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The Big Non-Alcoholic Spirits Taste Test

Jul 14, 2021

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in amaro, gin, non-alcoholic, rum, tequila

For a long time I've been tracking the increasing number of non-alcoholic spirits. There are now more than 115 brands on the market. I've also made hundreds of non-alcoholic cocktails with these n/a spirits (mostly Seedlip) for events, when there used to be events pre-Covid. In my opinion, these products do not perform well when…

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…

How Much Alcohol Do Bitters Contribute to a Non-Alcoholic Drink?

Nov 12, 2020

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Camper English

in bitters, non-alcoholic

I was a speaker on a panel for Tales of the Cocktail 2020 in which I said that we should be careful about bitters in non-alcoholic cocktails. In my experience, if you ask someone who orders a non-alcoholic cocktail if "a dash of alcohol is okay" to put bitters in the drink, most people get…

Mocktail Thesaurus – Alternatives for the Word Mocktail

Feb 4, 2020

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Camper English

in fun, non-alcoholic

A list of 60+ long list of alternative terms for “mocktail.”

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…