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Gamsei, A Hyperlocal Molecular Mixology Bar in Munich

Jan 14, 2014

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in bars, bartenders, camper_clips, cocktails, germany

I've been bursting waiting for the Saveur 100 issue to come out so I could write more about Gamsei, a bar I visited in Munich this fall and included in the January issue of the magazine. The story is now online at Saveur.com, with a lot more info below. Gamsei comes from Matt Bax,…

A Wide Range Of Amari & Cocktails In Which To Use Them in Saveur Magazine

Jan 13, 2014

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Camper English

in bitters, camper_clips, cocktails, recipes

If you hadn't heard, your host Camper English is the Contributing Drinks Editor at Saveur Magazine now. Hooray! The current January issue is the annual Saveur 100: "Our favorite places, tools, ingredients, cookbooks, recipes, restaurants, and more." I have two small bits in the magazine. The first is on Amari (plural of Amaro) and cocktails…

SF Bar Write-Ups: Mikkeller Bar, Brass Tacks, The Cavalier

Dec 19, 2013

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Camper English

in bars, camper_clips, San Francisco

For the website WorldsBestBars.com I write up new (good) bars opening in San Francisco. For November I covered: The Cavalier, a fancy hotel bar/restaurant downtown Brass Tacks, the Hayes Valley bar in the former Marlena's Mikkeller Bar, a downtown beer bar where the staff are actually nice Check out the write-ups here. Related articles…

Syrups are the New Bitters on Details.com

Dec 16, 2013

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Camper English

in camper_clips, sweeteners, trends

Have you looked through your December magazines yet? In just about every one that I get (and I get a lot of them), there is a recommendation for a specialty cocktail syrup of one flavor or another as a suggestion for gifting. By the time I noticed this, I'd already written my latest story for…

High-Tech Bar Equipment on PopSci.com

Dec 3, 2013

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Camper English

in bars, bartenders, camper_clips, molecular mixology, science, trends

In a slideshow for Popular Science, I wrote about ten pieces of bar equipment you not know about as they're hidden behind the scenes. The story includes equipment used by some of the world's most innovate bartenders and includes equipment including rotovaps, machine-engraved ice, sous-vide cooking, and many others. Check it out on PopSci.com!

Liquid Gift Guide on Details.com

Nov 27, 2013

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Camper English

in camper_clips, gifts

Hey, I wrote up a gift guide of spirits for Details.com. It includes rum, tequila, gin, vodka, scotch and other whiskies, brandy, and a liqueur. Go get it. Related articles Drink Books Published in 2013 in Consideration for Gifting or Reading With Tobacco-Flavored Liquor, You Can Smoke While You Drink

Breakfast Cereal in Cocktails is as Pretty Big Thing

Nov 22, 2013

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Camper English

in bars, camper_clips, cocktails, trends

In my latest post for Details.com, I took a look at the multitude of ways that people are using breakfast cereal in cocktails. Initially I thought I'd only find it in a few places but I think there are more than a dozen mentioned in the story and they're located everwhere from London to Bordeaux…

Robot Bartender Report on Popular Science

Oct 31, 2013

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Camper English

in camper_clips, science

My first story for PopularScience.com is a report on the bartenders from BarBot, held this past weekend in San Franicso. Go here to read the story! It's mostly a slideshow with videos as well.

Which Whisky Chiller Works Wonders?

Aug 29, 2013

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Camper English

in camper_clips, whisky

I have a story in the new Fall 2013 issue of Whisky Advocate magazine that's not online. In it I compared a range of devices meant to chill down whisky. Teroforma Whisky Stones [buy] Teroforma Whisky Stones MAX [buy] Balls of Steel [buy] Skybar's Wine Chill Drops [buy] Tilt Spheres [buy] Steel Ice [buy] A…

Does Water Matter in Spirits Production?

Jul 26, 2013

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Camper English

in camper_clips, water

Though I often write for DiffordsGuide.com, this time editor Ian Cameron wrote about me, or rather, my talk on water at Tales of the Cocktail. Some of the information in the seminar you may have read here previously on Alcademics as part of the Water Project, and some information from the talk is definitely new. …

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