Category: trends
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The Return of Blue Drinks: A Story from 2012
People are all excited about blue drinks these days, but I first wrote about their return in 2012. Since Details magazine went away and the story is no longer online, I rescued this story from the Internet Archives.
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A Brief History of Popcorn in Cocktails
In my latest piece for Details.com I wrote about the history and current status of popcorn in drinks, be they fat-washed in or garnished with.
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The Trendiest, Yet Mostly Secret Cocktail Ingredient Right Now Is Salt
It seems that every bartender is using salt in their cocktails now – whether they tell you about it or not. Here’s a trend piece for Details.com.
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All About the Apples (Drinkable Ones, Of Course) on Details.com
In my latest story for Details.com, I wrote about the return of apples in cocktails and spirits. The story mentions the return to drinks after the great Appletini shame and lists a ton of mostly-new apple products.
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Syrups are the New Bitters on Details.com
Have you looked through your December magazines yet? In just about every one that I get (and I get a lot of them), there is a recommendation for a specialty cocktail syrup of one flavor or another as a suggestion for gifting. By the time I noticed this, I'd already written my latest story for…
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Caring for Mini Barrels – Beware of Chlorine!
image from wikipedia If you're using barrels or wood chips to make barrel-aged cocktails, be aware that they can develop 246-TCA, better known as "cork taint." Cork taint doesn't only come from corks, it turns out; it can come from barrels. One way that it forms (in part) is when chlorine bleach is used to…
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Salad in a Glass: Arugula, Spinach, and Kale Cocktails
In my latest post for Details.com, I talk about the interesting trend of leafy green salad vegetables making their way into cocktails. Shut Up and Drink Your Salad: Cocktails Embrace Spinach, Kale, and ArugulaBy Camper English The West Coast style of cocktail in which bartenders muddle a cornucopia of fruits and herbs in their drinks…
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Bartenders Dosing Drinks with Acid (Phosphate)
My latest post for the Details.com Daily Blog is about acid phosphate and its popularity in cocktails. I mention Darcy O'Neil's Fix the Pumps book, of course, as well as his line of acid phosphate and lactart. I name-check a few bars serving acid phosphate drinks as well, including: The Ice Cream Bar in San…