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Tales of the Cocktail® New Orleans 2016

David Matthews

Woody Creek Distillers
Head Distiller, VP of Operations
Basalt, Colorado

woodycreekdistillers.com

9:30am CDT

The Bitter Market Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneBittercube • Sodas • Cecil &amp • Crude Bitters &amp • Pink House Alchemy • 18.21 Bitters • Angostura Bitters • Bittered Sling Bitters • The Bitter End Bitters • Bitter Girl Bitters • Bittermens Bitters • Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters • Dale DeGroff's Pimento Aromatic Bitters • Dashfire Bitters • The Drunken Crane Bitters • El Guapo Bitters • Embitterment Bitters • Merl Bitters • Mr. Bitters • Peychaud's Bitters • Regans' Bitters • Scrappy's Bitters • Shoots and Roots Bitters • Suze Bitters • Winships Small Batch Bitters • Octavia Books • Fee Brothers • Rare Botanical Bitters Co. • Apothecary Bitters Company • Hella Company • Wild Hibiscus Flower Company • Berg & Hauck's • The Bitter Housewife • Portland Bitters Project • Cocktail Punk • Bitter Queens • Wilks & Wilson • Boy Drinks World

10:00am CDT

First Sip: So Good When It Hits Your Lips! presented by Woody Creek Distillers Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneKeith Hemeon • Sean Kenyon • Woody Creek Distillers

10:00am CDT

Amaro per Amore: Rare & Modern Amaro Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneGiuseppe Gallo • Francesco Lafranconi • Arcoroc • Averna • Cinzano 1757 • Amaro Lucano 1894 • Cynar 70 • Edward Don • Amaro Montenegro • Ditta Bortolo Nardini • Chef & Sommelier • Distilleria Varnelli • Turin Vermouth • Fernet Vittone 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

11:30am CDT

Brand Builder: Building business plans that win Presented by Distill VenturesFULL Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneRaj Bhakta • Tom Bulleit • Brian Ellison • Simon Ford • Gonzalo de la Pezuela • Distill Ventures

12:30pm CDT

Lock, Stock and Six Smoking Barrels La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel MonteleoneBecky Paskin • Wes Henderson • Kevin Hurley • Jonathan Wingo • Sons • William Grant &amp • Angel's Envy

1:00pm CDT

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

2:00pm CDT

Tales of the Cocktail® 2016 Official Cocktail Competition: The Year of the Mule Front Steps of the Hotel MonteleoneBittercube • Co. • Gingeroo • Givaudan • PAMA • Syrups • Giffard Liqueurs &amp • Liber &amp • Sun Dog 130 • Rhum Barbancourt • Barritt's Ginger Beer • Gosling's Ginger Beer • 18.21 Bitters • Bulleit Bourbon • Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon • Owl's Brew • Domaine de Canton • Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. • East Imperial Collection • Hella Company • Wild Hibiscus Flower Company • Royer Corporation • Prichards Distillery, Inc. • Q Drinks • Monin Gourmet Flavorings • Aviation American Gin • The Bitter Housewife • Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur • The King's Ginger Liqueur • Montelobos Mezcal • Bitter Queens • Ancho Reyes • Afrohead Premium Aged Dark Rum • Don Q Cristal Rum • Gosling's Rum • Pusser's Rum • Redemption Rye • RAFT Botanical Syrups • Top Note Tonics • Fever Tree • Perfect Purée of Napa Valley • Absolut Vodka • Aylesbury Duck Vodka • Deep Eddy Vodka • Grey Goose Vodka • Karlsson's Vodka • Reyka Vodka • Smirnoff Vodka • Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey • Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky • Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky • Wyborowa Wódka

3:00pm CDT

Herbs, Spices and Secrets: Explore The World Of Amaro Montenegro presented by Amaro MontenegroFULL Riverview Room at the Hotel MonteleoneMarco Montefiori • Sother Teague • Amaro Montenegro Passport to Port-au-Prince presented by Rhum Barbancourt Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneZach Lynch • Rhum Barbancourt

3:30pm CDT

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

10:00am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

Vermouth- The Renaissance of an Ancient Recipe presented by Antica FormulaFULL Riverview Room at the Hotel MonteleoneDistillerie Branca • Carpano Vermouth Cream of the 'CRAFT' Crop presented by The Liquid Projects and ADI Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneVodka DSP CA 162 • Distillery No. 209 • Craft Distillers • Montanya Distillers • Woody Creek Distillers • Yahara Bay Distillers • Cedar Ridge Distillery • Balcones Distilling • Coppersea Distilling • Russell Henry • Spirits of Maine • Ironroot Republic • Bayou Rum • Wicked Dolphin Artisan Rum • New Holland Artisan Spirits • Two James Spirits • American Distilling Institute • The Liquid Projects

12:30pm CDT

Age≠Maturity: The Rise of NAS Whiskies Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneJosh Gelfand • Dr. Don Livermore • Johnnie Mundell • Noah Rothbaum • Arcoroc • Edward Don • Pernod Ricard • Chef & Sommelier • J.P. Wiser's

3:00pm CDT

The World of Fratelli Branca presented by Distillerie Branca Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneDistillerie Branca

3:30pm CDT

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

10:00am CDT

The Life of One Barrel Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneJessamine McLellan • Ger Buckley • Ian Burrell • Dr. Don Livermore • Pernod Ricard

12:30pm CDT

Iron Amaro: The Ferrochina Category Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleonePhilip Duff • Fulvio Piccinino • Ferro China Baliva • Pallini S.p.A.

10:30am CDT

How Much Are You Worth? Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelJonathan Pogash • Diego Cabrera • Justin Noel • Pamela Wiznitzer • Xanté • Cherry Heering • Legends Of Kremlin • Los Arango Tequila • Tomintoul Whisky

3:30pm CDT

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