Cognac, from Vines to Shaker
Camper English is a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
When we think of cognac cocktails, we think of the Sidecar, but we should also think of the Sazerac and Mint Julep and possibly the French 75. Poor cognac was kicked out of these cocktails [...]
10 Rules to Follow at Tales of the Cocktail
[ This is the first of an ongoing Survival Guide series for Tales of the Cocktail. ]
Tales of the Cocktail is anticipated, hot, and maniacally joyful. The event draws cocktail creatures of every ilk and creed to New Orleans for way too many days of imbibing and revelry. To be blunt, it’s deadly and [...]
The Best Medicine: “New Orleans Pharmacists”
Kirsten Amann is a freelance writer, lifestyle publicist, and founding member of the Boston chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC Boston).
White-coated pharmacists may be the last thing modern drinkers think of when mixing up a cocktail to sip casually. But did you know that many key ingredients of modern mixology owe [...]
21st Century Gin
Stevi Deter (Two at the Most) is a cocktail ingenue living in Redmond, WA.
Perusing the list of this year’s seminars at Tales of the Cocktail, my eye was immediately drawn to 21st Century Gin. While gin is my favorite base spirit, it’s hard not to be confused by the sudden influx of new brands.
This seminar, to [...]
Sugarcane Spirits around the World
Sugar, how sweet it is. Put through a few industrial processes, you get molasses. Put that same molasses in a still, and you get rum. Since its purported first days in Barbados, the art of turning fermented molasses into Kill-Devil has roused the spirit and stirred the soul of man into acts both great and horrible, [...]
