Category: projects
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Natural Food (And Drink) Coloring Notes and Future Experiments
I’m at the very beginning of some research into natural food colorings for my seminar on Prehistoric Cocktail Technology at Tales of the Cocktail this July in New Orleans.
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How Many Potatoes are in One Bottle of Vodka?
How many potatoes are in one bottle of Karlsson’s Vodka? Answer: This many.
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Enzymes in Spirits: What Are They and What Do They Do?
Exploring enzymes in spirits. What are they, what they do, and how they’re used in different spirits.
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Potato Information and Resources
Websites, books, and various resources about potatoes.
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When Vodka Was Made From Potatoes
Despite the common belief that all vodka is made from potatoes, very little of it is. We’ll look at when and where vodka was first made from potatoes as we trace the spirit’s history.
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Which Countries Grow the Most Potatoes?
Potatoes originally come from Peru, but they’re only the 18th largest producers of the crop. China and India, which are relatively new producers of potatoes, are the top growers. Then the US and Russia are nearly tied for third and fourth.
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The History of the Potato, Part II
We have looked at what a potato is and the introduction of the potato to Europe. Now we’ll look at the slow spread of potatoes around the continent, then talk about french fries, yum.
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The History of the Potato, Part I
In today’s history lesson, we’ll look at how the potato came to Europe.
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The Potato, Explained
The potato is native to the Andes mountains in Peru, and was the most important crop of the Incas. There are about 5,000 potato varieties worldwide. Three thousand of them are found in the Andes alone, and all potatoes came from this single place of origin.
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Bottled Waters Most Resembling Waters of Scotland
In this post we'll look at commercial brands of bottled water that resemble water from the Speyside, Highlands, and Islay regions of Scotland. We saw before that different waters bring out different properties in scotch whisky. We can then look at properties of bottled water from Scotland. Thanks to UisgeSource, we can look at the…