Tales of the Cocktail® Announces Spirited Seminars for 2011

CONTACT:
Ann Tuennerman: 504.948.0511; Ann@TalesoftheCocktail.com
Tales of the Cocktail® Announces Spirited Seminars for 2011
A schedule of over 50 seminars will examine a wide range of topics designed to inform and
inspire cocktail professionals.
March 1, 2011 – New Orleans – No two Tales of the Cocktails are ever the same, because every
year brings a new and exciting schedule of seminars to stimulate the minds and taste buds of
cocktail lovers from around the world. This year Tales of the Cocktail®, the world’s premier
cocktail festival, is shaking things up once again with a new batch of seminars. With over 50
seminars, Tales of the Cocktail® will feature topics on bitters, the history of cocktail glasses,
making house sodas and cocktail writing presented by some of the biggest names in mixology
such as Harold McGee, Matthew Bax, Simon Ford, Paul Pacult and more.
“Thanks to the unrelenting passion our presenters have for cocktails, we’ve been able to put
together another exciting schedule of seminars,” said Paul Tuennerman, Co-Founder of Tales of
the Cocktail. “Though people will be faced with some tough decisions on which seminars to
attend, no matter which ones they choose, they can’t lose.”
These seminars will join an already event intense schedule of events planned for Tales of the
Cocktail® 2011, including the 5 th Annual Spirited Award® Ceremony, 26 unique Spirited
Dinners, a handful of Spirited Lunches, the USBG Bacardi Piña Colada Competition and much
more. The Tales of the Cocktail® planning committee received hundreds of seminar proposals,
each presenting a thought provoking take on the cocktail world. The seminar selection committee
spent weeks evaluating seminar ideas in order to indentify those that would give a broad range of
material to satisfy the very diverse group of Tales of the Cocktail® attendees.
The 2011 Topics and Presenters to date are listed below:
6 Rums You'll Probably Never Taste Again with Edward Hamilton
America's New Distilleries with Matthew Rowley
As American as Apple Brandy with Paul Clarke
Barrel Aged Cocktails with Jeffrey Morgenthaler

Bad Boys of Bars with Christine Sismondo & Brian Rea
Before Man, The Plant with Ron Cooper
Below the Equator with Jacob Briars
Beyond Punch: Colonial American Drinks with Wayne Curtis
Born to Mix: Spirits "Made" for Cocktails with Dushan Zaric
Brand Ambassadors with Claire Smith
Chainsaw Shift with Andrew Bohrer
Classic Hotel Bars with Simon Ford
Cocktails and Engaging the Senses with Matthew Bax
Conversations on Cocktail Glasses with Angus Winchester
Cool Bar Tools, Past, Present and Future with Dale DeGroff
David Embury and The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks with Robert Hess
Drinking on Deadline with Paul Clarke
Drinking to the Ends of the Earth with David Wondrich
European Bartending Technique & Etiquette with Jonathan Pogash
Eastern Eden with Dave Broom
H20 Cocktails with Kathy Casey
Hand Crafted Cocktail How Far is Too Far with Craig James
Hotel Monteleone - 125 Years of History with Phillip Greene
How Grain Spirits Vary and Why with Raj Nagra
How the Global Drinks Business Works with Philip Duff
How to Build a Cutting Edge Ice Program with Christy Pope
Intellectual Property 2 with Eben Freeman

Irish Whiskey Legends with Paul Pacult
Journey through Juleps with Jared Plummer
Ladies’ Choice: Women Behind Bars with Lynette Marrero
Lets Not Sugar Coat It with Gina Chersevani
“Making Love to His Tonic & Gin” with Jim Ryan
Michel Roux – The 5 Million Case Man with Philip Duff
Mysteries of Wood Maturation with Dale DeGroff
Negroni and its Modern Relatives with Paul Clarke
Occupational Hazards with Charlotte Voisey
SavourEASE with Gina Chersevani
Shhhhh! It’s A Secret with Charlotte Voisey
Sodatender or Barjerk with Darcy O’Neil
Sporting Life and Other Anecdotes with Allen Katz
Swizzling Around The World with Stanislav Vadrna
Tequila's Rise and Redemption with Frank Coleman
The Chicken or the Egg with Tony Conigliaro, Harold McGee, and Dave Arnold
The Emperor's New Bitters with Jacob Briars
The Journey of Artemisia Absinthium with Giuseppe Gallo
The Menu with Angus Winchester
Timber! The History, Sensory Analysis and Application of Wood in Drinks with Eric Seed
Ultra-Advanced Spirits Critic's Workshop with Paul Pacult
Vanilla, Vanilla, Baby with Philip Duff
Vinegar...the Other Acid with Neyah White

Welcome to the Whiskey Business with Chad S. Solomon
What the Dutch East India Trading Company did for the Modern Bar with Misja Vorstermans
What Would Aristotle Drink with Derek Brown
Who's Your Daddy A Mai Tai Paternity Test with Jeff Berry
Your Own In House Soda Program with Andrew Nicholls
About Tales of the Cocktail®
Tales of the Cocktail is the world’s premier cocktail festival, bringing together the most
respected minds on mixology for five days of cocktails, cuisine and culture. Held annually in
New Orleans, this event has something for cocktail professionals and enthusiasts alike with a
spirited schedule of seminars, dinners, competitions, parties and special events where brands
showcase their latest products. Now in its ninth year, Tales of the Cocktail® returns with another
round of events all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made. Shake things up at
Tales of the Cocktail 2011, July 20-24.
About the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society
The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society (NOCCPS) is a non-profit
organization committed to preserving the unique culture of cocktails and cuisine in New Orleans
and beyond. Since it’s founding in 2006 the NOCCPS has supported members of the hospitality
industry through educational opportunities such as the Flo Woodward Scholarship and the
Cocktail Apprentice Scholarship Program as well as the production of events like Tales of the
Cocktail®.
For more information or for tickets to Tales of the Cocktail 2011, visit
www.TalesoftheCocktail.com.