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Dilute Your Own Hazmat Whiskey?

May 2, 2026

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Lost Lantern independent whiskey bottler released their Spring 2026 collection, which was themed as a collection of high vs low proof whiskeys. The collection includes American single malts with unsmoked barley, Rocky Mountain bourbons with different mashbills, southern bourbons with different mashbills and malt influence, and rye whiskies with different ryes – and each of…

2026 New Drink Books

May 1, 2026

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Camper English

in books, cocktails, garnish, non-alcoholic, sake, whisky

Here are new rocktails and spirits (and a few other) books out or coming out in 2026.

How To Highball

Dec 15, 2025

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Camper English

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For Men’s Journal, I wrote about the choice of sparkling water for your whiskey highball. Read it here.

The Spirits Micro-Festival Era is Here

Oct 15, 2025

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Camper English

in bars, San Francisco, trends, whisky

While huge fests like Whiskies of the World, Fog City Social, and WhiskyFest have long been annual traditions, and single-brand tastings are regularly held in bars and liquor stores, an interesting new format has entered the chat. And at least two more of them are scheduled over the next few weeks. Elixir is hosting its…

Turning Whiskey Into Gas

Oct 6, 2025

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Camper English

in bourbon, camper_clips, eco-booze, whisky

I wrote a story for Offrange about whiskey stillage. It is about how a couple of large distilleries – Jim Beam and Jack Daniels – are letting little critters eat their stillage and burp out methane, which is then cleaned up and used as renewable natural gas. The process of writing this one was a…

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…

The 2021 Best Drink Books Round-Up

Nov 26, 2021

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Camper English

in amaro, beer, books, bourbon, cocktails, eco-booze, history, mezcal, mixers, non-alcoholic, tequila, tonic, tonic water, whisky

For the past bunch of years, I've done a round-up of all the drink books (mostly cocktails and spirits) that have come out during the year, in consideration for gifting. I'm not doing that this year, as there are too many cocktail books, and if you want to see them all, you can visit these…

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