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Tales of the Cocktail 2015

The Spirits are Calling. Will you answer? Join us July 15-19, 2015 as the international spirits community answers the call, returning for another spirited round of Tales of the Cocktail®.

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Shop Local Various Locations Tales Restaurant Week Various Locations

7:30am CDT

Power Up with PAMA presented by Heaven Hill Brands Private

8:00am CDT

Cafe Torino Angela King Gallery

8:30am CDT

Woody Creek Distillers Colorado Nose to Tales Breakfast Criollo Restaurant at the Hotel Monteleone

9:00am CDT

Good Morning Tales Bar presented by William Grant & Sons Carousel Lounge at the Hotel Monteleone Kick Start Coffee Bar presented by Orleans Coffee Exchange Carousel Lounge at the Hotel Monteleone

9:30am CDT

Cocktail Kingdom Pop-Up Shop Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone Meet the Poster Maker Robert Rodriguez Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone Octavia Books Pop-Up Shop Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone Registration Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone The Bitter Market Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone

10:00am CDT

Meet the Makers: Moore and Giles Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone Chartreuse In A Bottle Part 2 Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel Monteleone In A Snap!: Cocktail Photography 101 Iberville Room at the Hotel Monteleone Irish Pubs: How They Took Over the World La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel Monteleone On Creating Cocktail Citrates & Elixirs La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel Monteleone The Big One: Drinking WWII Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel Monteleone Shots of Inspiration- Bitters Makers and Author Signings Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone

10:30am CDT

The Anatomy of Agave-Seductive Succulent Grand Ballroom South at the Royal Sonesta Hotel What's the Right Deal to Take? Grand Ballroom North at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Bulleit Family Affair presented by Bulleit Bourbon Riverview Room at the Hotel Monteleone Savory & Botanical Breakfast with Boiron Fruit Purees and presented by AlambiQ Orleans Room at the Hotel Monteleone Texas Breakfast: Lone Star Friends & Flavors presented by Tipsy Texan Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel Monteleone The Mixing Room Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel Monteleone The First Sip- Westland Boulevardier presented by Anchor Distilling Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone Suite Silencio by Mezcal El Silencio Ernest Hemingway Suite at the Hotel Monteleone

11:00am CDT

Belvedere Presents: 'Fed Up, The Movie' presented by Belvedere Vodka Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel The London Nº1 Gin Presents: 'A Little Bit of London' Evangeline A & B at the Royal Sonesta Hotel

12:00pm CDT

Meet the Makers: Small Change Finery Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone

12:30pm CDT

#SEDTalks: Tales Talks In Just 15 Minutes La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel Monteleone Genie In A Bottle: How Spirits Age Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel Monteleone Rare & Heritage Rums of Demerara Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel Monteleone Shakers and Movers Guide to Advancement La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel Monteleone Stylish Service - Flair for Mixologists Iberville Room at the Hotel Monteleone Peruvian Pisco Lunch presented by Trade Commission of Peru in Miami Private

1:00pm CDT

Discovering The Flavors of Cognac Grand Ballroom North at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Sustainable Agave, Best Practices Grand Ballroom South at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Beam Suntory Jul(e)p Hours Jul(e)p House

2:00pm CDT

A Toast to Tales of the Cocktail® Front Steps of the Hotel Monteleone Meet the Makers: El Guapo Bitters Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone

2:30pm CDT

Rhum Barbancourt Tiki Takeover presented by Rhum Barbancourt Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone The First Sip- Mezcal Margarita presented by Mezcal Amarás Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone

3:00pm CDT

Anthropology of the Modern Bar La Nouvelle Orleans East at the Hotel Monteleone For Peat’s Sake! (A Study of Smoke) Queen Anne Ballroom at the Hotel Monteleone Science of Distillation & Art of Maturation Bonnet Carre Room at the Hotel Monteleone Sustaining a Career in Bartending La Nouvelle Orleans West at the Hotel Monteleone The Myth of Precision Iberville Room at the Hotel Monteleone The Dine, Wine and Spirits Show Criollo Restaurant at the Hotel Monteleone New Orleans Cocktail Tour Lobby of the Hotel Monteleone California Craft presented by Ascendant Spirits Riverview Room at the Hotel Monteleone Don Pancho: The “Godfather of Rum” presented by Terlato Artisan Spirits Orleans Room at the Hotel Monteleone Return of the Long Drink presented by Q Drinks Vieux Carre Room at the Hotel Monteleone Taste of Cascade Hollow presented by George Dickel Tennessee Whisky Royal Ballrooms C & D at the Hotel Monteleone Sandeman Don Parade Front Steps of the Hotel Monteleone The 3rd Annual Imperial Battle of the Sexes Napoleon House

3:30pm CDT

From Milano to Torino and Beyond Grand Ballroom North at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Which School Will You Choose Grand Ballroom South at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Anchored in San Francisco presented by Anchor Distilling Evangeline A & B at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Uncle Val’s Gin “Story of a Bartender” presented by Uncle Val’s Gin and Kirk and Sweeney Rum Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta Hotel

4:00pm CDT

Meet the Makers: Cocktail and Sons Royal Ballrooms A & B at the Hotel Monteleone Dynamic Duo: Paul Gustings and David Wondrich at The Empire Bar Presented by Laird's Broussard's Dynamic Duo: Storied Spirits w/ Ricky Gomez, Jim Meehan, Misty Kalkofen, and Otis Florence presented by Bond & Royal Spirits Co. Compere Lapin Cafe Torino Angela King Gallery Shake the Vine Cocktail Competition Salon by Sucre

5:00pm CDT

Dynamic Duo: Raise Your Mule! at Tableau Tableau Redemption Rocks Rye Pool Tasting by Bardstown Barrel Selections, Inc. Pool at the Hotel Monteleone

6:00pm CDT

Keynote Speaker: A Spirited Evening with Danny Meyer Harrah's Theater Dynamic Duo: Brennan's Featuring Nicolas Feuillatte and Balsam Brennan's

7:00pm CDT

Dynamic Duo: Tiki Tocky - The Past & Future of Tiki Cocktails featuring Ryan Chetiyawardana and Brian Kientz Tujague's Restaurant Uncut, Unaltered, & Unbridled: Maker’s Mark Cask Strength at Commander’s Palace Commander's Palace

7:30pm CDT

Pernod Ricard Welcome Reception Chicory

8:00pm CDT

Dynamic Duo: Kevin Hurley, Jacob Tschetter, and Becca June at Bourbon O Presented by Teeling Bourbon O

10:00pm CDT

2084: Welcome to Yonderyear WWII Museum

11:59pm CDT

Official Monkey Shoulder Afterparty TBD