Category: whisky
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All the Cocktail and Drink Books from 2020 for Reading or Gifting
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…
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All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Released in 2019
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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, wineMore than 70 cocktails and spirits books (plus a few on cider, beer, and spiritzes) published in 2019.
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Sour Mashing as Industrial Waste Recycling
I never realized that the sour mash process is partly industrial waste recycling.
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Thinking Thoughts About Bottled in Bond
I had some misconceptions about bottled in bond spirits. This post is getting it right in my head.
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Deeply Nerdy Stuff About Jack Daniel’s Production – Charcoal, Souring, Fermentation
I learned a lot about Jack Daniel’s from a microbiologist: enzymes, charcoal, pH, fermentation times, rye stickiness!
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A Visit to MGP’s Lawrenceburg Distillery
A visit to the MGP distillery where most of America’s rye whiskey is made.
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Comparing Continuous Fermentation in Baijiu with Sour Mash Whiskey and Jamaican Muck Pits
A very nerdy (surprise!) look at how and why distillers recycle leftovers from the still into subsequent fermentation batches.