Director, Old Duff Genever
Director of Education for Tales of the Cocktail, bar & beverage consultant, founder of door 74 (Amsterdam), in-demand spirits educator, but I never talk about my work at the orphan dolphin sanctuary, do you hear? Never.
Co Founder, TrophyCocktail Mobile App
Summer-Jane Bell is President of USBG SF (U.S. Bartenders' Guild San Francisco Chapter) and most recently National Brand Ambassador for The House of Angostura®. She's wild about cocktails, adores craft spirits, and is most interested in the space where education and technology interact...
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Writer & Author, Whisky Canada
Award-winning author of Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, contributor and feature writer for Whisky Advocate Magazine, contributing editor for Whisky Magazine, founder, Canadian Whisky Awards, whisky judge, public speaker.
Director Trade Advocacy & Training, Bacardi USA
A proud Scotsman, Ian started his career in the alcohol business straight from school working for an independent wine merchant in his home town of Edinburgh. From here his formative years in the On Premise were spent in the late night scene working in more sticky floored nightclubs...
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Co-Owner and Head Bartender, Leyenda
Ivy Mix is CoOwner and Head Bartender of Leyenda, her panLatin cocktail bar in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, backed by her longtime mentor, Julie Reiner. Leyenda pays tribute to her years of living and bartending in Guatemala, as well as extensive travels throughout all of Latin...
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Head of Whisky Outreach, Diageo
Dr Nicholas Morgan
Head of Whisky Outreach, Diageo
Dr Nicholas Morgan is Head of Whisky Outreach at Diageo plc, the largest Scotch whisky producer. Nick is an acknowledged authority on the Scotch Whisky business and a frequent speaker at Whisky and Spirits events around the world...
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Freelance writer & editor
Liza used to cut math class in high school to hang out in the stairwell and write short stories. Clearly, she heard her calling early in life. Today she works as a freelance writer and editor. Her stories have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Whisky Advocate...
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