Below the Equator: Seminar Preview

This write-up is about the seminar called Below the Equator, lead by Jacob Briars.
I interviewed Jacob about his seminar. The questions and answers are below.
Time: 12:30 PM to 2 PM
Date: Friday the 22nd of July, 2011
Venue: The Queen Anne Ballroom, Hotel Monteleone
Moderators: Jacob Briars
Panelists: Sebastian Reaburn
Come below the equator to discover the ‘other’ Hemisphere, birthplace of [...]

Seminar Preview: What the V.O.C. did for the Modern Bar

This is a preview of a seminar that will be given at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, which takes place July 20-24, 2011.
The V.O.C., better known as the Dutch East India Company, influenced world history as well as the world of cocktails. It was a corporation big enough that it waged wars, coined [...]

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. [...]

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