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The Elemental Mixology Farm
I am happy to be growing things again! See what’s growing now in the Elemental Mixology farm plots for use in courses!
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Classroom Liquors & Full Site Update
Hello all! I noticed some important liquors and liquor concepts missing from the Classroom Liquors page, so I went and updated the entire site! The Classroom Liquors page is finally done (excepting...
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A Good Drink that is Also Laughable
I often chuckle while witnessing bar-tenders today mimicking advances in drink-making that were revolutionary in 1855 – and thinking them to be new. One example is as using sugar syrup (instead of dry...
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Daily Tipple – the Gin Puff
The oldest extant reference to this nineteenth-century drink is in a Chicago newspaper from 1883, where it is mentioned by a bar-tender as being popular. It has been a favorite drink in Elemental...
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Elemental Mixology – 2017 Edition
Happy Holidays, everyone! Work on the 2017 edition of the Elemental Mixology book is entering its final stages. This will be the most significant reworking of the book since at least around 2011. It...
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2017 Edition – Elemental Mixology
It only took until mid-May, but the 2017 edition of the book is finally done – and available! This is the most fundamental revision in the history of the book. It’s available in both traditional print...
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Historic Changes in Mixological History
I have added a new page to the website hinting at why professional bar-tenders and industry leaders should attend Elemental Mixology courses.
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All the Missing Negronis
Above: the cover of Cinzano’s 1950 ‘Cocktail’ [sic] book. I always tell students that the drink people call the Negroni might not be from Italy and the original name of the drink surely wasn’t...
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The Dowd Toddy
Firstly, visit www.elementalmixology.com The Dowd Toddy is an 1890’s drink, probably from the east coast of the USA. Those who neither understand, nor care about, American mixological history will...
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New Elemental Mixology Books
Greetings All! The 2023 editions of the Elemental Mixology books are available – in pdf, or printed, form. These editions are what I have had in mind, and worked on, for the past couple of years. They...
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