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Camper English

@alcademics.bsky.social

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Cocktail writer, author of The Ice Book (2023) and Doctors and Distillers (2022). Now also giving SF cocktail history tours. https://www.alcademics.com/alcademics-newsletter.html

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 1h

weekly training videos

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 4h

theory: a bar offering “curated libations” will not have good drinks

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 6h

the cowboy in question

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 6h

not to sound too San Francisco, but the disco cowboy who won this year’s Hunky Jesus posed on his mirror ball bison behind Steph Curry at the opening party of his reservations-only whiskey bar last night

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 7h

not sure why but I think Chicken Ranchero would make a good drag king name

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 23h

People are saying that Camper English is a tummy hurts warrior

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 2d

New October drink books:

alcademics.com/new-drink-bo...

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 5d

Pucker up baby, the new champion of the lemon stacking contest is here

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 7d

it me, i’m animals

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 7d

on the plus side, maybe no Blue Angels in SF this year. go fly a kite instead of participating in military propaganda

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 8d

San Francisco, a city increasingly filled with cast-off Burning Man trash as public art.

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Mermaid Sculpture Unveiled Next to Ferry Building as Part of New 'Waterfront Art Walk'

Another piece of public art has come to the Embarcadero this week, with the official unveiling Tuesday of 'Coralee,' a larger-than-life-size mermaid made of metal and other materials, by artist Dana A...

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 8d

If you're in New York this evening, come join
@deankotz.bsky.social and me as we discuss graphic history and our new Comic Book History of the Cocktail with the great Michael Ruhlman at P & T Knitwear bookstore/café, 80 Orchard St, NYC. 6:30-8:00

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 9d

lol my exposé into the clear ice industry will be called

ICE: UNMASKED

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 12d

an under appreciated art form is giving funny names to zoom meetings. anyway i just scheduled a “Meetin’ in the Ladies’ Zoom”

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Amy Brady, PhD @amybrady.bsky.social · 13d

I finally (finally!) launched the Library of Wonders newsletter. Give it a read if you like weird facts and artifacts, couched in a little bit of forgotten history

Welcome to the Library open.substack.com/pub/libraryo...

Welcome to the Library

No overdue fees, but plenty of forgotten items.

open.substack.com

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 13d

You can bid on a six pack of the last batch of Anchor Steam Beer and help fund the SF Historical Society.

givebutter.com/c/SFHSLunche...

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 14d

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7 Frighteningly Good Ways to Eat + Drink Your Way Through SF This Halloween

Pumpkin spice is back with a vengeance, which can only mean one thing: Halloween is on the way.For the goth at heart, the spooky season is the happiest time of the year. If you're looking for a more e...

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Wandering Spirits Global @wanderingspiritsglobal.com · 14d

"Diageo has temporarily ceased whiskey production at its Balcones and George Dickel distilleries with the loss of 17 jobs, as it re-evaluates its ‘productivity goals’"

www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/09/diag...

Diageo halts production at Balcones and George Dickel - The Spirits Business

Diageo has temporarily ceased whiskey production at its Balcones and George Dickel distilleries with the loss of 17 jobs.

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 14d

You will know I wasn’t joking when you see my new bulging Buzzballs biceps!

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 14d

To celebrate the launch, BuzzBallz has also introduced KettleBallz, a five-pound, grape-scented kettlebell modelled after the brand’s Biggie drinks.

The kettlebell can hold up to 1.5 litres of cocktail and comes with grape-scented sweatbands, wristbands and a cooling towel for US$20.

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 15d

Gotcha!

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 15d

Wow!

"Tito's Handmade Vodka, the brand behind Texas' first legal distillery and the award-winning vodka, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the majority stake in LALO Tequila, one of the fastest-growing tequila brands in the United States."

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 16d

There is no point in putting good journalism behind cheesy clickbait headlines. Click-to-reveal headlines indicate to the reader that there is only one fact in the story- the obfuscated subject. Congratulations, you got the click, but also you’re telling me your publication is not worth reading.

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Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 17d

There hasn’t been one in SF proper for several years- weird given how many empty ground floor retail spaces there are

Camper English @alcademics.bsky.social · 17d

Yep became the site of a spirit Halloween for a couple years :)

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