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Tales of the Cocktail® New Orleans 2016

Frederic Roginska

DistilZine
Editor-in-Chief
Paris, France

Also Production Manager @ Distillerie de Paris (www.distillerie.paris)

10:00am CDT

Founder’s Tour of Atelier Vie Atelier VieAtelier Vie

2:00pm CDT

Warm Welcome presented by Lillet Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneLillet • Pernod Ricard

2:30pm CDT

Welcome to the Bayou presented by Bayou Rum Pool at the Hotel MonteleoneAva Kopieczek • Bayou Rum

6:00pm CDT

Lillet Dynamic Duo at Three Muses Three MusesKimberly Patton-Bragg • Lauren Trickett • Lillet • Pernod Ricard

10:00pm CDT

Jameson Live RepublicJameson • Pernod Ricard The Spare Room presents The 5th Annual Ode To The Bowl In Partnership with Diageo Rock n' Bowl

9:00am CDT

Cafe de L'apertif Angela King GalleryMartini • St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur • Bacardi USA

10:00am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

Make Your Own Small Batch presented by Elijah Craig Small Batch BourbonFULL Riverview Room at the Hotel MonteleoneBernie Lubbers • Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon • Heaven Hill O Canada presented by Crown Royal Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleoneEwan Morgan • Lauren Mote • Todd Richman • Stephen Wilson • Crown Royal Tianguis de Bebidas Mexicanas presented by Montelobos, Don Fulano, Fortaleza, Arette, Wahaka, Heavy Metl, Back Bar Project, Ilegal, Pierde Almas, Mestizo Mezcal, Mezcal Tosba and Sotol Hacienda Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneMezcalósfera • Camille Austin &quot • Pierde Almas • Rey Campero • Tequila Fortaleza • Don Fulano • El Jolgorio • La Loba&quot • Gilbert Marquez • Sergio Mendoza • Ilegal Mezcal • Mestizo Mezcal • Montelobos Mezcal • Real Minero • Ricardo Pico • Ancho Reyes • Guillermo Erickson Sauza • William Scanlan • Sotol Por Siempre • Nuestra Soledad • Arette Tequila • Mezcal Tosba • Yira Vallejo • Mezcal Wahaka • Raza Zaidi • Sotol Hacienda de Chihuahua

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

12:00pm CDT

Meet the Makers: Time & Oak Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone

12:30pm CDT

Cocktail Apprentice Lunch presented by Suze Bitters PrivateSuze Bitters 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 Nutmeg: The Seed That Spiced 1000 Sips Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneCharlotte Voisey • Jack McGarry • Peter Vestinos • William Grant & Sons

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

Brand Builder: Leveraging your Unfair Advantage – how small independent brands can beat the industry’s big players Presented by Distill VenturesFULL Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneSam Hornsby • Frank Lampen • Distill Ventures La Casa de Tequila y Cerveza Gravier Street SocialAaron Burgu • Reza Esmaili • John Lermayer • Cerveza Modelo • Casa Noble Tequila

2:30pm CDT

Redemption Rye Rocks the Pool presented by Redemption Rye Pool at the Hotel MonteleoneAmy Fisher • Ira Koplowitz • Nicholas Kosevich • Russ Meredith • Tyler Ridgeway • Joe Riggs • David de Rinzy • Eric Rosentreter • Christopher Wilkins • Zach Wilks • Redemption Rye • Deutsch Family Wine and Spirits

3:00pm CDT

Why do Cocktail Cultures Develop or Don't La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel MonteleoneAudrey Fort • Mike Enright • George Nemec • Tales of the Cocktail 2016 Masters of Moonshine presented by Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneBohdan Darway • Dana Dixon • Ally Richardson • Bill Whitlow • Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine Shhh...There’s a New Rum in Town presented by Plantation Rum Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleonePlantation Rum

4:15pm 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

7:30pm CDT

Absolut Welcome Reception Ace HotelPernod Ricard • Absolut Vodka

10:00pm CDT

Party on Your Palate Orpheum TheaterSCOTT BAIRD • Lorne Cousin • Tim Herlihy • Struan Grant Ralph • Jonathan Wingo • Camille Austin &quot • David Allardice • Mitch Bechard • Dean Callan • Sebastien Derbomez • Josh Harris • Vance Henderson • David Laird • La Loba&quot • Duncan Macrae • Jane Maher • Freddy May • Paul Monahan • Fred Parent • Gemma Paterson • David Piper • Ashela Richardson • Allan Roth • Jim Ryan • Jaime Salas • Trevor Schneider • Han Shan • Mark Stoddard • Charlotte Voisey • Jennifer Wren • Sons • William Grant &amp

9:00am CDT

Cafe de L'apertif Angela King GalleryMartini • St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur • Bacardi USA

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 Booze Revolution: Taste of the DMV, II presented by Lyon Distilling Co. Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleoneEmbitterment Bitters • New Columbia Distillers • One Eight Distilling • Don Ciccio & Figli • Element Shrub • True Syrups • Lyon Distilling Co. 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

11:00am CDT

From Beehive to Bar: The Buzz About Honey Cocktails presented by National Honey Board Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelNational Honey Board

12:00pm CDT

Elyx House BevoloAbsolut Elyx • Pernod Ricard

1:00pm CDT

Liquipedia Acadia Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelTristan Stephenson • Jake Burger • Ali Dedianko • Jeff Kluger • Belvedere Vodka

2:00pm CDT

Meet the Makers: El Guapo Bitters + The Cocktail Computer Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone

2:30pm CDT

Austin Hope's Splish Splash Whiskey Bash by Highspire Whiskey Pool at the Hotel MonteleoneAustin Hope • Ovide Matte • Jonathan Pogash • Pamela Wiznitzer • Highspire Whiskey

3:00pm CDT

Make it Your Own Infusions presented by Everclear Riverview Room at the Hotel MonteleoneTed Kilgore • Everclear La Feria Olmeca Altos Petite BourbonPernod Ricard • Olmeca Altos Tequila Citrus Complexity: From Grove to Glass Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneRonaldo Fierro • Bryan Bruce • Iain Griffiths • Jim Hassel • Tracy Kahn • Givaudan The Roof is on Fire! Dangerous Drinks La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel MonteleoneCamper English • Avery Glasser • Disaronno Tasting Room and Bruto Americano Launch Party presented by St. George Spirits Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneNatasha Bahrami • Andie Ferman • Chris Hannah • Tyler Hudgens • Marissa Huth • TJ Palmieri • Dan Sabo • Dave Smith • Lucinda Sterling • Kellie Thorn • Casey Wallin • Ryan Williams • St. George Spirits

3:30pm CDT

Bourbon: Do The Myths Matter? Acadia Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelErick Castro • Reid Mitenbuler • Larry Rice • Beam Suntory Crowning the Ultimate Montenegro Cocktail presented by Amaro Montenegro Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelAmaro Montenegro Mezan, A Rare Collection of Vintage Rums presented by Niche Import Co. Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta HotelMezan

8:00pm CDT

The Spirited Dinner® Series Various LocationsTequila Fortaleza • New Holland Artisan Spirits • Disaronno • Hennessy • Leblon • Rutte • Sons • William Grant &amp • Singani 63 • Sazerac Company • The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation • Royal Dutch Distillers • Torres Master Distillers • High West Distillery • Absolut Elyx • Angel's Envy • Domaine Select Wine Estates • Tequila Fortaleza • Fords Gin • Heaven Hill • Diageo Single Malts • La Niña del Mezcal • Trade Commission of Peru • Sandeman Port • Pernod Ricard • Sazerac Rye • Bombay Sapphire • New Holland Artisan Spirits • Terlato Artisan Spirits • Beam Suntory • Don Julio Tequila • Milagro Tequila • Patrón Tequila • Bacardi USA • Diageo USA • Aylesbury Duck Vodka • Smirnoff Vodka

10:00pm CDT

Bacardi Portfolio Party Sugar MillBacardi USA

9:00am CDT

Cafe de L'apertif Angela King GalleryMartini • St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur • Bacardi USA

10:00am CDT

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

12:00pm CDT

Elyx House BevoloAbsolut Elyx • Pernod Ricard

1:00pm CDT

Abbott's Bitters: History & Formula Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelDarcy O'Neil • Fee Brothers

2:30pm CDT

Angostura Orange Bitters Pool Party presented by House of Angostura Pool at the Hotel MonteleoneSummer-Jane Bell • Raymond Edwards • Daniyel Jones • David Delaney Jr. • House of Angostura

4:00pm CDT

French Embassy at Boulangerie Bleue Maison DupuyD'usse VSOP Cognac • St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur • Bacardi USA • Grey Goose Vodka Royal Hour at Salon Restaurant Salon Restaurant by SucreTad Carducci • Suze Bitters • Domaine Select Wine Estates • Château du Tariquet

5:00pm CDT

Yacht Rock in the South of France The Country ClubNeal Bodenheimer • Chris Patino • Pernod Absinthe • Pernod Ricard

9:00pm CDT

2016 Diageo Games Warehouse at the Contemporary Arts CenterJeff Bell • Charles Joly • Tyson Buhler • Hollis Bulleit • Ricky Gomez • Diageo USA

10:00am CDT

How Small Brands Can Play Big Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneDanny Ronen • Dragos Axinte • Dan Gasper • Allen Katz • Ryan Malkin • New York Distilling Company • Novo Fogo • Distill Ventures Talk With a Pro: Distiller's Edition #1 La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel Monteleonems. franky marshall • John Georges • christian krogstad • Dave Pickerell • House of Angostura • Hillrock Estate Distillery • House Spirits Distillery

12:00pm CDT

Elyx House BevoloAbsolut Elyx • Pernod Ricard

12:30pm CDT

The Spirit of Italy presents The Cocktail Brunch Italiano Patrick's Bar VinCocchi • Luxardo • Amaro Lucano 1894 • Strega Alberti • The Spirit of Italy • Distillerie Moccia • Ditta Bortolo Nardini • Pallini S.p.A. • Distilleria Varnelli • Toschi Vignola The New Age of Bourbon La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel MonteleoneFred Minnick • Cody Goldstein • Wes Henderson • Paul & Merry Beth Tomaszewski • Angel's Envy

3:00pm CDT

The Taste of Gold presented by The Liquid Projects and ADI Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneOppidan • Polugar • Thumb Butte • Graton Distilling Co. • Backwards Distilling Company • Myerfarm Distilleries • Oregon Spirit Distillers • Anchorage Distillery • New Liberty Distillery • Rebecca Creek Distillery • Kimo Sabe Mezcal • Lost Spirits Santeria Rum • Lost Spirits Technology • Spirit of Texas • Turin Vermouth • American Distilling Institute • The Liquid Projects

3:30pm CDT

William Grant & Sons' Pre Awards Celebration presented by William Grant & Sons Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelCharlotte Voisey • William Grant & Sons

6:30pm CDT

One for the Ages: The 10th Annual Spirited Awards® Sheraton New OrleansSimon Ford • BarSmarts • Chivas • Luxardo • Ramazzotti • Rutte • Sons • William Grant &amp • Pernod Absinthe • House of Angostura • 86 Co • Pierre Ferrand Cognac • Anchor Distilling Company • Goose Island Beer Company • Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte • United States Bartenders' Guild • Pernod Ricard • El Dorado Rum • Beam Suntory • Bacardi USA • Parlor Lounge at the Mirage Hotel Las Vegas • The Cromwell Las Vegas • Gazela Vinho Verde • Nikka Whisky

11:30pm CDT

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