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 water tasting classes. https://www.alcademics.com
psst: I put a two-for-one special on tomorrow's Water Tasting Class in SF. 6pm near Montgomery Bart. www.eventbrite.com/e/bottled-wa...
Bottled Water Tasting Experience - Learn & Rate 20 Waters
Learn to taste, rate, and appreciate still and sparkling waters like a pro. About 20 different waters per class!
eventbrite.com
psst: I put a two-for-one special on tomorrow's Water Tasting Class in SF. 6pm near Montgomery Bart. www.eventbrite.com/e/bottled-wa...
Bottled Water Tasting Experience - Learn & Rate 20 Waters
Learn to taste, rate, and appreciate still and sparkling waters like a pro. About 20 different waters per class!
eventbrite.com
"An exciting new thing is coming to this area, but neighbors say it will be bad." - Every fucking SF news story
This is how they sent me a case of water in the mail 
the amount of technological attention paid to restaurant reservations is weird, right? like that's the Big Problem we're trying to solve?
My attitude toward writing was always "don't compete with people who will try to do your job for free" but that was a long time ago when cocktail expertise was rare. Now between influencers and slop jockeys, welp, here we are.
i just had a trillion dollar idea: the Kraft Cassingle: it's a cheese slice in the shape of a cassette tape marketed to GenX
Really don't love having to spend my time marketing but I'm averaging 1 out of 6 editors replying to my emails at this point, so journalism is an even bigger waste of time. Anyway I made postcards this morning, home they print ok.
I had an eye appointment which you can do without a membership, but apparently One does not simply “walk” into Costco 
Waters from the Russian grocery store for upcoming classes.
I tried to track down the 12 Black-owned public houses mentioned in 1854 San Francisco. Didn't get as far as I wanted but learned about The Anathaeum. alcademics.com/12-black-own...
I came into the office early today to film videos, I hate it. 
My family invited me to go on a giant cruise ship with them so I went to the website and guys, I think cruise ships are just another form of walkable city. (Unfortunately this one seemed to be Atlantic City.)
News: Skrewball Introduces New Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly Flavored Whiskey
I got a pitch for a non-fizzy nonalcoholic cocktail and thought it was interesting as its main selling point. Turns out a lot of people are going non-fizzy in booze too: financialpost.com/news/retail-...
The next generation of drinkers is breaking up with bubbly booze
At bars and college parties across the United States, traditional alcoholic beverages are going flat. Find out more here
financialpost.com
nerd problems: returned materials to the wrong library system again
This is the view from my window right now, ridiculous. 
🧵 I've gone corn mad this summer. I've been eating so much effing corn, I'm cornier than an episode of Hee Haw. Here are some tips I can share:
