Trade day MASTERCLASS Timetable
Lower Ground Floor - London Bridge Arches – Registration Required
12:30pm-1pm How High Proof Is Too High Proof?
Host: Georgi Radev
The complex chemistry of spirits means that higher alcohol levels can mean more impactful delivery of flavour. In this session, we’ll be asking where is the sweet spot between a roaring abv and flavour?
1:30pm-2pm Upselling Rum: How to Maximize the Potential of Rum
Host: Sly Augustin
Rum is finally getting the attention and recognition it deserves. Few other spirits have such a global profile and drinkers are waking up to its incredible diversity and versatility as well as its value. In this session, we’ll be exploring how to get the most juice out of the bottle.
(Note this session will take place in the Bridge Room - Ground Floor)
2:30pm-3pm Finding Flavour: How to Understand Where Flavour Comes From
Host: Dawn Davies MW
Sugar cane varieties, terroir, molasses batches, fermentation length, yeast strains, muck, dunder, cane vinegar, pot stills, (little and large) double retorts, columns, (tall and small), high proof, over proof, ex-bourbon, ex-port, ex-sherry, ex-islay, continetal vs tropical ageing, it’s all up for discussion when its comes to flavour in this session with Dawn Davies MW.