“There cannot be good living without good drinking.”
(Benjamin Franklin)

Back from an incredible week of shaking, mixing, learning, meeting, pouring, and enjoying our wonderful job, we would like to thank you all for the great time we had at Tales of the Cocktail 2016.
We couldn’t be happier to see such an engaged audience attending all the seminars we held:

• “Amaro per Amore: Rare & Modern Amaro”, featuring the best Italian spirits in the category, saw Giuseppe Gallo and Francesco Lafranconi guiding the 40 attendees through the world of those precious elixirs, that are now facing a new golden age in the industry. Sponsors: Amaro Lucano, Amaro Montenegro, Distilleria Varnelli, Ditta Bortolo Nardini, Campari, Fernet Vittone, and Turin Vermouth.
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• “Barista meets Barman: Coffee Cocktail Culture” saw coffee guru Samuel Lewontin, author Tristan Stephenson, amaro expert Giuseppe Gallo, and Grey Goose Global Ambassador Joe McCanta, disclosing the secrets behind the world of coffee cocktails. Sponsor: Grey Goose Vodka.
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• “Spanish Vermouth: Dark Horse of Aperitif” saw Giuseppe Gallo, journalist Francois Monti, and Haus Alpenz founder Eric Seed, talking the 40 attendees through this category’s unique characters and potential for use in cocktails. Sponsors: Lustau, Martinez Lacuesta, Miro Vermut de Reus, Petroni, and Yzaguirre.
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• Last but not least, the wonderful Cocktail Brunch Italiano, which we hosted with The Spirit of Italy Group.On Saturday the 23rd of July, nine family-owned companies represented by the owners themselves, talked the 376 guests through the intriguing diversities of unforgettable elixirs from centuries-old recipes still enjoyed and shared among friends and loved ones while appreciating life to its fullest! The attendees also had a chance to experience the style of finest internationally acclaimed Italian Bartenders led by Giuseppe Gallo.
  Sponsors: Cocchi, Lucano, Luxardo, Moccia, Nardini, Pallini , Strega, Toschi and Varnelli.
  If you have enjoyed the event as much as we did, please, don’t forget to rate it by clicking here.Waiting for Tales of the Cocktail 2017, we take this chance to wish you a wonderful and refreshing Summer!

  Salute!

  Giuseppe Gallo