze ice in an Igloo cooler with the top off. (Please read the post before you tell me to boil…

  • Ice Meets Chainsaw

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    Ice nerds got a real treat this Tuesday, for Andrew Bohrer from Seattle was guest bartending in San Francisco along with Amanda Womack from Cask.  He brought chainsaw Thursday to the city in order to chop up giant blocks of clear ice from an industrial ice maker into big cubes that could be further cut…

  • The Bar Agricole Bar Staff

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    This coming week is the pre-opening of Bar Agricole, the big big big restaurant/bar project from Thad Vogler about which I am very excited. Bar Agricole opens on August 16th (15th according to the SF Chronicle).  I asked Vogler about his bar staff- and got a surprise. All the bartenders will work full-time at Bar…