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Sami Deacon

Modern Gourmet Foods
Merchandising Manager
Costa Mesa
Websitemoderngourmetfoods.com
I'm in charge of all alcohol related gifting products for my company. From beer, to cocktails, to wine, I create unique gifting solutions for/ around them.
Wednesday, July 20
 

9:30am CDT

Registration Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone Morning Mash presented by Beam Suntory Royal Sonesta ArcadeMegan Breier • Adam Harris • Philip Pepperdine • Beam Suntory

10:00am CDT

Amor Amaretto presented by Luxardo Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneMatteo Luxardo • Luxardo • Anchor Distilling Company Rye Not Pre-Game presented by Wyborowa Wódka Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneZach Lynch • Wyborowa Wódka

11:00am CDT

The Barman's Suite presented by Tales of the Cocktail and The Liquor Cabinet Suite #1601The Liquor Cabinet Booze, Brass & Burlesque presented by Woody Creek Distillers Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta HotelKeith Hemeon • Sean Kenyon • Mark Kleckner • David Matthews • Woody Creek Distillers

1:00pm CDT

Ice Cream Social presented by Maker's Mark Royal Sonesta ArcadeRob Samuels • Maker's Mark

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 Toast to Tales: Tales is headed in new directions. Find out where. Front Steps of the Hotel MonteleoneAnn Tuennerman • Paul Tuennerman Le Monin Iced Café Station presented by Monin Lobby Phone Bank at the Hotel MonteleoneMonin Gourmet Flavorings

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

The Global Future Of Sherry in Mixed Drinks Iberville Room at the Hotel MonteleoneCelia Schoonraad • Michael Callahan • Danil Nevsky • Bodegas Williams and Humbert 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 How Do You Take Your Coffey? presented by Nikka Whisky Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneKevin Diedrich • Emiko Kaji • Naoki Tomoyoshi • Anchor Distilling Company • Nikka Whisky 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 CDT

Taste of the Nations presented by A. Hardy USA Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelDeMontal Armagnac • Hardy Cognac • Joseph Cartron Liqueur • David Ortiz • Tim Rita • PIto Rodriguez • Jeff Rogers • Loch Lomond Scotch • Mathias Simonis • Kai Spirits • Thatcher’s Organic Spirits • Mariangela Urquizo • Hyde Irish Whiskey • Hardy USA

4:00pm CDT

Canadiana Takeover Barrel ProofShawn Soole • Thomas Thompson • Forty Creek Whisky Diplomatico Rum Dynamic Duo at Cane & Table Cane & TableDiplomatico Rum

5:00pm CDT

Nicolas Feuillatte Dynamic Duo Happy Hour TableauLynnette Marrero • Ste. Michelle Wine Estates • Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte

6:00pm CDT

Discover The Legendary Elixir SoBouLaura Bellucci • Ty Izquierdo

7:00pm CDT

Drink What You Want The Rusty NailStoli
 
Thursday, July 21
 

8:00am CDT

Sweat Local: The Sweat Social Running Tour with Novo Fogo Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneNovo Fogo • Sweat Social Sweat Local: Bikram Yoga New Orleans Bikram Yoga New Orleans Sweat Local: Footprints To Fitness Footprints To Fitness Sweat Local: Reyn Studios Reyn Studios Sweat Local: Tour Cycle Studio Tour Cycle Studio

8:30am CDT

Sweat Local: Downtown Fitness Centers Downtown Fitness Centers Sweat Local: Orangetheory Fitness Orangetheory Fitness Sweat Local: Yoga at the Cabildo The CabildoNina Boasso

9:00am CDT

Kick Start Coffee Bar presented by Orleans Coffee Carousel Lounge at the Hotel MonteleoneOrleans Coffee Rejuvenation Smoothie Bar by The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley Carousel Lounge at the Hotel MonteleoneNatalie Bovis • Perfect Purée of Napa Valley Tanqueray No. TEN Gin and Green Juice Bar presented by Tanqueray Carousel Lounge at the Hotel MonteleoneRachel Ford • Tanqueray No. 10 Gin

9:30am CDT

Morning Mash presented by Beam Suntory Royal Sonesta ArcadeMegan Breier • Adam Harris • Philip Pepperdine • Beam Suntory

10:00am CDT

A Spirited Salon: Conversations with 6 Legendary Authors Restaurant R'evolutionNoah Rothbaum • Martin Cate • Paul Clarke • Jack McGarry • Jim Meehan • Sean Muldoon • Gary Regan • David Wondrich • BarSmarts • Pernod Ricard Absentroux Apéritif Experience presented by Absentroux Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneZach Lynch • Absentroux 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

10:30am CDT

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

2:00pm CDT

Le Monin Iced Café Station presented by Monin Lobby Phone Bank at the Hotel MonteleoneMonin Gourmet Flavorings

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 Actor & Artist Influences on Cocktails presented by AlambiQ & Boiron Freres Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleoneFreddy Diaz • Philip Khandehrish • AlambiQ • Les Vergers Boiron Island Hopping presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum Royal Ballroom B at the Hotel MonteleoneMaggie Rubenstein • Rowdy Vass • Blue Chair Bay Rum Taste an Italian Icon for Today's Cocktail Market presented by Liquore Strega Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneJulio Cabrera • Tatiana Columbus • Ricardo Rodriguez • Daniele Taccone • Strega Alberti 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 The World of Fratelli Branca presented by Distillerie Branca Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneDistillerie Branca

3:30pm CDT

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

4:00pm CDT

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

7:00pm CDT

South Meets Southwest: A Tale of Two Cocktail Bars Bar ToniqueMark Schettler • Jason Asher • Keifer Gilbert • Azunia Tequila
 
Friday, July 22
 

8:00am CDT

Sweat Local: The Sweat Social Running Tour with Novo Fogo Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneNovo Fogo • Sweat Social Sweat Local: Bikram Yoga New Orleans Bikram Yoga New Orleans Sweat Local: Footprints To Fitness Footprints To Fitness Sweat Local: Reyn Studios Reyn Studios Sweat Local: Tour Cycle Studio Tour Cycle Studio

8:30am CDT

Sweat Local: Downtown Fitness Centers Downtown Fitness Centers Sweat Local: Orangetheory Fitness Orangetheory Fitness

9:00am CDT

Sweat Local: The Sweat Social TONE with Novo Fogo Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneNovo Fogo • Sweat Social Rejuvenation Smoothie Bar by The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley Carousel Lounge at the Hotel MonteleonePerfect Purée of Napa Valley

10:00am CDT

The Recharge Lounge presented by Tia Maria Lobby of the Hotel MonteleoneDisaronno • Tia Maria

10:30am CDT

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 Oregonasm... for your tastebuds presented by Ransom Wine Co. & Distillery Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleoneElixir, Inc. • Tom Burkleaux • Bull in China • Oregon Spirit Distillers • Clear Creek Distillery • House Spirits Distillery • New Deal Distillery • Brad Irwin • christian krogstad • Andrea Loreto • Daniel Osborne • Lucas Plant • Jeanine Racht • Andy Ricker • Tad Seestedt • Art Tierce • Ransom Wine Co. & Distillery Texas Swing Canteen presented by Deep Eddy Vodka Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneDeep Eddy Vodka

11:00am CDT

Citrus Complexity: From Grove to Glass presented by Givaudan Flavors Conti Corner Suite at the Royal Sonesta HotelJim Hassel • Tess Martin • Stacey Podell • Natalie Taake • Givaudan

2:00pm CDT

Le Monin Iced Café Station presented by Monin Lobby Phone Bank at the Hotel MonteleoneMonin Gourmet Flavorings

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

3:00pm CDT

The Cocktail Crystal Ball: Drinking in 2116 Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel MonteleonePaul Clarke • Dave Arnold • Jennifer Colliau • Alexander Rose • Dave Smith • St. George Spirits 3 Badge Mixology, AGAVE NATION presented by Pasote Tequila and Bozal Mezcal Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone3 Badge Mixology Team • 3 Badge Mixology Indie Spirits Keep Rocking presented by Distilled Events Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel MonteleoneBrother Cleve • Byrrh Grand Quinquina • Dave Schmier • Distilled Events Partly Peated, Wholly Uncommon presented by Jura Orleans Room at the Hotel MonteleoneWillie Tait • Neyah White • Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky 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

3:30pm CDT

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

4:00pm CDT

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
 

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