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Tales of the Cocktail® New Orleans 2016

Rob V. Burr

Robs Rum Guide / Rum Minute
Coconut Grove, FL

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Often described as the younger and better-looking version of his father, "Rob the RumScout" appreciates the finer points of quality rum cocktails. Co-host of Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, co-writer of the National Rum Examiner column, and co-producer of Rum Minute on YouTube. Rob is always traveling the world to visit distilleries and events, experimenting with rum cocktail recipes and their endless variations.

10:00am

Pumping out Paradise: Secrets Behind a High Volume Tiki Bar Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneShelby Allison • ErinHayes • Mindy Kucan • Paul McGee • Scotty Schuder • House of Angostura When Is A Rum Not a Rum? The Big Rum Debate Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneIan Burrell • Alexandre Gabriel • Ben Jones • Richard Seale • Roberto Serralles • Rhum Clément • Don Q Cristal Rum

1:00pm

BIG GIN Small Gin: The Producers Talk Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelRaj Nagra • Jake Burger • Mike Enright • Allen Katz • Bacardi USA

3:00pm

The Bartender Spy: Frank Meier Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneNoah Rothbaum • Fernando Castellon • David Wondrich • Tales of the Cocktail Passport to Port-au-Prince presented by Rhum Barbancourt Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneZach Lynch • Rhum Barbancourt Shhh...There’s a New Rum in Town presented by Plantation Rum Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleonePlantation Rum

3:30pm

The New American Rum Revolution Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelRobert Burr • Rob V. Burr • Steven Gubb • Bob Gunter • Trey Litel • Kōloa Rum Company • Bayou Rum • Gubba Rum

4:00pm

Diplomatico Rum Dynamic Duo at Cane & Table Cane & TableDiplomatico Rum

5:00pm

New (Orleans) Nordic CureNeal Bodenheimer • Gobo Hansen • Nicholas Jarrett • Stephanie Jordan • Diageo Reserve Brands

11:59pm

Konga Shaker Party – The Patent Edition Tiki ToltecaSons • William Grant &amp • Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

10:00am

Pay to Play: And What Can You Do For Me? Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneDushan Zaric • Bobby Heugel • Craig Miller • Michael Vachon • Angus Winchester • Tequila Cabeza • Bathtub Gin Ten Things To Ask Every Craft Distiller La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel MonteleoneWayne Curtis • Scott Blackwell • Maggie Campbell • christian krogstad • Brian Prewitt • A. Smith Bowman • High Wire Distilling Co. • House Spirits Distillery • Privateer Rum • Perfect Purée of Napa Valley Eat, Drink and Be Wild with our All Natural crafted cocktails and hors d'oeuvres presented by Gubba Rum and Wild Hibiscus Flower Company Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneAnthony DeSerio • Jocelyn Etherington • Steven Gubb • Igor Zukowiec • Wild Hibiscus Flower Company • Gubba Rum

12:30pm

Members Only: Club Cocktails in History Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneJeff Berry • David Wondrich • Pierre Ferrand Cognac • Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao • Citadelle Gin • Plantation Rum

1:00pm

Royal Dutch Distillers Presents: Broken Shaker Miami and Broken Shaker Chicago Dynamic Duo with Gui Jaroschy and Scottie Lobianco Napoleon HouseRutte • Royal Dutch Distillers • Mandarine Napoleon Liquipedia Acadia Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelTristan Stephenson • Jake Burger • Ali Dedianko • Jeff Kluger • Belvedere Vodka

3:00pm

Citrus Complexity: From Grove to Glass Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneRonaldo Fierro • Bryan Bruce • Iain Griffiths • Jim Hassel • Tracy Kahn • Givaudan Intelligent Design Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleonePhilip Duff • Tobin Ellis • Francesco Lafranconi • Joaquin Simo • Shawn Soole • Forty Creek Whisky United Libations La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel MonteleoneMark Schettler • Julio Cabrera • Charles Joly • Shuichi Nagatomo • Diageo World Class Island Hopping presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneMaggie Rubenstein • Rowdy Vass • Blue Chair Bay Rum

3:30pm

Mezan, A Rare Collection of Vintage Rums presented by Niche Import Co. Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta HotelMezan

5:00pm

Nacho Libre Part Duo Tiki ToltecaBryan Canales • Caitlin O'Brien • Avión Tequila

10:00pm

Wheel to Reel: Second to Crescent Cane & TableNick Detrich • Jeff Donahue • Graham Heubach • Wade McElroy • Rachael Thompson • Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal • Corazón Tequila

10:00am

Talking Rot: Rancio, Scotch and MADness Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneDave Broom • Ryan Chetiyawardana • Arielle Johnson • Johnnie Walker The Life of One Barrel Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneJessamine McLellan • Ger Buckley • Ian Burrell • Dr. Don Livermore • Pernod Ricard

12:15pm

A Spirited Salon: Conversations with 6 Legendary Authors Restaurant R'evolutionNoah Rothbaum • Dave Broom • Wayne Curtis • Heather Greene • Philip Greene • Reid Mitenbuler • Matthew Rowley

12:30pm

Milk Punch Technique & History: Let's Clarify Together! Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneEamon Rockey • Nicholas Edward Alexander • Gareth Howells • Leblon • Macchu Pisco • George Dickel Tennessee Whisky

3:00pm

The Taste of Gold: El Dorado Demerara Rum's Finest Aged Rums presented by El Dorado Rum Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneShaun Caleb • El Dorado Rum

5:00pm

The British Are Coming! Barrel ProofMony Bunni • Liam Deegan • Campo Encanto Pisco

10:00am

An Exclusive Tasting of Rare Pierre Ferrand Cognacs Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneDoug Frost • Alexandre Gabriel • Arcoroc • Pierre Ferrand Cognac • Edward Don • Chef & Sommelier Bottom’s Up! The Birth of the Dry Shake, Last Word & Pin Up La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel MonteleoneSolomon Siegel • Greg Boehm • Robyn Gray • Shawn Soole • Tales of the Cocktail

11:00am

Beignets on the Balcony presented by William Grant & Sons Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelCharlotte Voisey • Sons • William Grant &amp

12:30pm

No Reservations - Hotel Bars Old and New Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneJacob Briars • Mark Ellwood • Simon Ford • Erik Lorincz • Christopher Lowder • Josh Wagner • Bacardi USA Slap it! Pour it! Crush it! Swizzle it! Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneDaniyel Jones • Jeff Berry • Ian Burrell • David Delaney Jr. • House of Angostura

3:30pm

Deconstructing the Solera Method Acadia Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelRafael Reyes • Nestor Ortega • Will Peet • Fernando Pérez • Lustau • Santa Teresa Rum

4:00pm

Diplomatico Dynamic Duo: Venezuelan Experience Ace HotelDiplomatico Rum

11:30pm

Bartenders' Breakfast Generation's HallBeefeater Gin • Plymouth Gin • Pernod Ricard

12:00pm

The Bon Vivants with Imbibe Present the 7th Annual Pig & Punch Washington Square ParkImbibe Magazine • Bon Vivants

5:00pm

Freret Street Bar Crawl Freret StreetZabov • Amaro Lucano 1894 • Suze Bitters • Domaine Select Wine Estates • Gracias a Dios Mezcal • La Quintinye Vermouth Royal • Diplomatico Rum • KGB Spirits • Tuthilltown Spirits • Château du Tariquet • Distilleria Varnelli • Classic & Vintage