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September 2025 Drink Book Releases

Aug 17, 2025

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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…

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 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.

Lunch in a Teepee, Dinner in a Castle: A Luxe Trip to The Glenlivet

Jan 5, 2017

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Camper English

in scotch whisky, Scotland, trips, whisky

A lovely trip to The Glenlivet distillery in Scotland.

All the Cocktails and Spirits Books Published in 2016 for Reading or Gifting

Dec 12, 2016

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Camper English

in amaro, bars, beer, bitters, books, bourbon, cocktails, gin, rum, San Francisco, science, scotch whisky, Scotland, Seattle, tiki, tonic, tonic water, vermouth, whisky

This year’s batch of cocktail and spirits books – all put together in one big list to make your gift list (or your own wish list) easy to see.

Distillery Visit: Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky on Islay

Feb 10, 2015

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Camper English

in distilling, scotch whisky, Scotland, trips, whisky

They call Bunnahabhain “the welcoming taste of Islay” because unlike other Islay scotch whiskies, most Bunnahabhain is not smoky. Here are is how the whisky is made.

Distillery Visit: Deanston Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Feb 4, 2015

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Camper English

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A visit to the Deanston single malt scotch whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands.

How Different Waters Affect The Flavor of Whisky

Jun 12, 2013

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Camper English

in Scotland, water, whisky

This is some seriously cool stuff! A few weeks ago I tasted waters sourced from Scotland's Highlands, Speyside, and Islay regions and noticed how they brought out different flavors in scotch whisky. Bowmore's master blender Rachel Barrie recently performed a similar experiment, though she didn't name the source of the waters. But it turns out…

Tasting the Regional Waters of Scotland

Apr 25, 2013

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Camper English

in Scotland, water, whisky

In my search for information about water sources used for various spirits as part of the Water Project, I came across Uisge Source, a company that bottles waters from different regions in Scotland. The waters from Speyside, Islay, and the Highlands are meant to be representative of the waters used by distillers in those regions…

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