Flavoured Spirits

Tim Hampson is a freelance journalist, and a Committee Member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. He is an acknowledged beer, wine and food expert. He has written a number of best-selling books on beer and the drinks industry, including Haynes’ Beer Manual, Whisky Manual and Wine Manual. Tim’s work appears in Food and Travel magazine, Weekend Telegraph and What’s Brewing, in addition to various trade publications, and he is also beer correspondent for BBC Good Food Live and the Sky Pub Channel. He lives near Oxford.

The spirits - vodka, gin, whisky, brandy, eau de vie, tequila, rum (dark and white), sake, absinthe.*Making infusions - hygiene, equipment, sourcing ingredients, foraging, flavour matching, timing, quantities, storage, oak aging, trouble-shooting, keeping records.*Recipes - ingredients and their stories, how to make, how to drink, infusions with fruit, herbs and spices, flowers, nuts, bacon and other proteins. Recipes for infused vodka, gin, whisky, brandy, tequila, rum, sake and absinthe.*Beyond spirit infusions - turning a liquor into a liqueur, cocktails, wine infusions, oil infusions, making spirits and liquors (and rules about making).*Appendices - Infusions ingredients calendar, useful contacts.