Category: safety
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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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Announcing the Launch of CocktailSafe.org
Announcing a new website dedicated to safety in cocktail ingredients and techniques, CocktailSafe.org. It has been a lot of hard work and there is much more to do, but today we are live! The site was covered in a story in today's New York Times.
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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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Black Cocktail Alternatives to Activated Charcoal
While one could add a medication-interaction warning about activated charcoal, like an allergen label on a drink menu, there are other ways to color a drink black that don’t require a scary-sounding note. SevenFifty Daily asked bartenders around the country for cocktail-darkening alternatives and learned that black sesame seeds, cuttlefish ink, and black food coloring…
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The Difference Between Bitter Almonds, Sweet Almonds, and Stone Fruit Seeds
What is the difference between sweet almonds, bitter almonds, and cherry, apricot, and peach pits? This entry hopes to make that clear.