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On the Road at Tales of the Cocktail (WhiskyCast Episode 715: July 22, 2018)
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English - July 22, 2018 23:22 - 39 minutes - 45.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 223 ratingsFood Arts Leisure bourbon ireland scotch whisky cocktails drinks irish kentucky scotland whiskey Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This time around, we're in New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, the annual gathering of bartenders and drinks industry leaders for a week of education and entertainment. Think of this year's version as Tales 2.0, though. There's a completely new management team in place following some troubled times for the conference in the past 18 months, and the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has been formed to create a long-term impact on the industry. This week, they started by awarding $250,000 in grants to fund projects aimed at improving diversity and educational opportunities for the hospitality community. We'll talk with the foundation's executive director, Caroline Rosen, on WhiskyCast In-Depth, and have a lot of highlights from the week as well. In the news, the global trade war is bringing whisky industry leaders together for their first-ever summit in Louisville this coming week. We'll have a preview and talk with one distiller who's braving Europe's new tariffs on American whiskies to start exporting for the first time.