Category: camper_clips
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Educational Development Around Brands – and Photos from Tales of the Cocktail 2026
I wrote a post for LinkedIn but I’ll cross-post it here as I wanted to share photos from my Tales of the Cocktail Seminar anyway: I create hands-on, interactive learning and tasting experiences around cocktails and spirits (and ice and water) for bartenders and, more recently, consumers. Through my 20+ years leading industry education sessions…
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Talking About Water Tasting on the News
I was the guest in the newsroom at KTVU, based in Oakland, CA, to talk about my Water Tasting Classes. The segment went super fast, but I overcame my cringe to watch it and I think I did pretty good! (Ignore the fact that I spilled the Gerolsteiner and couldn’t open the first Vichy Catalan…
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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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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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Dirty Drinks Beyond the Martini
For AlcoholProfessor, I wrote about all the dirty drinks. Read the story here.
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Nonalcoholic Cocktails Need Texture
In a recent story for AlcoholProfessor I wrote about John deBary’s latest book on nonalcoholic cocktails and the tricks he uses to improve the NA spirits you can buy off the shelf, mostly with the addition of boosting botanicals and/or intense tea infusions. I’m a big fan of deBary’s work in the category. Read the…
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Put Chartreuse in Your Martini
In my latest story for AlcoholProfessor.com I share the trend of putting Chartreuse in your Martini, featuring bars such as: Read the story here.