Author: Camper English
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Temperature vs TDS of Water
In my Water Tasting Classes, we use low-end TDS (total dissolved solids) meters to check the TDS of still waters before tasting them. Not only are the TDS meters not the top of the line, another reason they don’t always match the reported TDS (bottled waters put this info on their websites – Fiji is…
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I Got a Shout-Out on Netflix
A friend sent me the link otherwise I might never have known. There’s a show by America’s Test Kitchen called The Cocktail Lab. It was on YouTube but turns out it is also on Netflix. Basically they cite me as the person who figured out Directional Freezing – the process of making clear ice by…
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Watch this Don the Beachcomber Documentary
I have just watched the documentary The Donn of Tiki, which is available for rent on Apple TV on August 21, 2026. It runs 1 hour and 40 minutes and is really well done. It mixes interviews with animation and lots of film/photos from the original era. What’s very interesting given conversations around 2020 about…
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August 18th Talk: Around the World with the Gin & Tonic
I’m giving this talk as part of Nerd Nite at the Rickshaw Stop. Around the World with the Gin & TonicBy: Camper English The history of the G&T includes the history of malaria (prevented and cured by quinine in tonic), the Black Death (repelled by juniper), Jesuit missionaries in Peru, the swamps of Rome, the…
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Find Camper English at Tales of the Cocktail 2026
I’ve finalized my schedule for Tales of the Cocktail Foundation this year, with three speaking events in 24 hours, plus another couple I’m attending in between. (Note to self: remember to eat. ) Tuesday July 21:12PM Soda Science & Whiskey Highball Workshop seminar with Bushmills, Ritz2PM The Cocktail Anthology with Gallo at Ohm Lounge4PM Living…
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Make Distilled Strawberry Water or Strawberry Soda
Several years ago, I bought a home “water distiller” on Amazon. There are tons of different ones on Amazon. My model appears to be discontinued but here is the page of lots of similar ones. The one I bought I made sure had settings that would go past the boiling point of alcohol (78C) and…
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Dirty Drinks Beyond the Martini
For AlcoholProfessor, I wrote about all the dirty drinks. Read the story here.
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Water Brands: Enter the Water Choice Awards
This August I’ll be judging the Water Choice Awards, a new water competition hosted by The Daily Pour. If your brand hasn’t entered yet, check out the website – entries are due June 30, 2026!