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Camper English

@alcademics.bsky.social

Cocktail writer, author of The Ice Book (2023) and Doctors and Distillers (2022). Now also giving SF cocktail history tours and teaching ice diamond classes. https://www.alcademics.com/alcademics-newsletter.html

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Hmm what would you name it?
This Place Rules
Helenetiquette
Table Manners
Hels Blowdryer Chicken Kitchen & Win Win Parlor

01.08.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bay Area's most famous Tiki bar is headed to Oakland Airport Oakland Airport has added 15 new food vendors over the past five years.

Trader Vic’s coming to SFO and PCH is already there.

www.sfgate.com/food/article...

31.07.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
...TO MURRAY
YouTube video by Justin Jerome ...TO MURRAY

Short documentary on Seattle bartender Murray Stenson.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=twgd...

30.07.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

The thing about Substack and its nazi problem is that Substack wouldn’t exist if Google Reader still did.

30.07.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it’s basic thermodynamics, respect the laws!

30.07.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

βœ‹

30.07.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Age verification? I have smoked a cigarette on an airplane.

29.07.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

HMSNB

29.07.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it’s an Airbnb, but it’s also a writer’s retreat. you sleep on my couch and I’ll Doordash you lunch then give you unwarranted compliments when I get home from work. $400/night

29.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m always on the lookout for iec

28.07.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am not a bartender but you are always welcome to come to my office and give me cash tips

28.07.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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very hto today

28.07.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails [English, Camper] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails

Highly recommend @alcademics.bsky.social book "Doctors and Distillers: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails" www.amazon.com/Doctors-Dist... also, look up the history of the old Roman theriacs.

27.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Added some newly released books to this list - one on navy rum and another on bar design:

www.alcademics.com/2024/12/new-...

25.07.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a billion years ago i wrote a story for Imbibe about my trip to Scotland and they wouldn’t let me describe Strathisla as β€œBarbie’s Dream Distillery”

25.07.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wishing I was sitting near you in a bar because I would totally accept a drink.

25.07.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bar & Cocktail History Hop with Top Drink Writer Β· β˜…5.0 Explore the evolution of the city's bars and most popular drinks.

August cocktail and bar history tours are now listed. Learn about bars on ships and shanghaiing, famous bartenders & drinks invented in SF, the impact of earthquakes, and how the city is the home to three notable hot cocktails (perfect for this cold summer, right?).

www.airbnb.com/experiences/...

25.07.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week’s tablehopper: a deep dive into the tasting menu at Tiya 🦜, two new Mediterranean businesses, celebrate Joyce Goldstein and Jacques PΓ©pin turning 90 πŸŽ‰, a cocktail 🍸 history tour, the Oasis is closing πŸ’”, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

25.07.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The difference in price between a $14 cocktail and an $18 cocktail is that I’m only having one $18 cocktail.

25.07.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it was easier when there were only like 500 gin brands, I’m in a continual state of name confusion myself!

24.07.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How two gin masters are bottling the essential flavor of America If you think gin tastes like drinking a Christmas tree, you might want to consider Four Corners, the Double Gold-winning premium gin created with native American plants from different regions of the U...

I see Krogstad making Four Corners gin - Four Pillars also or a mix-up? Was googling as I hadn’t heard he was working with Four Pillars.

www.fastcompany.com/91138999/how...

24.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
July 2025 - Online: A Conversation with Joyce Goldstein Event by Andrew Sigal and Carrie Tillie on Sunday, July 27 2025

food book talk on Sunday: www.facebook.com/events/14855...

24.07.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila? Crew aboard Spanish trading ships departing from Manila may have introduced techniques for distilling coconut sap – helping to shape what would become Mexico’s national spirit.

theconversation.com/filipino-sai...

23.07.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

OK, but what if that story was created by a machine that always lies to you?

22.07.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHogsworth’s next chapter will fuse high-proof flavor with AI-driven storytelling, making it one of the most unique spirits launches to date.

Expect more than just a bottle. Expect a new way to experience and interact with what’s on your bar cart. β€œ

22.07.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

This is a video of all the covers, v cool looking to watch.

20.07.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three year birthday of Doctors and Distillers today. It is now available in Japanese, Russian, two forms of Chinese, and even British English!

19.07.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

#stewweather

19.07.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meteor? Twelve sided dice? Anyway it’s a groovy cube.

www.eventbrite.com/cc/ice-diamo...

19.07.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember that they paid me for it too, so I couldn’t use it elsewhere. Glad to see it alive.

18.07.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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