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Cocktails at the new Causwells in San Francisco

Sep 28, 2022

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in bars, cocktail menus, cocktails, San Francisco

The Marina district bistro Causwells has reopened with Elmer Mejicanos (Tony's, Red Window) onboard as the Managing Partner and Beverage Director. He put together a really ambitious cocktail list for the small restaurant with tons of outdoor seating. With a group of friends, I was able to try a lot of the cocktails. Favorites…

Fall and Winter 2022 Drink Book Preview

Sep 13, 2022

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Camper English

in bartenders, beer, books, cider, cocktails, food, gin, non-alcoholic, recipes, rye, sake, scotch whisky, Scotland, whisky, wine

So many drink books are coming out before the end of 2022 I decided to make a list of them. Links are to Amazon and they earn me an affiliate fee. The Little Book of Aperitifs: 50 Classic Cocktails and Delightful Drinks Cheer: A Liquid Gold Holiday Drinking Guide The Cocktail Edit: Everything You Need…

The 2021 Best Drink Books Round-Up

Nov 26, 2021

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Camper English

in amaro, beer, books, bourbon, cocktails, eco-booze, history, mezcal, mixers, non-alcoholic, tequila, tonic, tonic water, whisky

For the past bunch of years, I've done a round-up of all the drink books (mostly cocktails and spirits) that have come out during the year, in consideration for gifting. I'm not doing that this year, as there are too many cocktail books, and if you want to see them all, you can visit these…

English at Eater: Earthy Ube Purple Pina Coladas

Nov 11, 2021

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Camper English

in camper_clips, cocktails, rum, San Francisco, trends

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.

All the Cocktail and Drink Books from 2020 for Reading or Gifting

Dec 2, 2020

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Camper English

in alcohol law, books, bourbon, Canada, cocktails, France, gifts, gin, history, ice, Japan, legal/law/regulations, mixers, non-alcoholic, pairing, recipes, sake, science, scotch whisky, soju, tequila, tiki, vermouth, whisky, wine

It's time for the annual Alcademics drink book round-up! Below are all the books that have come to my attention in 2020. I don't follow wine/beer closely so there are only a few in that section. The links below are to Amazon and to Bookshop.org. If you buy stuff after clicking on a link, I…

All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Released in 2019

Dec 3, 2019

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Camper English

in alcohol law, baijiu, beer, bitters, books, bourbon, cider, cocktails, distilling, garnish, gifts, gin, history, legal/law/regulations, mixers, molecular mixology, non-alcoholic, punch, recipes, rum, rye, sake, scotch whisky, tequila, tiki, tonic, tonic water, whisky, wine

More than 70 cocktails and spirits books (plus a few on cider, beer, and spiritzes) published in 2019.

Simple Starter Seedlip Recipes – Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Nov 23, 2019

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Camper English

in cocktails, non-alcoholic, recipes

I make hundreds of non-alcoholic cocktails each year for tech events, at which a fair percentage of event attendees do not consume alcohol. I've made it a policy to have drinks that are of equal quality to the alcoholic ones, and for that Seedlip has come in very handy. Many people have issues with Seedlip…