Category: books
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Potato Information and Resources
Websites, books, and various resources about potatoes.
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Drink Books Published in 2013 in Consideration for Gifting or Reading
I have a to-read backlog of more than 40 cocktails and spirits books in my house, and that's just the print ones. So while I haven't read the majority of these books released in 2013 yet, I want to list them all together in case you want to buy something for yourself or a liquor…
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How to Properly Serve Bottled Water
The book Fine Waters and the accompanying website have been real eye-openers for me. In another post I wrote about how the author Michael Mascha categorizes bottled waters. In this post I'll talk about how he recommends serving bottled waters. And in another post I'll share his advice on pairing water with food and wine. …
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Water Research Resources
Below are some of the sources I've been using in the Water Project here on Alcademics. I'll update this page as I use more resources and read more books. Fix the Pumps. This book by Darcy O'Neil about vintage soda fountains also has information about mineral waters, which were once made-to-order. It includes practical information…
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How to Classify Bottled Waters
Most books about bottled water seem to trace the history and environmental impact of the industry, but Fine Waters by Michael Mascha is quite a different book from that. Mascha is a water sommelier and runs the website FineWaters.com, which contains pretty much all of the information in the book as far as I can…
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More Mineral Water Info from a Book on Soda
Another useful resource in my exploration of water in spirits and cocktails is Darcy O'Neil's book Fix the Pumps. The book focusses on the history and mechanics of the pre-Prohibition soda fountain. Though largely filled with information on sodas, it includes a chapter and some recipes on mineral waters. Before global shipping became easy, soda…
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Top Bourbon Historical Myths on Details Daily Blog
My latest story is up on Details.com. I took a look at Michael Veach's amazing book Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage and wrote about a few of the many bourbon myths he busted. These include who invented bourbon, why it's called that, what they used to put into it to make it taste older,…
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The Geology of Scotland and the book Scotch on the Rocks
In my studies of water in spirits and cocktails, I picked up the book Whisky on the Rocks: Origins of the 'Water of Life' by Stephen and Julie Cribb. The book is about the geography of Scotland and how that influences the water sources for scotch whisky. It turns out Scotland's geology is pretty varied…
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A Tribute to Harry Craddock on the 50th Anniversary of his Death
In January I flew to London for an event to celebrate the life and career of Harry Craddock, author of the Savoy Cocktail Book. The event was sponsored by Plymouth Gin, which is mentioned by name many times throughout the Savoy. The tour was attended by Plymouth's distiller Sean Harrison, the top London bartenders, and…
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Transform Tap Water into Magical Alpine Fairy-Water (Book Excerpt)
Today's post is an excerpt from the new book Craft Cocktails at Home: Offbeat Techniques, Contemporary Crowd-Pleasers, and Classics Hacked with Science by Kevin Liu. The book is heavy on the science, which is awesome. And you can download the Kindle version for free Thursday, February 28 – Saturday, March 2. Liu gave me permission to…