SPEAKERS
Angus Winchester
He is one of the most well known international bartenders, trainers and consultants who has been in the bar trade for over 20 years. Nowadays he also became global ambassador for Tanqueray Gin.
www.alconomics.com www.barmetrix.com
Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown
Co-founders of the American Cocktail Museum and custodians of the French spirit collection EUVS. The London based American authors belongs to the most experienced international cocktail and spirit historians.
www.martiniplace.com www.euvs.org
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
An Oregon based bartender, who has once has studied architecture in Budapest and the United States. The impassionate American bartender today gives lecture on drinks and bar culture. Furthermore he is one of the most famous bloggers of the cocktail scene.
Jörg Meyer
Operator of the prestigious bar Le Lion in Hamburg, which was awarded the best new cocktail bar in 2008 by the New Orleans bar show Tales of the Cocktail. With his Bitters Blog he features daily news and happenings of the bar sector.
www.bitters-blog.blogspot.com www.lelion.net
Günther Windhorst
The certified chef and owner of Berlins Windhorst Bar is not only renowned for being both, an excellent mixologist and host. Colleagues also admire him for his self-designed work efficient bar counter.
John Gakuru
The Global Brand Ambassador for Sagatiba Cachaca looks back to a long history of bartending, including his management of London’s famous Lab Bar. Nowadays he travels the world, helping to improve the image of the Brazilian national spirit cachaca through inspiring trainings.
Mauro Mahjoub
The co-owner of Munichs renowned Negroni Bar nowadays is barely seen behind his own stick. Holding one of the world’s largest antique bar book collections he is busier with his first bar academy or with travelling the world, training bartenders.
Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro
A creative mastermind with a passion for classics, at home in Hamburgs Bar Le Lion and with the Traveling Mixologists. Readers of Mixology Magazine will also know this great host as author.
Heinz Kaiser
The certified pharmacist and bartender of Vienna’s Dino´s Bar combines two professions which are representing of the historic development of our trade. His tinctures and alcoholic elixirs are reminding of Antoine Peychaud.
Thomas Bäcker
Architect and designer from Berlin, specialized on gastronomy objects. As one of the three architects of Robertneun, he designed the two Berlin hotspots Weekend and Tausend.
Xavier Padovani
He used to work as bartender and bar manager in London before he brought fame to the Grant’s family’s vatted malt Monkey Shoulder. Now he travels the world as global brand ambassador for Hendricks Gin, always having cucumber and juniper as his passengers.
Agostino Perrone
The highly awarded bar manager and virtous mixologist of London’s Montgomery Place is also brand ambassador for Galliano L’Authentico, the new version of this classic liqueur which its based on its traditional recipe.
Jürgen Deibel
As master of chemistry and spirits consultant, Jürgen Deibel is known as one of the most experienced spirit experts throughout Europe. On Bar Convent Berlin he will guide you through the tastings at BCBs Tasting Area.
Simon Difford
One of the most influential representatives of the international bar industry. He founded the British Class Magazine, which was groundbreaking in the 90ies. Today he is acting as author and editor of the famous cocktail books Diffords Guide.
Henry Besant
He is known as one of the most skilled British bar consultants who has set up the influential network Worldwide Cocktail Club. The WWC today teaches the art of the modern cocktail to bartenders on almost every continent.
Charles Vexenat
He ran the famous London bar Lonsdale, where he created a cocktail menu inspired by classic English drinks. Today he is consulting international events and traveling the globe accumulating bar knowledge.
Nick Strangeway
Bar consultant and general manager of the award-winning London bar & restaurant Hawksmoor. He in particular is internationally renowned for his inimitable punches and bowls.
Ricardo Sporkslede
invented the Dutch bar consultant agency Fabulous Shaker Boys and founded the Bartender Network NL. Ricardo is the Dutch answer to all things bar related.
Mario Grünenfelder
High-end Swiss import that fascinates Berlin and abroad with most creative cocktails. In his eyes, great design goes further than in front of the bar.
Ian Burrell
The official rum ambassador of the UK is of Jamaican origin. He is not only the bar owner of Cottons Bars & Restaurants in London and initiator of Rumfest, he also travels the world as representative of WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust), teaching rum.
www.rumfest.co.uk www.cottons-restaurant.co.uk
Stanislav Vadrna
Expert for japanese bartending. No matter if carving ice balls, the hard shake, sake or shochu, the owner of Analog Bar Institut in Bratislava is a virtous mover and shaker of the japanese scene.
Gregor Scholz
Innately being a successful architect he runs the popular Scholz Bar in the heart of Stuttgart which he designed himself.
Lorena Vazquez
Zacapa’s master distiller is a studied chemist who is working for the same company for more than 24 years now. Her passion is the choice of barrels in which Zacapa gets its age.
Phill Duff
The congenial Irishman ist he Bols global brand ambassador and a fervent admirer of Dutch genever. He opened up Bols Bartending Academy in Amsterdam.
Myles Davies
He has commited himself to tequila years ago, being the bar manager of Londons cocktail bar Green & Red, which serves the best agave distillates only. His thorough knowledge of the category goes back to his research in Mexico. Currently Myles is filing the probably biggest collection of spirits in the world for EUVS (Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiritueux).
The Traveling Mixologists
Jörg Meyer, Stephan Berg, Bastian Heuser, Alexander Hauck, Xavier Padovani, Goncalo de Sousa Monteiro, Thomas Jakschas, Helmut Adam, Michael Menegos, Angus Winchester and Ricardo Sporkslede are a network of international bar enthusiasts. They are fascinating their audience with fabulous drinks, served in neat white bar jackets and with professional but uncouth manners.
