What Camper Drank
Exactly how many cocktails does one consume at Tales of the Cocktail? Camper English from Alcademics sought to answer that question by sending a Twitter message every time he had one. Now he’s compiled them to find the answer: Up to 35 drinks in a single day! Read this post to learn what they were.
How to Give Great Presentations
If you’re like me, you’re a procrastinator, and if you’re also a presenter, you’re probably still working on your Tales 2010 seminar. (HINT: Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Rookies; La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom, Hotel Monteleone; Saturday, July 24; 10:00 am.) Take heart, fellow slackers! Camper English and Phil Duff are riding to our rescue.
Phil [...]
Tales Prep: What to Pack
Camper English is a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
Wondering how to fill your suitcase(s)? Camper English’s story about what to pack for the week (for media, speakers, bartenders, PR, and brand reps) in the June issue of Tasting Panel Magazine is now online. (It’s an [...]
How to be Interviewed for Print, Television, and Radio
Camper English is a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
With all the attention paid to cocktails in the media, bartenders, brand ambassadors, spirit company owners, and master distillers are constantly being contacted for interviews for print, radio, and television. In the session dedicated to [...]
Additional Reading
Camper English is a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
If you missed one of Philip Duff’s talks at Tales of the Cocktail or want a reminder of what you heard at one, note that he’s put his slides up online at: http://www.slideshare.net/philipduff
His talks were:
Take [...]
Molecular Mixology, Then and Now
Molecular mixology is not a new concept, just a new term.
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 [...]
Regional speakers
Camper English is a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
Since they’re not up on the Tales site, I thought I’d use the Tales Blog to announce the panelists for the Regional Trends in American Cocktails session taking place Saturday, July 19th at 10:30 AM. [...]
Regional American Cocktail Trends
This is the debut post from Camper English, a freelance spirits and cocktails writer in San Francisco. He chronicles his explorations of fine drinking at Alcademics.
Last year’s Tales of the Cocktail really got me thinking about regional cocktail trends. While much of the national reporting on cocktails concerns what’s happening in New York, not all [...]
