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Tales of the Cocktail® New Orleans 2016

M. Carrie Allan

Washington Post
Cocktails/spirits columnist

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12:00pm

Gender Intelligence: Breaking Through Barriers in the Bartending Industry Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneStephane Cotichini • Suzanne Sherkin • 86 Co

3:00pm

A Journey through Sherry Cocktails by Gonzalez Byass Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneFULLGonzalez Byass Gettin’ Down with the New Brown: Brandy! presented by Torres Master Distillers Riverview Room at the Hotel MonteleoneLynnette Marrero • Javier Reynoso • Torres Master Distillers Gin Has Blossomed presented by The Walter Collective Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneMatt Melaik • The Walter Collective

5:00pm

Laird & Company Presents ms. franky marshall and Chris Hannah - East Coast meets Gulf Coast Arnaud's French 75 Barms. franky marshall • Chris Hannah • Laird's

6:00pm

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

8:00pm

National Daiquiri Day Ace HotelJuan Coronado • Dickie Cullimore • Dan Sabo • Bacardi Rum • Bacardi USA

10:00pm

The Spare Room presents The 5th Annual Ode To The Bowl In Partnership with Diageo Rock n' Bowl

10:00am

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

10:30am

Shochu-Discover Japan's #1 Sprit presented by Japan Sake and Shochu Maker Association Hemingway Suite at the Hotel MonteleoneJapan Sake and Shochu Association 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

12:30pm

Shochu, Japan's Native Spirit Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneBrian Matthys • Jesse Falowitz • Masahiro Takeda • Toshio Ueno • Arcoroc • Sake School of America • Mutual Trading Co., Inc. • Edward Don • Wine of Japan Import, Inc. • Mizu Shochu • Chef & Sommelier

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

Herbs, Spices and Secrets: Explore The World Of Amaro Montenegro presented by Amaro Montenegro Riverview Room at the Hotel MonteleoneFULLMarco Montefiori • Sother Teague • Amaro Montenegro 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

10:00am

Getting Lit at the Hotel Monteleone - Literary Libations Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleonePhilip Greene • Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry • Papa's Pilar Rum • Sazerac Rye The Perfectly Poured Beer Cocktail La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel MonteleoneElayne Duff • Jacob Grier • Lynnette Marrero • Christian Siglin • Goose Island Beer Company

10:30am

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.

11:00am

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

12:30pm

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 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

Make your Mark: How to Create a Modern Classic Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelJacob Briars • Robert Simonson • Tom Walker • Naren Young • Bacardi USA

3:00pm

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 Uniquely Australian Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneKathleen Davies • Peter Bignell • Genise Hollingworth • Cameron MacKenzie • Samuel Ng • David Vitale • Arcoroc • Nip of Courage • Edward Don • Chef & Sommelier 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

Bourbon: Do The Myths Matter? Acadia Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelErick Castro • Reid Mitenbuler • Larry Rice • Beam Suntory The Greatest Brandy Category is… Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelDerek Brown • Jackson Cannon • Dan Farber • JP Fetherston • Brandy Rand • Pierre Ferrand Cognac • Copper & Kings American Brandy Company • Gran Duque d'Alba • Armagnac Delord • B.N.I.A - Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l'Armagnac • Chateau de Laubade • Château du Tariquet

4:00pm

Sipping History Broussard'sDavid Wondrich • Paul Gustings • Ojen • Peychaud's Aperitivo • Sazerac Company • Sazerac Rye

5:30pm

Meet the Distillers Happy Hour Sheraton New OrleansArvero • Balsam • Brenne • CH-Dogma • Laird's • Maraska • Polugar • Sibona • Distillery No. 209 • A. Smith Bowman • Topo Chico • Rhum Clément • Graton Distilling Co. • Lyon Distilling Co. • Lasserre Honey Cognac • US Medallions Custom Coins • The Walter Collective • Copper & Kings American Brandy Company • Rhum Damoiseau • New Columbia Distillers • Black Dirt Distillery • Cathead Distillery • Corsair Distillery • De Borgen Distillery • Michter's Distillery • Prohibition Distillery • Rebecca Creek Distillery • Prichards Distillery, Inc. • Cardrona Distillery, Ltd • Balcones Distilling • Catoctin Creek Distilling • Coppersea Distilling • HPS Epicurean • Don Ciccio & Figli • Tropical Foods • Beefeater Gin • Four Pillars Gin • Master's Selection Gin • Plymouth Gin • Whitley Neill Gin • Greenhook Ginsmiths • Paris Gourmet • Preiss Imports • Mezcal Viejo Indecente • Rhum JM • Douglas Laing • Vias Imports Ltd. • Mezcal Marca Negra • Sandeman Port • BATCH, Hyatt French Quarter • El Dorado Rum • Gosling's Rum • Old New Orleans Rum • Papa's Pilar Rum • Plantation Rum • Pusser's Rum • Mizu Shochu • New Holland Artisan Spirits • Tuthilltown Spirits • Two James Spirits • Vision Wine and Spirits • Glencairn Crystal Studios • Château du Tariquet • Azunia Tequila • Ledger's Tonic • Bitter Truth • Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka • California Walnuts • Lot 40 Canadian Rye Whisky • J.P. Wiser's • Gooderham and Worts

8:00pm

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

Bacardi Portfolio Party Sugar MillBacardi USA

10:00am

Juniper Ascending! The Epic Tale of Gin: Part 1 La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel MonteleoneKeli Rivers • Philip Duff • Myriam Hendrickx • Tess Posthumus • Anthony Pullen • Rutte Talking Rot: Rancio, Scotch and MADness Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneDave Broom • Ryan Chetiyawardana • Arielle Johnson • Johnnie Walker

10:30am

Barista meets Barman: Coffee Cocktail Culture Fleur de Lis Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelGiuseppe Gallo • Samuel Lewontin • Joe McCanta • Tristan Stephenson • Grey Goose Vodka

11:00am

Suite Silencio presented by Mezcal El Silencio Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneStar Hodgson • Leann Kruger • Federico Lozano • Carlos Ochoa • Anthony Parks • Torrence Swain • Brandon Turner • Mezcal El Silencio

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

Iron Amaro: The Ferrochina Category Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleonePhilip Duff • Fulvio Piccinino • Ferro China Baliva • Pallini S.p.A. 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 Time for the Vine: Wine-Based Cocktails Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneJason Nolley • Meredith Nolley • Tales of the Cocktail

3:00pm

Carbon, the Building Block of Spirits and Cocktails Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneIan McLaren • Juan Coronado • Ned Popovic • Bacardi USA Spanish Vermouth: Dark Horse of Aperitif Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel MonteleoneGiuseppe Gallo • Francois Monti • Eric Seed • Arcoroc • Lustau • Petroni • Yzaguirre • Edward Don • Martinez Lacuesta • Miro Vermut de Reus • Chef & Sommelier Indie Spirits Keep Rocking presented by Distilled Events Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneBrother Cleve • Byrrh Grand Quinquina • Dave Schmier • Distilled Events

3:30pm

A Spirited Celebration of the Americas presented by Diageo USA and Bittered Sling Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelUrban Bar • Walter Caesar • Jonathan Chovancek • Sabrine Dhaliwal • Katie Ingram • Lauren Mote • Grant Sceney • Bittered Sling Bitters • World Class • Tanqueray No. 10 Gin • Zacapa Rum • Don Julio Tequila • Diageo USA • Ketel One Vodka Chilcano Chill Out presented by Trade Commission of Peru in Miami Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta HotelBrother Cleve • Nathan Dalton • Alba Huerta • Jim Kearns • Ivy Mix • Charlie Moore • Trade Commission of Peru

9:00pm

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

12:30pm

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

3:00pm

All' Americano: Italy & the Cocktail Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleoneDavid Wondrich • Cocchi • Haus Alpenz • Aperitivo Cappelletti • Hayman's Gin • Amaro Sfumato