Anthony Gladman
@anthonygladman.com
Drinks writer. I visit distilleries, find hidden bars, bring back stories. Author, Gin A Tasting Course. Guild of Food Writers 🏆 drinks writer 2022. WSET L3 Spirits. Monsieur le Francophile 👉 linktr.ee/agladman
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Tribute to the great Des de Moor by @rogerprotz.bsky.social
What a loss he was.
camra.org.uk/articles/2748
What a loss he was.
camra.org.uk/articles/2748
Des de Moor – a man of many words
Des de Moor, who died this month, was a phenomenon. He was a prolific writer about beer and took part in beer judging events in many countries.
He delved deep in to the history of beer and its myriad ...
camra.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Tribute to the great Des de Moor by @rogerprotz.bsky.social
What a loss he was.
camra.org.uk/articles/2748
What a loss he was.
camra.org.uk/articles/2748
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Interesting things happening in Japan.
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
A small but growing number of domestic winemakers are using vessels made from native trees such as “mizunara,” moving away from the norm of using European or American oak.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Interesting things happening in Japan.
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
"Its signature red wine made from an indigenous hybrid grape variety known as shōkōshi, is aged in barrels crafted from trees native to Japan, including sugi (cedar), hinoki (Japanese cypress) and mizunara (Japanese oak)
Builder using power tools opposite my window. Cat prowling on my desk. The universe does not want me to write this morning.
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Builder using power tools opposite my window. Cat prowling on my desk. The universe does not want me to write this morning.
Ideally while wearing the Big Shawl-collar Cardigan
How to be a Writer.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
1. Stare out of window at rain.
2. Experience a certain lassitude.
3. Contemplate the infinite.
4. Tea.
February 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Ideally while wearing the Big Shawl-collar Cardigan
Sorry to be a bore, but GET. OFF. SUBSTACK.
If you drink at the Nazi bar, you’re a Nazi.
Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
Sorry, I don’t make the rules.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Sorry to be a bore, but GET. OFF. SUBSTACK.
For all the funny cat videos online, there must be ten times as many never uploaded where they looked like they were about to do something stupid but didn’t.
Anyway, now you know why this is a text-only post.
#Caturday?
Anyway, now you know why this is a text-only post.
#Caturday?
February 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM
For all the funny cat videos online, there must be ten times as many never uploaded where they looked like they were about to do something stupid but didn’t.
Anyway, now you know why this is a text-only post.
#Caturday?
Anyway, now you know why this is a text-only post.
#Caturday?
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Don't enter this. You'll lose all rights to your story. Period.
Competitions like this need to be called out, so they learn their good reputation shouldn't be used to steal the bread from writers' mouths. And that we're not all clueless rubes waiting to be taken advantage of.
Competitions like this need to be called out, so they learn their good reputation shouldn't be used to steal the bread from writers' mouths. And that we're not all clueless rubes waiting to be taken advantage of.
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Don't enter this. You'll lose all rights to your story. Period.
Competitions like this need to be called out, so they learn their good reputation shouldn't be used to steal the bread from writers' mouths. And that we're not all clueless rubes waiting to be taken advantage of.
Competitions like this need to be called out, so they learn their good reputation shouldn't be used to steal the bread from writers' mouths. And that we're not all clueless rubes waiting to be taken advantage of.
Yet another reason to leave it behind. You know, that and its decision to platform and promote nazis.
The popular blogging platform Substack – used by numerous British comic creators to promote their work – has suffered a data breach. The company is warning users to take extra caution with any emails or text messages you receive…
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
https://downthetubes.net/substack-data-breach-hits-comic-creators/
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Yet another reason to leave it behind. You know, that and its decision to platform and promote nazis.
A newsletter platform hosting increasingly angry political hot takes called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Screeds
A community action library where individuals can offer their skills and swap knowledge called Maslow's Hierarchy of Deeds
A phlebotomy clinic called Maslow's Hierarchy of Bleeds.
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A newsletter platform hosting increasingly angry political hot takes called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Screeds
I do my research in @obsidian.md - have done for years - and one fun thing is that looking at my daily note is like watching a replay of my mind wandering around.
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I do my research in @obsidian.md - have done for years - and one fun thing is that looking at my daily note is like watching a replay of my mind wandering around.
In case you missed it over the weekend
My latest piece for Club O came out yesterday. It looks at terroir in whisky, including a look at English whisky's two 'nomadic' distillers - ELLC and Fielden.
cluboenologique.com/story/englis...
cluboenologique.com/story/englis...
English whisky's alternative takes on terroir
English whisky producers are arriving at radically different answers to a question most Scottish distillers never ask: does the location of your distillery matter? Anthony Gladman speaks to English ma...
cluboenologique.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
In case you missed it over the weekend
To the Bowie thing at the V&A’s new Hackney gaff.
It’s shit.
It’s shit.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To the Bowie thing at the V&A’s new Hackney gaff.
It’s shit.
It’s shit.
Watched Seven Dials. Excellent cast, strong performances, beautifully filmed, all undermined by the most godawfully stupid plot and terrible clunking dialogue. Shame.
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Watched Seven Dials. Excellent cast, strong performances, beautifully filmed, all undermined by the most godawfully stupid plot and terrible clunking dialogue. Shame.
Young’uns don’t know how pubs work
One of the realy interesting post-pandemic trends are 'people doing a thing that they clearly can't possibly be enjoying and ignoring everyone else urging them not to'.
‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served
Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Young’uns don’t know how pubs work
Not seen it myself yet but am told my latest piece in Brewer & Distiller International is out for CIBD members.
It’s on the Carlsberg Research Lab - the most underrated brewery in the world. Probably.
It’s on the Carlsberg Research Lab - the most underrated brewery in the world. Probably.
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Not seen it myself yet but am told my latest piece in Brewer & Distiller International is out for CIBD members.
It’s on the Carlsberg Research Lab - the most underrated brewery in the world. Probably.
It’s on the Carlsberg Research Lab - the most underrated brewery in the world. Probably.
My latest piece for Club O came out yesterday. It looks at terroir in whisky, including a look at English whisky's two 'nomadic' distillers - ELLC and Fielden.
cluboenologique.com/story/englis...
cluboenologique.com/story/englis...
English whisky's alternative takes on terroir
English whisky producers are arriving at radically different answers to a question most Scottish distillers never ask: does the location of your distillery matter? Anthony Gladman speaks to English ma...
cluboenologique.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 PM
My latest piece for Club O came out yesterday. It looks at terroir in whisky, including a look at English whisky's two 'nomadic' distillers - ELLC and Fielden.
cluboenologique.com/story/englis...
cluboenologique.com/story/englis...
A bit hungover this morning and hoping a couple of dippy eggs will sort me out. 😵
What’s your go to?
What’s your go to?
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A bit hungover this morning and hoping a couple of dippy eggs will sort me out. 😵
What’s your go to?
What’s your go to?
Rules. Fabulously posh. Monumentally old fashioned. But I love it nonetheless.
January 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Rules. Fabulously posh. Monumentally old fashioned. But I love it nonetheless.
Started the night with excellent cask ale at the Sutton Arms. Ended with a wonderful martini at Rules. Honestly the only possible improvement would be the ability to teleport straight to bed.
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Started the night with excellent cask ale at the Sutton Arms. Ended with a wonderful martini at Rules. Honestly the only possible improvement would be the ability to teleport straight to bed.
Pub is rammed. Friends are delayed. But there’s good Deya on cask, so hey ho.
January 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Pub is rammed. Friends are delayed. But there’s good Deya on cask, so hey ho.
Off to the pub later. (Not for work, just for fun!) Tempted to just jack it all in and leave now.
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Off to the pub later. (Not for work, just for fun!) Tempted to just jack it all in and leave now.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM