Jared Brown
@jaredbdistilled.bsky.social
Drinks historian, Sipsmith co-founder & master distiller. New book: A Most Noble Water. Twist over and discard please
That moment when you mean to hit ❤️ on WhatsApp and get 🤣 instead
February 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
That moment when you mean to hit ❤️ on WhatsApp and get 🤣 instead
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Many artists have changed the course of my life, but if my dad hadn’t inexplicably given me a copy of “Another Roadside Attraction” in my youth, I don’t know what I’d be today. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
Tom Robbins, Whose Comic Novels Drew a Cult Following, Dies at 92
He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and All.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Many artists have changed the course of my life, but if my dad hadn’t inexplicably given me a copy of “Another Roadside Attraction” in my youth, I don’t know what I’d be today. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
When Tabi won’t come out from under the sheepskin, it’s time to turn up the heat
February 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When Tabi won’t come out from under the sheepskin, it’s time to turn up the heat
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Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 468 contr Anistatia Miller, Jared Brown
The Mimosa
variation on the Buck’s fizz, a simple combination of chilled champagne and orange juice, is attributed to Frank Meier at the Ritz in Paris, 1925. Is one of the quintessential brunch drinks in the US
The Mimosa
variation on the Buck’s fizz, a simple combination of chilled champagne and orange juice, is attributed to Frank Meier at the Ritz in Paris, 1925. Is one of the quintessential brunch drinks in the US
February 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails pg 468 contr Anistatia Miller, Jared Brown
The Mimosa
variation on the Buck’s fizz, a simple combination of chilled champagne and orange juice, is attributed to Frank Meier at the Ritz in Paris, 1925. Is one of the quintessential brunch drinks in the US
The Mimosa
variation on the Buck’s fizz, a simple combination of chilled champagne and orange juice, is attributed to Frank Meier at the Ritz in Paris, 1925. Is one of the quintessential brunch drinks in the US
4am I came downstairs and they had a mouse trapped under a shoe rack in the kitchen. This evening, a wren flew around in the house for ten minutes leading them upstairs and down. I managed to usher both wild fur and feathers out unharmed. It was a big day for cats.
January 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
4am I came downstairs and they had a mouse trapped under a shoe rack in the kitchen. This evening, a wren flew around in the house for ten minutes leading them upstairs and down. I managed to usher both wild fur and feathers out unharmed. It was a big day for cats.
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Let’s settle this: books are far from obsolete. In fact, they’re thriving—timeless companions in a fast-moving world.
January 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Let’s settle this: books are far from obsolete. In fact, they’re thriving—timeless companions in a fast-moving world.
We are beyond proud to announce that our book A Most Noble Water has been placed on the long list for the prestigious André Simon Food and Drink Awards for 2024, and made the Times of London’s list of the top ten food and drink books of 2024!
December 19, 2024 at 1:06 PM
We are beyond proud to announce that our book A Most Noble Water has been placed on the long list for the prestigious André Simon Food and Drink Awards for 2024, and made the Times of London’s list of the top ten food and drink books of 2024!
Rum and umeshu. Soooo good!
December 18, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Rum and umeshu. Soooo good!
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“This North Beach dive should arguably be the most famous bar in San Francisco
SFGATE dive bar columnist Broke-Ass Stuart investigates the long and fascinating saga of La Rocca's Corner”
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
SFGATE dive bar columnist Broke-Ass Stuart investigates the long and fascinating saga of La Rocca's Corner”
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
This North Beach dive should arguably be the most famous bar in SF
The history of La Rocca's Corner spans more than 100 years, back to Prohibition, and includes everything from SF society meet-cutes to a suspected mob hit.
www.sfgate.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:57 PM
“This North Beach dive should arguably be the most famous bar in San Francisco
SFGATE dive bar columnist Broke-Ass Stuart investigates the long and fascinating saga of La Rocca's Corner”
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
SFGATE dive bar columnist Broke-Ass Stuart investigates the long and fascinating saga of La Rocca's Corner”
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
A scammer called pretending to be from O2, offering 40% off my mobile service. He didn’t realise he called me last week. This time I was ready. I shouted for 5 minutes making up complaints, demanding he look into them, before hanging up on him. I’d have gone longer but #O2 has actually been great
December 10, 2024 at 7:58 PM
A scammer called pretending to be from O2, offering 40% off my mobile service. He didn’t realise he called me last week. This time I was ready. I shouted for 5 minutes making up complaints, demanding he look into them, before hanging up on him. I’d have gone longer but #O2 has actually been great
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Still processing news that dear friend, mentor Francine Cohen died suddenly yesterday. Reading texts fr days ago re her first wine byline in Better Homes & Garden, feeling great to know it was hers, helped get that kind of writing into mainstream.
Very typical. She was a connector and visionary.
Very typical. She was a connector and visionary.
December 5, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Still processing news that dear friend, mentor Francine Cohen died suddenly yesterday. Reading texts fr days ago re her first wine byline in Better Homes & Garden, feeling great to know it was hers, helped get that kind of writing into mainstream.
Very typical. She was a connector and visionary.
Very typical. She was a connector and visionary.
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Amazon might deliver 'convenience', but it can’t replicate the magic of stepping into a quiet bookstore on a rainy day, where the scent of old pages mingles with fresh coffee and every shelf holds the promise of a new adventure waiting to be discovered.
December 4, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Amazon might deliver 'convenience', but it can’t replicate the magic of stepping into a quiet bookstore on a rainy day, where the scent of old pages mingles with fresh coffee and every shelf holds the promise of a new adventure waiting to be discovered.
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"Gin’s origins and the reasons for its growing popularity are much more interesting than that, making this concise history as essential to the drink’s story as ice and a slice."—Tony Turnbull, "The 10 best food and drink books of 2024", The Time (London), 29 Nov 2024
December 3, 2024 at 1:58 PM
"Gin’s origins and the reasons for its growing popularity are much more interesting than that, making this concise history as essential to the drink’s story as ice and a slice."—Tony Turnbull, "The 10 best food and drink books of 2024", The Time (London), 29 Nov 2024
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Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
December 3, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
Brussels sprouts quartered, tossed in olive oil with salt and pepper. Roasted twenty minutes. Combined with toasted pignolas, lardons and balsamic vinegar in a hot skillet.
December 1, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Brussels sprouts quartered, tossed in olive oil with salt and pepper. Roasted twenty minutes. Combined with toasted pignolas, lardons and balsamic vinegar in a hot skillet.
Painting this year’s Xmas cards I discovered Jackson Pollock had more fun than other artists
November 20, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Painting this year’s Xmas cards I discovered Jackson Pollock had more fun than other artists
I know this is a contentious topic, so I’ll apologise in advance to all who don’t share my feelings. First snow of the season. I love snow!!!
November 19, 2024 at 10:50 AM
I know this is a contentious topic, so I’ll apologise in advance to all who don’t share my feelings. First snow of the season. I love snow!!!
Almost time to roast oranges and lemons again for our annual batch of smoking bishop (the drink Scrooge served to Bob Cratchit at the end of A Christmas Carol)
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Almost time to roast oranges and lemons again for our annual batch of smoking bishop (the drink Scrooge served to Bob Cratchit at the end of A Christmas Carol)
Once upon a time in a wormwood patch
November 15, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Once upon a time in a wormwood patch
It was a once in a lifetime chance. We discovered the entire history of gin was wrong. It took seven years of research and writing. Gin didn’t come from Holland. There was no gin craze. Parliament passed no gin acts. The gin and tonic was not consumed as an anti-malarial. Available on Amazon:
November 15, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It was a once in a lifetime chance. We discovered the entire history of gin was wrong. It took seven years of research and writing. Gin didn’t come from Holland. There was no gin craze. Parliament passed no gin acts. The gin and tonic was not consumed as an anti-malarial. Available on Amazon: