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.
https://www.alcademics.com
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from 1929 during Prohibition - is it possible that all these cordials were really non-alcoholic? Fernet Branca was available in alcoholic medicinal form in the US, never heard of NA Chartreuse though, other brand-name vermouths etc too…
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
from 1929 during Prohibition - is it possible that all these cordials were really non-alcoholic? Fernet Branca was available in alcoholic medicinal form in the US, never heard of NA Chartreuse though, other brand-name vermouths etc too…
i stumble upon things - Did the Original Cocktail Sauce contain Angostura Bitters?
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alcademics.com/did-the-orig...
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
i stumble upon things - Did the Original Cocktail Sauce contain Angostura Bitters?
alcademics.com/did-the-orig...
alcademics.com/did-the-orig...
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When I was like 12 I went to see The Sting in the movie theater by myself, assuming it was a disaster movie about a mass stinging event. It turned out to be a Robert Redford movie, but I didn’t know who that was so I kept waiting for the bees, I waited the whole movie for the bees.
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When I was like 12 I went to see The Sting in the movie theater by myself, assuming it was a disaster movie about a mass stinging event. It turned out to be a Robert Redford movie, but I didn’t know who that was so I kept waiting for the bees, I waited the whole movie for the bees.
demand heavy for liver cocktail
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
demand heavy for liver cocktail
sending a copyeditor back in time to 1921
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
sending a copyeditor back in time to 1921
found some cocktail recipes for you, SF Chronicle, 1929
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
found some cocktail recipes for you, SF Chronicle, 1929
When I was like 12 I went to see The Sting in the movie theater by myself, assuming it was a disaster movie about a mass stinging event. It turned out to be a Robert Redford movie, but I didn’t know who that was so I kept waiting for the bees, I waited the whole movie for the bees.
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When I was like 12 I went to see The Sting in the movie theater by myself, assuming it was a disaster movie about a mass stinging event. It turned out to be a Robert Redford movie, but I didn’t know who that was so I kept waiting for the bees, I waited the whole movie for the bees.
Up reading poetry
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Up reading poetry
not a whole lot of heavy reading in there but i’m tempted by the rum one as it’s an academic print
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
not a whole lot of heavy reading in there but i’m tempted by the rum one as it’s an academic print
New cocktail and spirits books for 2025 - just added November/December books to the list:
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November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New cocktail and spirits books for 2025 - just added November/December books to the list:
alcademics.com/new-drink-bo...
alcademics.com/new-drink-bo...
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It’s easy enough to bring my own bag to the store and to use my own brain instead of AI most of the time. That feels like the same thing to me.
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It’s easy enough to bring my own bag to the store and to use my own brain instead of AI most of the time. That feels like the same thing to me.
there was some information i wanted but then i was directed to a podcast so i remain ignorant
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
there was some information i wanted but then i was directed to a podcast so i remain ignorant
It’s easy enough to bring my own bag to the store and to use my own brain instead of AI most of the time. That feels like the same thing to me.
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It’s easy enough to bring my own bag to the store and to use my own brain instead of AI most of the time. That feels like the same thing to me.
Last night at Omnivore Books with @davidwondrich.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Last night at Omnivore Books with @davidwondrich.bsky.social
Christmas bars are starting to feel desperate to me. I already know of 5 this year in SF.
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Christmas bars are starting to feel desperate to me. I already know of 5 this year in SF.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Giving away a copy of this book to a newsletter subscriber soon. alcademics.com/alcademics-n...
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Giving away a copy of this book to a newsletter subscriber soon. alcademics.com/alcademics-n...
I made cards for my little history tours.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I made cards for my little history tours.
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“Whatever could be causing a loneliness epidemic?” you ask the internet, sitting in a driverless car wearing headphones that you never take off in public, as an anonymous shopper makes contactless delivery of your meal kits using the keypad entry of your condo atop empty ground floor retail space
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Whatever could be causing a loneliness epidemic?” you ask the internet, sitting in a driverless car wearing headphones that you never take off in public, as an anonymous shopper makes contactless delivery of your meal kits using the keypad entry of your condo atop empty ground floor retail space
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This Wednesday I'll be chatting about cocktails, comics and God knows what else with the ever-amusing @alcademics.bsky.social at the wonderful @omnivorebooks.bsky.social, San Francisco. Hope to see yinz there!
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This Wednesday I'll be chatting about cocktails, comics and God knows what else with the ever-amusing @alcademics.bsky.social at the wonderful @omnivorebooks.bsky.social, San Francisco. Hope to see yinz there!
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM