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Did the Original Cocktail Sauce Contain Angostura Bitters?

Nov 29, 2025

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in bitters, cocktails, history, recipes, San Francisco

I am researching Prohibition and a search for “cocktails” in the San Francisco Chronicle turned up a story from 1920 on the origin of the “oyster cocktail” that I think is what today we call “cocktail sauce” that is used more on the shrimp cocktail. (I am a 30+ year vegetarian so I could be…

September 2025 Drink Book Releases

Aug 17, 2025

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Camper English

in books, bourbon, cocktails, Japan, mezcal, mixers, recipes, rye, scotch whisky, Scotland, soju, tequila, vinegar, whisky

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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Camper English

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…

Thirty Four New Drink Books for Fall 2024

Sep 6, 2024

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Camper English

in absinthe, alcohol law, books, bourbon, cocktails, gin, history, legal/law/regulations, liqueur, recipes, rum, rye, scotch whisky, Scotland, tequila, whisky

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…

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…

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…

All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Released in 2018, In Consideration for Gifting or Reading

Nov 23, 2018

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Camper English

in bars, beer, books, bourbon, cocktails, coffee, distilling, gifts, gin, history, london, mezcal, molecular mixology, New York, punch, recipes, rum, rye, science, scotch whisky, Scotland, Technology, tequila, tiki, vermouth, whisky, wine

Sixty-plus drink books released in 2018. Wowza.

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…

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