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®.
Updated and expanded since its debut at Tales of the Cocktail, Award-Winning presenter and Tales of the Cocktail Director of Education, Philip Duff, takes you behind the curtain to explain the nuts and bolts of how the $264BN global spirits industry really works. From artisanal producers, to planet-spanning liquor empires: It's a rollicking tale. Takin in plucky entrepreneurs, predatory management consultants, oft-baffling drinks trends, needy shareholders, and the ever-present push to "add value". After attending this seminar you'll never walk into a bar- or liquor store- the same way again!
Director of Education for Tales of the Cocktail, bar & beverage consultant, founder of door 74 (Amsterdam), in-demand spirits educator, but I never talk about my work at the orphan dolphin sanctuary, do you hear? Never.
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