Category: legal/law/regulations
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Thirty Four New Drink Books for Fall 2024
Update 2: Now this list is up to 34 books Update 1: Detailed reviews of many of these books in my story for AlcoholProfessor are here. Citrus: A World History A Forager's Guide to Wild Drinks: Ferments, infusions and thirst-quenchers for every season Sicilian Cocktails: Contemporary Island Mixology Flavor Lab Creations: A Physicist’s Guide…
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All the Cocktail and Drink Books from 2020 for Reading or Gifting
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…
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EU Regulations for Vermouth, Americanos, and Quinquinas
I've had to look up this information a few times so this blog post will make it easier for me to find this information in the future. In the EU Vermouth = fortified aromatized wine with artemisia (wormwood) species. Americano = fortified aromatized wine with artemisia (wormwood) and gentian species. Quinquina = fortified aromatized wine…
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All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Released in 2019
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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, wineMore than 70 cocktails and spirits books (plus a few on cider, beer, and spiritzes) published in 2019.
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Grains of Peril: The Frivolous Florida Gin Lawsuit and Adulterant Analysis by Lance Winters
In which Lance Winters of St. George Spirits analyzes the list of ingredients prohibited as alcoholic beverage adulterants in Florida that are the subject of a lawsuit.
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Thinking Thoughts About Bottled in Bond
I had some misconceptions about bottled in bond spirits. This post is getting it right in my head.
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Bitter Ingredient Flavors and Use from Martini Vermouth Masters
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A lot of bits and bites of information about bittering agents used in vermouths and aperitivo bitters from some people who know a lot about them.
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Directional Freezing, as a Patent Law Exam Question
Is, or was, Directional Freezing a patentable process for making clear ice? That question was proposed on a trademark class exam this winter.
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What is a Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey?
I thought that “blended” and “straight” whiskey were at odds with each other, as blended whiskeys must contain at least 20% straight whiskeys in their blend. So I looked it up.
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Campari is Made Differently Around the World: Cochineal, Coloring, ABV, & Eggs
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.