If you’re tossing up whether or not to make the trip across the Pacific to attend Tales of the Cocktail this year, you may want to check out the seminars that they’ve just announced.
Tales of the Cocktail is the annual event staged over five days, that is dedicated to the craft of the cocktail and held in New Orleans. The Tales organisers have just announced the eighty seminars they’ll be holding over the five days.
The seminars are selected by a committee of 42 judges from throughout the world, and the panel is headed up by Philip Duff, the director of education at Tales of the Cocktail.
“Together with an expanded range of exclusive tastings and the return of the acclaimed #SED Talks, the Tales 2015 seminars represent the greatest concentration of knowledge in our industry, anywhere in the world,” said Duff. “We can’t wait to see everyone in New Orleans in July!”
For more info on the seminars and how they’re selected — or for Tales info more broadly — click here, and check out the list of seminars below. And keep in mind this only part of what’s on offer at Tales this year — there’s tastings and more to be announced.
Traditional Seminars (Beverage Management, History, Cocktail & Spirits & Fun):
Grape Escape: Peru’s Pisco Varietals with Tony Abou-Ganim
Maryland Rye: Its History and Future with Douglas Atwell
In Praise of the Vodka Martini with Jacob Briars
The International Barfly’s Bucket List with Jacob Briars
For Peat’s Sake! (a study of smoke) with Dave Broom
You Don’t Know Schmidt with Jared Brown
Making Vermouth for Home and Bar with Jared Brown
The Greatest Whiskey Category is… with Derek Brown
Jamaica’s influence on Cocktail Culture with Ian Burrell
The Flavor Complex with Benjamin Carlotto
Improved Sustainability in your bar with Ryan Chetiyawardana
The Long Haul: Bars Built to Last with Paul Clarke
Tapping Rum’s Past for Rum’s Future with Paul Clarke
Artisan? To Be or Not To Be with Dale DeGroff
Manhattans and the Origins of Bitters with Dale DeGroff
To Batch or Not to Batch with Elayne Duff
Which School Will You Choose? with Elayne Duff
Perfect Frozen Drinks: Science & Practice with Philip Duff
#SEDTalks: Tales Talks In Just 15 Mins! with Philip Duff
Prehistoric Cocktail Technology Demo with Camper English
The Essential Global Guide to Liqueurs with Camper English
Strong Cocktails, Stronger Opinions with Rachel Ford
Breaking Into the US Liquor Market with Audrey Fort
From Milano to Torino and Beyond with Giuseppe Gallo
Brands: What’s the right deal to take? with Daniel Gasper
Cheers to the Chief with Philip Greene
Irish Pubs: How they took over the World with Tim Herlihy
The Cost of a Cocktail with Bobby Heugel
Around Brazil in 40.000 alembics with Felipe Jannuzzi
Nomadic Barkeep:Travel-learn-use-repeat! with Zdenek Kastanek
Three Phases of Hospitality with Sean Kenyon
On Creating Cocktail Citrates and Elixirs with Ira Koplowitz
Bitter Is The New Sweet… Italian Way! with Francesco Lafranconi
Sustaining a Bartending Career with Naomi Levy
Around The World In 80 Staves with Jaymee Mandeville
Shakers & Movers guide to Advancement with Lynnette Marrero
The Hidden Flavors of Cognac with Ms. Franky Marshall
Talk With a Pro: An Awesome Threesome with Ms. Franky Marshall
All the Bar’s a Stage with Joe McCanta
Genie In a Bottle: How Spirits Age with Ian McLaren
Barley Matters: From U.S. to Europe with Fred Minnick
The Audacity of Sourced Whiskey with Fred Minnick
MMA: Multiple Malt Ambassadors Face off! with Ewan Morgan
Around the world in 30 gins! with Raj Nagra
Cocktails & Cohiba with Darcy O’Neil
Write Yourself Famous with Becky Paskin
How to Go Broke: Opening a Bar with Noah Rothbaum with Anthony Caporale
The Anatomy of Agave- Seductive Succulent with Ivan Saldana
Quinquina/Chinato: Bark to the Future with Eric Seed
Untold Stories of 3 Classic Cocktails with Robert Simonson
Anthropology of the Modern Bar with Claire Smith-Warner
Canadian Whisky: The Giant Reawakens with Shawn Soole
Sustainable Agave, Best Practices with Arik Torren
Mint: Keeping Cocktails Fresh Since 1492 with Charlotte Voisey
Brandy with a Spanish Accent with Jason Wilson
Brains and Booze: The Neurology of Mixology with Pamela Wizntzer
A Bottle & A Cork: Bars of Old New York with David Wondrich
The Big One: Drinking World War II with David Wondrich
Teams & Apprenticing for Bars & Brands with Dushan Zaric and Jonathan Pogash