Category: camper_clips
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“Designer Ice” in the New York Times
I'm quoted in this article about fancy ice cubes in the New York Times. The Height of Domestic Luxury? Designer Ice. Join me in my obsession, preorder The Ice Book today!
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How Instagram Sparked the Clear-Ice Trend
In the February issue of Wine Enthusiast magazine, I was quoted on one page about the medicinal history of sparkling water and my book Doctors and Distillers was cited. On the next page, my forthcoming The Ice Book was cited and I provided quotes for a story on ice. That story just went up…
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The Technology Behind Nonalcoholic Vermouth
I spoke with Martini and Rossi’s Master Blender, Giuseppe “Beppe” Musso, and Senior Master Herbalist Ivano Tonutti to learn how they made their new nonalcoholic vermouths. It was fascinating! The story is now live at AlcoholProfessor.com.
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Patterned Ice is the New Logo Ice
In my first story for Vinepair.com, I wrote about patterned ice – the history and the trend. I'm pretty proud of this one! Read it here.
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Five Summer 2022 Drink Books Reviewed
I reviewed 5 books for Alcohol Professor. The reviews are here. I've also pasted the post below, which originally appeared on AlcoholProfessor.com. The books are (links are to Amazon) The Bartender's Cure The Little Book of Whiskey Cocktails Cocktails, A Still Life Cocktails of Asia Black Mixcellence Boozy Book Reviews: Late Summer 2022New…
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An Interview with Me in Imbibe Magazine
In which I talk about laser beams and syphilis. Read it here.
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Alton Brown Recommends Doctors and Distillers
Sharing this write-up about my book from Alton Brown: "Alton Brown has given us season after season of food television goodness with multiple shows, including the iconic Good Eats and most recently Good Eats: Reloaded and Good Eats: The Return. He’s also written his fourth Good Eatscookbook, Good Eats: The Final Years, a compilation of…
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Review of Doctors and Distillers in Publishers Weekly
My book Doctors and Distillers got a nice review in Publishers Weekly! Cocktail and beverage writer English makes a spirited debut with this vibrant cultural history of alcohol’s transition from medicine to social lubricant. Gin and tonic, a popular concoction consumed by British soldiers in the 1800s to stave off disease and illness, for instance,…
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Books That Cite Camper English’s Work
The other month I came across a citation of something I wrote in a book that I'd not previously known about. This lead me to do a Google Books search to see if there were any more, and there were – a lot! So this post is more or less an item for my resume.…
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English at Eater: Earthy Ube Purple Pina Coladas
I wrote a story for Eater San Francisco on a trend of purple drinks with coconut cream and usually ube as a flavoring. Photos by @vivo.visuals, Melissa de Mata, @equal_parts_cocktail, Allison Webber You should probably go read it.