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September 2025 Drink Book Releases

Aug 17, 2025

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Here are new cocktails and spirits books being released in September 2025. To see all the New Drink Books of 2025, visit this link. Savory and Sweet Shrubs: Tart Mixers for Delicious Cocktails and Mocktails Amazon Bookshop American Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Bourbon, Rye, and Other American Whiskeys Amazon Bookshop The…

New Drink Book Releases in 2025

Dec 30, 2024

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in bartenders, books, cocktails, Japan, non-alcoholic, recipes, tequila, whisky

I keep a close eye on new books on drinks (mostly cocktails and spirits rather than beer/wine), and I read most of them that come out every year. On this post I’ll keep track of them. I probably won’t include every cultural franchise tie-in cocktail book (Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc) but some. If you…

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

Dec 2, 2020

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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…

Almost All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Published in 2017 for Reading or Gifting

Nov 30, 2017

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Camper English

in aquavit, beer, bitters, books, Canada, champagne, cocktails, design, food, gifts, gin, history, Japan, New York, recipes, rum, rye, science, tiki, tonic, tonic water, whisky, wine

Behold! Here is my round-up of all the cocktails and spirits books (plus a few others) that were released in 2017. This year, beyond the annual deluge of whisky books, there are books aping the bartender lifestyle (Drink Like a Bartender, Straight Up), more narrative books (I Hear She’s a Real Bitch, By the Smoke…

Campari is Made Differently Around the World: Cochineal, Coloring, ABV, & Eggs

Jul 15, 2017

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Camper English

in amaro, industry news, Japan, legal/law/regulations, liqueur

Depending on where in the world you live, Campari is sold at different levels of alcohol and colored and labelled differently. Here’s a look at a few bottles from around the world.

Japanese Bartending Story

Dec 8, 2011

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Camper English

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I have a short piece in the new issue of Caviar Affair magazine describing the influence of Japanese bartending on the rest of the world. The magazine also has lots of pricey booze recomendations, stories about port and cognac, and a few bartenders you may know. The digital version of the magazine is at this…

Bars in Japan: Observations

Nov 25, 2011

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Camper English

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Here are some observations about bars in Japan from my trip with Suntory whiskies. You can smoke in bars in Japan. Bars were all a little bit smoky, but none of them I visited were smoky that your eyes hurt. When you enter a cocktail bar and most other types of bars, they give you…

Bars in Japan: Miscellany

Nov 24, 2011

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On my five-day visit to Japan with Suntory whiskies I hit 21 bars by my count. I am talking about them in groups. Next up: The Rest of Them. The difference between the various styles of bars is subtle and I'm defining them as I see them. I'll be describing whisky bars, cocktail bars, highball and standing bars,…

Bars in Japan: Standing and Highball Bars

Nov 23, 2011

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Camper English

in bars, Japan

On my five-day visit to Japan with Suntory whiskies I hit 21 bars by my count. I am talking about them in groups. Next up: Standing and Highball Bars. The difference between the various styles of bars is subtle and I'm defining them as I see them. I'll be describing whisky bars, cocktail bars, highball and standing bars,…

Bars in Japan: Cocktail Bars

Nov 22, 2011

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in bars, bartenders, Japan

On my five-day visit to Japan with Suntory whiskies I hit 21 bars by my count. I am talking about them in groups. Next up: Cocktail Bars. The difference between the various styles of bars is subtle and I'm defining them as I see them. I'll be describing whisky bars, cocktail bars, highball and standing bars, and pubs/clubs/dives. Many…

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