All 2020 Live talks have been recorded and are available under the Live Sessions Tab
The team at the Craft Distilling Expo are proud to have presented a range of talks and panel discussions for our first virtual conference. Some perennial favourites and familiar faces returned, and we were joined by many exciting new speakers and topics of conversation.
We have been expanding our focus on environmental issues to include a general sustainable distilling discussion and held a new session on sustainable packaging.
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| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Rum and Rhum Production with Lallemand
09:00 - 10:00
Maryse Bolzon
Jean Murray
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
The Forgotten Flavours of Grain
10:00 - 10:30
Colin Johnston
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| 11:00 - 11:45 |
How to Start a Distillery - Live Q&A
11:00 - 11:45
Barb Grossenbacher
Julia Nourney
Anicca O'Noins
Scott Allen
Sarah Nelson
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| 12:00 - 12:30 |
What happens when we taste?
12:00 - 12:30
Ian Wisniewski
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| 13:00 - 13:45 |
Proofing in Spirits with Julia Nourney
13:00 - 13:45
Julia Nourney
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| 14:00 - 15:00 |
LIVE - Alan Powell Duty and Legal Issue with Distilling
14:00 - 15:00
Alan Powell
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| 15:00 - 15:45 |
Environmental Packaging Panel with Live Q&A
15:00 - 15:45
Rosie Milsom
Anicca O'Noins
Jemma Adams
Bryan Rodriguez
Nolan Kane
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Botanical Update with Tommy Haughton of Beacon Commodities
15:30 - 16:00
Tommy Haughton
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| 16:00 - 16:45 |
Gin Trends for 2020 and Beyond with Live Q&A
16:00 - 16:45
David T Smith
Aaron "AK" Knoll
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| 17:00 - 18:00 |
Panel Discussion
LIVE - Spirits Competitions - the who, what, why, where and how?
LIVE - Spirits Competitions - the who, what, why, where and how?
17:00 - 18:00
Aaron "AK" Knoll
Bernadette Pamplin
David T Smith
Julia Nourney
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Monday 12th October 2020
10:00-16:00 (includes a lunch break 12:30-13:30)
£79.00
A one-day workshop exploring designing and distilling your own gin.
Topics covered include:
● Recipe formulation (including examples of recipes)
● Production methods (maceration, pot, vapour and vacuum distillation)
● Blended Gins
● Gin styles: Navy, Barrel Aged, Old Tom
● Making “botanical cuts”
● Working with botanicals (including seasonal ones)
● Botanical terroir
● Chemistry of botanicals
● Achieving product consistency
● Proofing and ABV
● Filtration
There will also be a special guest speaker (TBC) who will cover some aspects of bringing a gin to market.
The workshop will be hosted via Zoom and is designed to be interactive - attendees are encouraged to ask questions and join in the discussion. We are endeavouring to make it as close to an in-person workshop as possible.
Places are strictly limited to 12 people.
This ticket includes a Delegate Pass
Tuesday 13th October 2020
13:00-15:30
£49.00
Following its incredible popularity last year, Julia Nourney’s talk on designing a cask management program has been revamped and expanded to become a half-day workshop.
Maturing spirits not only takes time, but also requires a lot of forward planning; there are lots of decisions to make and so where do you start?
International Spirits Consultant and maturation expert Julia Nourney will provide a step-by-step overview including some of the key considerations when creating or expanding your maturation program. This is a great opportunity to delve into issues of maturation with an expert who has worked on projects around the globe.
The workshop will be hosted via Zoom and is designed to be interactive - attendees are encouraged to ask questions and join in the discussion. We are endeavouring to make it as close to an in-person workshop as possible.
Places are strictly limited to 12 people.
This ticket includes a Delegate Pass
