Alcademics

It’s all about the texture.

How to Make Nonalcoholic Cocktails that Are Actually Good | Alcohol Professor How John deBary uses unconventional and modified ingredients to build better nonalcoholic drinks.

https://alcademics.com/saratoga-waters-changing-sources/

Saratoga Water’s Changing Sources - Alcademics In my water tasting classes in San Francisco, I noticed that Saratoga water’s total dissolved solids jumped from around 40ppm TDS to about 100ppm. In the class we measure TDS by using a low-end TDS meter. The change came between one bottle (glass) and the next batch I bought (in plastic). I was wo...

May 23, 2026 is the third birthday of The Ice Book. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the book or picked up a copy, and especially to Allison Webber and Nan Allison for helping me manifest it.

New booze to choose: Golden Rule is the latest venue at Thrive City from the Che Fico team. Here is the menu.

Educational Drinking Events this May

Lost Lantern gave us whiskies at different proofs to compare or dilute your own.

Dilute Your Own Hazmat Whiskey? - Alcademics Lost Lantern independent whiskey bottler released their Spring 2026 collection, which was themed as a collection of high vs low proof whiskeys. The collection includes American single malts with unsmoked barley, Rocky Mountain bourbons with different mashbills, southern bourbons with different mashb...

San Francisco, come drink water with me!

A write up of my water tasting classes.

Inside a Water Tasting That Will Change How You See Water A visit to a San Francisco water tasting reveals how mineral content, texture, and sourcing shape everyday drinking water in surprising ways.

I commented on ice.

There’s a Secret Ingredient to Making Luxury Ice at Home Nice ice is big business, but you can get perfectly clear cubes at home without freezing your assets.