Frederic Yarm

Market Basket staff are essential workers? I can't imagine most people working there living nearby and what it was like to get there.

The Mixing Glass | Guest Shift - Frederic Yarm | Mentorship & Hospitality

My podcast episode on Bardtenders aired today! "Frederic Yarm joins us to talk about mentoring bar professionals, the Boston bar scene, and his journey to becoming an author and blogger known for highlighting thousands of amazing cocktails." open.spotify.com/episode/3PzK...

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success [Adam Grant] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

Book 5 of 2026: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by @adamgrant.bsky.social . www.amazon.com/Give-Take-He...

Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks-a Cool History of a Hot Commodity [Brady, Amy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks-a Cool History of a Hot Commodity

Book 4 of 2026: @amybrady.bsky.social ’s Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity. A book recommended by Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social (who gets named dropped in the cocktail section). www.amazon.com/Ice-Skating-...

My good local store has it with the updated label. Still $30.

Several places around here [Boston area] are posting "We're open [regardless of the weather] until the Patriots game is over". Oh man... capitalism and sportsball over worker safety.

Bourbon, Strange Bourbon, Strange [Charles Cowdery] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Bourbon, Strange

Book 3 of 2026: Bourbon, Strange by @chuckcowdery.bsky.social . I read Bourbon, Straight many years ago, and I when I read that Chuck was no longer printing these books, I found a copy of Strange to finish the series. www.amazon.com/Bourbon-Stra...

A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs It’s women, not men, who’ve brewed beer throughout most of human history. Their role as family and village brewer lasted for hundreds of thousands of years—through the earliest days of Mesopotamian ci...

Book 2 of 2026: Tara Nurin’s A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs. I bought this soon after hearing her speak for an online @usbg.bsky.social seminar in the Fall. www.amazon.com/Womans-Place...

I enjoyed the history of how the docks off the Thames came about to expedite unloading that lead to better protection and storage. And how the high humidity of the location and the open vats in the navy production led to more alcohol loss that delivered a better product (albeit with a loss).

The Rum Never Sets Book Uncover 300 years of Royal Navy & London Dock rum in this thrilling dive into maritime history, myths, and the spirit that fueled an empire.

Book 1 of 2026: The Rum Never Sets: 300 Years of Royal Navy & London Dock Rum by Matt Pietrek @rumwonk.bsky.social and Alexandre Gabriel. www.wonkpress.com/products/the...

After hearing about the 60-40 rule for successful marriages, I realized that my favorite bartender coworkers were the ones meeting me trying to give the 60% of the relationship and the worst were the ones who were happy taking the 40% role.

:: fred's picks for the top cocktails of 2025 :: At the end of 2010, someone asked what my favorite drink of the year was, and I lacked an answer at first for there were so many good option...

My 16th annual best cocktails with recipes for the year! Like always, I picked a winner each month and two runners up (one month, I just picked two co-winners for a total of 35 for 2025): cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2026/01/fred...

:: fred's top 10 cocktail moments of 2025 :: Back in 2010, someone asked what my favorite cocktail that year was, and I decided not only to start a list of my favorite drinks, but I dec...

From speaking at a historic conference to a job change, and from competing and placing in a Malört competition to an upcoming podcast – it's my 16th annual year in review!
cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/12/fred...

Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals [Nabhan Ph.D., Gary Paul, Piñera, David Suro] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals

Book 20 of 2025: Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals by Gary Paul Nabhan David Suro Piñera. History, science, culture, future fears, laws, regulations, flavor generation, and big business versus small producer issues. www.amazon.com/Agave-Spirit...

What makes a winter beer? Cozy up with a beer specifically designed for this time of year.

I'm quoted extensively in this article on what makes a Winter beer:
www.themanual.com/food-and-dri...

Hidden Beers of Belgium Hidden Beers of Belgium [Kearney, Breandán, Joanna, Ashley] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hidden Beers of Belgium

Book 17 of 2025: The Hidden Beers of Belgium by Breandan Kearney. www.amazon.com/Hidden-Beers...

Cantinflas Mustache Cocktail Recipe Discover how to make a Cantinflas Mustache using Mezcal, Reposado tequila, Amaro (e.g. Meletti) (+ 2 more) in just 5 easy to follow steps

Difford's Guide found and published my Cantiflas Mustache recipe! Originally created with Bonal Quinquina that they adapted slightly:
www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/re...

Low-ABV Recipes It's no secret that consumers are moderating and drinking less alcohol. | Make sure your cocktail menu is balanced and offers something for those looking for a lower ABV as well.

My Bornean Spiderhunter recipe published in a low ABV drinks article in BarsAndRestaurants:
www.barandrestaurant.com/ahf-50/low-a...

Day of the Dead Cocktail Recipes Day of the dead, known as "Día de Muertos" in Spanish, is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1 & 2, which involves paying respects to family and friends who have passed away. | Celebrate the dea...

My Calavera Catrina recipe featured for a Day of the Dead article on BarsAndRestaurants:
www.barandrestaurant.com/food-beverag...

Smile When You're Lying

Book 18 of 2025: Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer by Chuck Thompson. This was a book recommended by Paul Clarke at a panel discussion at Portland Cocktail Week years ago about cocktail writing. www.amazon.com/Smile-When-Y...

B.U. needs to send home #ZacSegal before he learns real world consequences.

B.U. needs to send him home before he learns real world consequences.

Hearing recently that Nancy Reagan was known as the "throat goat" of Hollywood wasn't as bad as my wife knowing about this back in the 90s and looked at me as naive.

Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat Amazon.com: Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat: 9780544175662: Frydenborg, Kay: Books

Book 17 of 2025: Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World’s Favorite Treat by Kay Frydenborg. www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Sc...

Haus Alpenz using one of my recipes for their Halloween post!

:: how to talk to your bar hero :: I recently returned from Portland Cocktail Week where there was a mixed array of attendees, presenters, and staff in the bar industry at all...

How to talk to your bar hero: an essay I wrote after returning back from Portland Cocktail Week and reflecting on my early years. Also with thoughts on how to be more approachable in case someone wants to approach you at an event.
cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...

The history of the band, some nuggets about my DJ past, and nine bartenders inspired by #TheClash with #cocktail recipes!
cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/cock...

:: cocktail rock: drinks inspired by the clash :: I recall my amazement back in 1982 when The Clash’s video for “Rock the Casbah” came on MTV. The edgy haircuts, the musicians stomping in th...

The Clash cocktail biopic is out! 9 drinks inspired by songs or lyrics from The Clash by bartenders: cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/cock...

:: mentoring sessions at pdxcw :: I just got back from Portland Cocktail Week two Friday nights ago. Before the event began, I had signed up to do mentoring sessions in the m...

Tales of my mentoring sessions at Portland Cocktail Week where I gave back to the kids. I did 12 sessions in all on whatever topic(s) they came to me with: cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2025/10/ment...

Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism [Reynolds, Stewart] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism

Book 16 of 2025: Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism by Stewart Reynolds. A book that I purchased from Powell’s in Portland, Oregon, while there for Portland Cocktail Week. www.amazon.com/Lessons-Surv...