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.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlw5ebngac2u15 May 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw5ebngac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlvrvqzls22sDylan, Brenda, Steve, Andrea, Kelly, and Donna Martin [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvrvqzls22shttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlvpnrzr6s2nsf chron seeking South Bay food reporter: https://eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_15/jobs/preview/2026730/?lastSelectedFacet=CATEGORIES&mode=location&selectedCategoriesFacet=300000145719789%3B300000145719792&selectedLocationsFacet=300000000361862&selectedOrganizationsFacet=30000002880363915 May 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvpnrzr6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlti6zl2u22bI have a need for something that just turns down autocorrect - like go ahead and correct rennassance to renaissance, but don’t change it to remembrance or something just because that’s what you think I’d type14 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlti6zl2u22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlr2owyoic2uchocolate cow???? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymw4V16q9k413 May 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr2owyoic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlou2uax6k2a"Four Bay Area beer industry sources recently told the Chronicle that Anchor has hired Shaun O’Sullivan, the co-founder of 21st Amendment Brewing, as a consultant.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlou2uax6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlm3tcdl322sFound this old blog post about one year’s travel. Times sure have changed!11 May 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm3tcdl322shttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlevxekmck2vhttps://brokeassstuart.com/p/san-francisco-is-celebrating-55-years-since-women-won-the-right-to-bartend08 May 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlevxekmck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mlerwrii6k2hLet’s hope ferry Godmother is one of the top selections - it could win me free boat rides for a year if it is! Feel free to vote and push it in that direction… [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlerwrii6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3ml6kjpc7qc2zSkinny Margarita would be a good drag name06 May 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6kjpc7qc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mda6367d5s2ipitch: it’s Doogie Howser but instead of a doctor he’s a child prodigy civil rights lawyer. the title is Kid Pro Quo25 Jan 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mda6367d5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3ml5jw5gjes2gWeird that was my nickname in college06 May 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5jw5gjes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3ml4wsulfr22205 May 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4wsulfr222https://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3ml4nges6es2tbone luge news you can use @jacobgrier.bsky.social https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/bone-marrow-arquet-dingles-22229062.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2Zvb2QvcmVzdGF1cmFudHMvYXJ0aWNsZS9ib25lLW1hcnJvdy1hcnF1ZXQtZGluZ2xlcy0yMjIyOTA2Mi5waHA%3D&time=MTc3Nzk5OTc3NTc0Mw%3D%3D&rid=OTQ1MDIxMGMtODZjMS00MzM2LWJkZDItYWFhOWQyNTIwZGM0&sharecount=MA%3D%3D05 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4nges6es2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3ml2fgpjtrc22Wayne Curtis wrote up my ice shenanigans for the 20th anniversary of Imbibe Magazine. https://imbibemagazine.com/how-cocktail-ice-visually-vanished/04 May 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2fgpjtrc22https://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3ml2ayaaiwc2fone of the best pictures I’ve taken of an ice cube (from a few years ago), but one time someone on the internet got mad because you couldn’t actually drink this04 May 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ayaaiwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mkzyimecls2lmade u icy death stars04 May 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzyimecls2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mkykf6cbgc2wI love using the stick blender because when you snap that thing together, it’s like assembling an assassins rifle04 May 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkykf6cbgc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mkvhxq6gsc2qNow the list is up to 25 drink books coming out this year. https://alcademics.com/2026-new-drink-books/02 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhxq6gsc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mktnft2kmk2zRussian River, Guerneville, Napa [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktnft2kmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mkss5exkos2wNew and forthcoming drink books in 2026. https://alcademics.com/2026-new-drink-books/01 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkss5exkos2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mknqtq5dvc2cMy name suggestion for one of the Bay ferries (“godmother") has made it through to the finals. If it wins I could get free ferry rides for a year, and I would probably work from boats all 2027. You can vote too. Vote Godmother! https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/ferry-boat-name-vote/29 Apr 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknqtq5dvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mknoc6lbkk2cInteresting that St Agrestis sold their Phony Negroni line and not, I assume, the whole line. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260429757476/en/The-Wine-Group-Acquires-Phony-Negroni-Non-Alcoholic-Brand29 Apr 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknoc6lbkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mklhachtbc2uevery story on SF’s Eater is written by the same person28 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklhachtbc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mkbtlubayc2bClass Schedule - water tasting, ice diamond carving, bar history tours www.alcademics.com25 Apr 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbtlubayc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mk76lqypd22gI am giving a talk at 7:30 tonight, me, a person usually in bed before 10.23 Apr 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk76lqypd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mk4wr4npz22jLOOK UPON MY ICE DIAMONDS YE MIGHTY AND DESPAIR alcademics.com23 Apr 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4wr4npz22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mk42clnttc2xA review of my water tasting class. https://thedailypour.com/article/inside-water-tasting/22 Apr 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42clnttc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alcademics.bsky.social/post/3mjx4h7iju22cSome photos from this weekend’s big earthquake anniversary tour. https://alcademics.com/photos-from-1906-earthquake-anniversary-tour/20 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:rhfgo54zes7audwh2ec5xvfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx4h7iju22c