Certified Sommelier by The Court of Master Sommeliers. WSET III Diploma. Cavaleiro cofrade honorario do Vinho do Oporto. Columnist for El Colombiano Newspaper.
Wine, Whisky and rum importer at DVins.be – Freelance
Schlimmerdurst.net blog owner, one of the biggest spirits blogs in Germany – Spirits writer with special focus on how to use good spirits to make even greater cocktails.
Expert Cachaça – Owner of Fazenda Soledade; Vice President of IBRAC (Brazilian Institute for cachaças)
Craft Distilling Services Ltd. owner – 35 years experience in fond and drink industry – “Godfather of UK Craft Distilling” after having built 30 distilleries around the UK – Gin recipe developer with more than 80 sold commercially – Pioneer in the development of distilleries as immersive customer experiences
Director at Rhum Expert & Manager Héritiers Crassous de Médeuil – Rhum JM Martinique
Director at Planeta Hedonista
Business and Sourcing Manager at L’Explorateur du Goût since 2017 – Bordeaux Rhum Festival Co-founder – Worked in the Spirits Industry for 17 years, from the field to the distribution – Retail, On-trade, FMG, FMCG, Travel Retail
20 years experience in Spirits Sales & Marketing – International Business specialist – Coganc lover & Rhum Collector
International sales director at Samson&Surrey
Sommelier y periodista gastronómico. Spanish Wine Specialist, por el ICEX Spain Trade and Investment – Director del México Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – Consultor para México en la 8ª Edición de The World Atlas of Wine – Contributor en la 5ª Edición de The Oxford Companion to Wine
Sales manager at Montebello
International Sales Manager at Tonnellerie Quintessence – ISC
Master Distiller & Founder of The Owl Distillery and whisky “The Belgian Owl”
Spirits and Sake writer & columnist – Certified Sake Sommelier – Leading rum magazine “Rumporter” columnist – Collaborator on book “Whisky” by Cyrille Mald – Regular judge in European competitions.
Engineer for Innovation – Technical assistance of wines and spirits group Remy Cointreau – Spirit Drink Consultant
Global ambassador of Rum
Wine and Spirits Journalist at Le Figaro & Le Figaro Magazine, as well as numerous publications and specialized websites in China, Japan and Germany – President of Wine French Press Association – Permanent member of European Grand Jury – Contributor to numerous wine and spirits books and guides
CEO of Laboratoire Gensac Oenologie
Oenologist – Winemaker – Journalist at Gourmet World, Joker Wine Lover, Decanter (Chinese version/Taiwan) – Wine and Spirits Educator – Professor at National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism – Professor at HK University of Hospitaliy and Tourism
Sommelier Journalist – Owner and Managing Director at Epulae Accademia Enogastronomica Internazionale – Editor in Chief at Epulae News Food & Wine Magazine
Spirits Consultant – Educator – Writer – Events Co-ordinator and Brand Representative
Managing Director at Coloma SAS – Has particpated in the development of many spirits brands in Colombiam such as Aguardiente Jubilom Ron Coloma and Parce Rum
Founder & Director of Armagnac house L’Encantada – Administrator at Bureau Interprofessionnel de l’Armagnac BNIA
Ex-Chairman of the “Bureau National des producteurs d’Armagnac” – Owner of the “Armagnac Darroze” house
Drinks Industry Insider & ‘Inside the Cask’ blog owner with focus on drinks, retail and travel – Previously worked with many whisky and spirits brands across the on trade, off trade, prestige and duty free channels
30 years experience in the spirits industry – Spirits director at Cinoco Wines & Spirits – 2012 Whisky ambassador of the year at the Belgium international whisky festival of Gent
Sales & Marketing Director for Brave New Spirits, Glasgow-based independant Whisky Bottler & Blending company – Two times Whisky Magazine “Icons of Whisky” nominee – Former UK distributor for several premium Whisky and Spirits producers
Founder and CEO of Enosis Ltd Co. – Italian ambassador at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – Italian ambassador at Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Freelance Journalist and Press Office
Head of production & operation – Swiss Spirits Sommerlier
Official Pisco Ambassador Chile – Pisco Interactive Museum Co-founder and Secretary – Pisco Expert and Consultant to Coquimbo Regional Chamber of Tourism – Wine and Pisco Former at OenoMixologia
Beverage services consultant specialised in spirits and brawilian crqft products – Bar Consultant – Brawilian zood researcher – Script consultant @ GloboSat for the very first cachaça tv series – Columnist for “Prazeres da Mesa“
Cellar Master and site manager @ Spirits France Diffusion
Chairman of Câmara de Provadores do Instituto do Vinho, do Bordado e do Artesanato da Madeira, IP-RAM
Oenologist – Spirit drink consultant : process & R&D – Creator of products for the spirits industry
Co-founder @ Papa Rouyo Distillery
Founder of Sip Or Mix in 2011 a Spirits Importer, Distributor and Brand Manager – Spirits Specialist currently on Absinthe, Gin, Rum and Liqueurs – Previously worked for a number of brands of Tequila, Pisco, Cachaca etc.
Global Brand Manager & Head of Advocacy at ITALSPIRITS
Managing Director and Founder of FFL -Rum Brands- since 2011 – Rum speaker at several events – Previously International Travel Retail Business in Europe, South Africa, Mauritius and Military Bases for perfume industry – Currently developing her own brand for On and Off trade
Founder @ Leviedelrum.it
Brand Developer @ Rhums Damoiseau
Oenologist – Sales manager for French market @ Laboratoires Dujardin-Salleron
Global Whisky Ambassador – Elixir Distillers, Director – Glasgow’s Whisky Festival
Owner of Premium Spirits, a brand building company of quality spirits brands since 2002 – Importation and distribution of premium spirits for B2B – Keeper of the Quaich 2014 – Belgian Whisky Ambassador 2010
Founder & CEO @ Rhum Karukera
President of Macedonian Association of Sommeliers (MASOM)
Spirits Distributor – Founder of Angel’s Share Tasting – Account manager at Premium Spirits ( Founder of The Spirits Tasting Club
Sugarcane Spirits Ambassador – Event host – Chair judge for a number of spirits competition – Consultant for rums – Owner of thefloatingrumshack.com
Huijsman Consultancy & Trading
Food, Winne & Spirits Editor – Partner of the Difford’s Guide Greece & Cyrpus – Founder and Executive director of Metron Ariston Making Responsibility a Trend Civil Non Profit Partnership – Founder of Aegean Cocktails & Spirits – Athens Rum & Whisky Festival and Cyprus Cocktail Festival co-organizer.
Wine and Spirit Consultant with key focus on communication, education, sensory and sales support – Advisor for the Hungarian Ministry of Agrictulture on geographic indications for wine and pálinka – Certified winemaker – WSET Diploma holder in wines and spirits – WSET certified Saké expert – Master Roaster
DiVino CEO
Editor-in-Chief at Athinorama Wine and Spirits Magazine
Purchase & Sales Director for spirits and fortified wines at Young Charly
The Mixing Class founder – Bar opening consultant – Previously Global brand ambassador, sales and marketing manager @ Jensen’s Gin – Imbibe’s Educator of the Year 2019 – WSET Spirits Educator
Editor in Chief Vine & Wine Association
Spirits purchaser with focus on whisky and rum at Massen Shopping Center
CEO at Entwine Consultancy Asia – Malaysia first Certified Sommelier – Master of Sake from Sake Service Institute of Japan – Consultant – Educator
Cellar Master @ Distillerie Longueteau
General Manager @ Dufry – Spirit & Tobacco (Travel retail) – 10 years experience in the spirits industry in the field of distribution, retail, travel retail, Hotel & leisure in Switzerland, France, Caribbean, French Guiana
Journalist – Editor in Chief of “Il Barman” – Beer writer – Beer judge
Cachaça specialist – Sommelier – Chef – Level 2 degree in spirits WSET – Columnist “O Cachacier” at Paladar on the newspaper “O Estado de São Paulo” – President of “Cúpula da Cachaça” – One of the most requested speakers about cachaça in the world
Spirit Buyer & R&D manager for spirits and drinks at “Les Grands Chais de France”
Columnist for la Revue du Vin de France & Le Figaro – Author of “Whisky (EPA 2021)” & “Iconic Whisky, world top five most distributed book on spirits – Ambassador of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
Commercial Manager at Diageo for Europe Partner Markets
Journalist specialised in the world of the spirits, cocktails and beers.
Wine writer – Hospitality trainer – Blogger
Founder of Everleaf Drinks – Bar-owner and drinks consultant – Previously China and SE Asia-based drinks writer and educator
CEO @ Mavolo Beverages, distribution and import of premium, ultra-premium and prestigious spirits, beers and soft drinks from all over the world
Sommelier Teacher @ Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec – Co-author of Manuel de Sommellerie Professionnelle
Owner and Founder of “Doctor Cocktail ltd” based in London – Bar consultant – Hospitality speaker, and mentor – Advanced Rum Taster.
Wine and Spirits Consultant EOOD
Diageo World Class and DBA trade advocacy attendant – Spirit vlogger – Founder and CEO of Example hospitality services and coaching business
Consulting & Trading – Founder of New Zealand Rum Society
Self-employed beverage consultant – Owner at Bar-Face
Drinks editor & partner of Difford’s Guide Greece & Cyprus – Academy Chair for the “World’s 50 Best Bars” – Co-Founder of the non-profit civil partnership Metron Ariston: Making Responsibility a Tren -Athens Rum & Whisky Festival, Cyprus Cocktail Festival & Aegean Cocktails & Spirits co-organizer
General director at Impulso Sostenible Agavería AC. Writer, researcher, taster and columnist of agave spirits.
Spirits Course Provider for professionals and amateurs in the Caribbean and the Benelux – Brand Activator and Brand Ambassador Spirits for the Caribbean and the Benelux – Anthropologist, OIV MSc. in Wine Mgt, WSET 3 in Spirits and WSET 3 in Wines
10 years experience Wine & Spirits Professional – Business development (Distillery, Brewery) – Product development (Rum) – Sales & Export management – Former president of Rum Producers Association Mauritius – MSc Wine Business, BSB Dijon – WSET Diploma
Creator of new products for the spirits industry, blending white or aged spirits – Based in Burgundy
Luxembourg Market Manager at Rémy Cointreau Benelux – Co-Founder of The Spirit Tasting Club
Member of ADAR (Authorised taster association of Romania) – Wine and spirtis journalist – Diploma WSET in wine and spirits – Judge in local competitions in Romania for fruit spirits.
Sommelier – Wine & Spirits Sales Manager at Othon Schmitt
Sommelier – Wine, Spirits & Cigar Educator – Hotel School and Food pairing Educator – Distributor of Wine & Spirits in Madeira
General Manager @ Independent Intercontinental trading Company CWS&BF (Bulk-bottled wines & spirits, distillation – Chalvignac – & ageing materials – Seguin Moreau -) since 2005 – General Manager of French importing/distributing company of authentic selected high end spirits – APOTHEKA – www.apotheka-spirit.com since 2018
Grappa Consultant – Head of Distillery Bruno Pilzer – Fondazione E.Mach Instituto Agrario San Michele all’ Adige TN
Director at Cave Saint Jacques SPRL – Retailer in wines and spirits
Journalist and author at Lux Magazine – Guide Revel des Champagnes et des autres bulles – MonsieurBulles.com
Author of award winning “”The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Lessons” – Speaker and teacher on whiskey, spirits, sales and the alcohol industry – Advisor for small brands entering the US marketplace – Previously Compass Box Whisky Company US Brand Manager/Sales Maanger and Brand Ambassador
International drinks writer & consultant – Editor of online magazine Stills Crazy – Former editor of Whisky Magazine and features editor of Whisky Advocate – Freelance writer with wide range of publications including National Geographic and The Times – Keeper of the Quaich for services to Scotch whisky – Kentucky Colonel for his contribution to the bourbon industry
Independent Spirits Sales and Consulting
Oenologist – Wine and Spirits Consultant – Expert on PDIs and PGOs of Wines and Spirits
Diageo Global Brand Ambassador for Tequila Don Julio – Chemical engineer with 16 years experience in the Tequila Industry – Digital content creator about Tequila
Spirits book author & journalist – Master of the Quaich – Cognac Educator – Rectifier of the Gin Guild – ENSE Founder
Photographer, writer, judge & speaker in the field of spirits and gastronomy – Master of World Spirits – Master’s degree in Gastrosophy – Working for the magazines Gault&Millau, effillee, falstaff and Kalk & Kegel, a web-publication for sommeliers.
Pisco Expert – President of the Cofradía Nacional de Catadores del Perú – CEO La Caravedo Distillery – Master Distiller – Key Club Restaurant owner – President Pisco Committee ADEX – Author
Chief Editor at Wine & Degustation Magazine – WSET Educator
Cellar master @ Rhum Bologne
Manager at Gervin Distillery – Previously worked in sales and accounting for various drinks and hotel brands
Marketing Manager @ Reimonenq Distillery & the “Musée du Rhum” in Sainte Rose, Guadeloupe – Co-founder of Titonoart (Piece of Art from Barrel) – Mixology, Spirit and Art lover
Writer and Blogger – Co-Founder Distillerie.it – Craftdistilling.it – Whiskyclub – Rum club and Spirit Club Italia
Reporter for the Danish “Whisky & Rum Magazine” since 2011 – Rum & Whisky enthusiast – Rum tasting seminars host, with more than 250 events organized since 2004
Journalist – Director of the Spirits Committee of the Association of Wine and Spirits Journalists of Spain – CEO at Efecto Directo Communication Agency
Founder & Director @ Drinks & Destinations LLP, India – Award-winning drinks writer – Educator – Consultant – Global Wines, Spirits & Cigars Committee by Della Leaders Club
Sommelier teacher @ Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec – Organoleptic tasting teacher for food, wine, beer & spirits pairing – Bartending teacher including spirits production
Entrepreneur in Educational Programs and communications Spirits and Life Sciences.
Author of “Journey to above the clouds” and “Rum Rebels” – Content writer for several magazines and ezines – Taste Director of Rene’s Rarities – Director of Trips & Taste
French Flying Rum Maker – Spirits Consultant for many rum, whisky and gin brands – Independent Master blender – Oenologist and wine maker in Burgundy.
Head of SIMDI Beverages – 20 years experience in Alco-Bev industry based out of Maldives working with the world’s top hotel chains such as Hilton, Four Seasons, Marriotts, IGH
Managing Director and Founder of Idea Distillers GmhH, a company dedicated to consulting in spirits for on and off-trade – Writer about different marketing aspects for spirits
Owner and master distiller of the Distillery of Montreal
German Master distiller – Founder of Märkische Spezialitätenbrennerei KG in Hagen – Distilling expert in whisky, gin, rum vodka, fruit brandies and liqueurs, with many internationally awarded products
Whisky Writer & Journalist – Author of Singlemalt whisky bible Committee – General Manager of Korea Brewing & Distillation Academy – Member of Whisky Live in Seoul – Judge at Korean Wine & Spirits Awards