Day 1: Saturday, March 7th, 2020
Stage 1: Tastings
13:00 / Tasting
Spirituosen schmecken wie ein Experte (Lecture in German)
Emmanuel Rosier – Sommelier
Emmanuel Rosier
Born in Beaujolais, raised in Africa, best sommelier in New Zealand - Emmanuel Rosier is a globetrotter. Since 2018 he has been running restaurants in Zurich and Bad Gastein.
14:00 / Tasting
Destillation & Mazeration: Gin selber machen? (Lecture in German)
Ludwig Schlak – Nordbrand Nordhausen
Ludwig Schlak
Ludwig Schlak has been a distiller at Nordbrand Nordhausen since 2016 and is currently active in product development.
15:00 / Tasting
Gibt es Zucker in meinem Drink? (Lecture in German)
Arno Dirker – Verband zuckerfreier Destillateure
Arno Dirker
In 2019, the Association of Sugarfree Distillers was founded to ensure that sugar-free distillates can be officially described as "dry".
16:00 / Tasting
Low Sugar Cocktails. A Declaration of Love
Filip Bochenski – Fabelei Bar
Filip Bochenski
Filip Bochenski is Head Bartender at Fabelei, which he founded with Anastasia Schöck. The Fabelei is a bright cocktail bar in Berlin Schöneberg, which cultivates aperitif culture and serves cocktail stories.
17:00 / Tasting
Ming River? Baijiu für Erwachsene! (Lecture in German)
Matthias Heger – Ming River
Matthias Heger
Matthias Heger fell in love with Baijiu during his stays in China, together with Simon Dang, Bill Isler and Derek Sandhaus he brought Ming River to life.
18:00 / Tasting
Der Gin-Trend: Erfahrungen mit einer jungen Brennerei (Lecture in German)
Jan Kreutz – Berlin Distillery
Jan Kreutz
In its Berlin Distillery, founded in 2019, Kreutz produces various sustainable gins on a small still, with special Signature Botanicals. In seminars he passes on his knowledge to gin lovers.
Stage 2: Lectures and Panel Discussions
13:30 / Lecture
Von „Aqua ardens“ bis Alkopop: Eine kurze Geschichte der Spirituosen (Lecture in German)
Werner Albrecht – Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft
Werner Albrecht
Werner Albrecht is Germany's most famous fine spirits officer. He works in the Wine, Beer, Beverage Industry Department of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
14:30 / Lecture
Von der Heimat der Craft-Destillen (Lecture in German)
Friedrich Springob – „Kleinbrennerei“
Friedrich Springob
Friedrich Springob is a humanities scholar and, as far as spirits are concerned, an autodidact. As an editor of the trade journal Kleinbrennerei he has already discovered many true spirits treasures.
15:30 / Lecture
Edelbrennerei Dirker: Die hohe Kunst des Destillierens (Lecture in German)
Arno Dirker – Edelbrennerei Dirker
Arno Dirker
Arno Josef Dirker started distilling schnapps in the mid-1980s – initially as a hobby. In 2019 he was awarded the gold medal for the best distiller in Germany by the Ministry of Agriculture (DLG award).
16:30 / Lecture
Mit Samurai-Seele: Gin und Botanical Spirits aus Japan (Lecture in German)
Munehiro Sata & Yoshiko Ueno-Müller – Akayane Distillery
Yoshiko Ueno-Müller
Yoshiko Ueno-Müller is the CEO of UENO GOURMET and distributes the products of Akayane distillery in Europe.
Munehiro Sata
The Owner of AKAYANE is obsessed by distillation. With 9 different custom-made potstils, he captures the flavours of Japan in Sweet Potato Shochu.
17:30 / Lecture
Alles über Shrubs. Das Einmaleins der essiggesäuerten Fruchtsirupe (Lecture in German)
Damien Guichard – Truffle Pig Bar
Damien Guichard
Born in France, Damien Guichard came to Berlin as a translator. Above all, he gained knowledge of bars, spirits and cocktails. He now is the head bartender at Truffle Pig.
Day 2: Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Stage 1: Tastings
13:00 / Tasting
Zuckerrohr = Rum = süß? (Lecture in German)
Dirk Becker – German Rum Festival
Dirk Becker
Dirk Becker is founder of the German Rum Festival and the Rum Depot, he organises seminars and tastings. As an international jury member he regularly visits distilleries, rum is his passion.
14:00 / Tasting
Weshalb Rum die komplexeste Spirituose der Welt ist und woran man Nieten erkennt (Lecture in German)
Nicolas Kröger – Bar Wagemut
Nicolas Kröger
Spirits expert and bartender Nicolas Kröger run the retail store Rum Depot in Berlin Schöneberg, 2018 he opened the bar Wagemut in Kreuzberg. Under the label N. Kröger fine spirits he also produces his own spirits.
15:00 / Tasting
Craft News from Quebec: Discover Extraordinary Gins from Quebec!
Jean-François Cloutier – Association des micro-distilleries du Québec
Jean-François Cloutier
Jean-François Cloutier is the president of the Association des Micro-distilleries du Québec and at the same time founder and production manager of the Distillerie du St. Laurent.
16:00 / Tasting
The Rebirth of Tequila
David Suro Piñera – Siembra Spirits
David Suro Piñera
Piñera, born in Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco, the heartland of tequila production, is working to rediscover traditions and original production methods.
17:00 / Tasting
The Magic of Koji Behind Sake and Shochu: What You Can Learn from Traditional Japanese Fermentation Methods
Eriko Jitsukata & Markus Shimizu – Ueno Gourmet
Eriko Jitsukata
Eriko Jitsukata is sake sommeliere and a true expert in rice wine from Japan.
Markus Shimizu
Markus Shimizu is the founder of Mimi Ferments. He grew up in Japan and studied art in Düsseldorf. In Berlin he dedicated himself to the Japanese kitchen craft of fermentation.
Stage 2: Lectures and Panel Discussions
12:30 / Lecture
Frauen in der Spirituosenwelt. Ein Feiertagstalk (Discussion In German)
Caroline Adam, Lisa Bauer – DeVin, Franziska Bischof – Edelbrennerei Bischof, Magdalena Korkasz – Bean, Joanna Rathenow – Mexilove
Caroline Adam
The graphic designer and former bar chef Caroline Adam develops concepts and content for companies in the bar industry. She conveys her knowledge in lectures and workshops.
Lisa Bauer
Lisa Bauer from Styria creates recipes like a perfumer, her creations are opulent and remain in memory. She created DeVin Gin and Wermute from Gelber Muskateller and Uhudler.
Franziska Bischof
The Edelbrandsommelière Franziska Bischof is the fourth generation of the Franconian family distillery. As "Die Brennerin“ she has injected new spirit into the business, giving priority to local ingredients.
Magdalena Korkasz
After stops in many cocktail bars, bartender Magdalena Korkasz is now at home in the Berlin wine bar Bean.
Joanna Rathenow
Joanna Rathenow brings people together with her tomato schnapps Mexilove. What began as a self-created product for friends has already found many fans in Berlin's pubs and bars.
13:30 / Lecture
Mainland-Whiskys: So finden Sie sich in einem Post-Brexit-Europa zurecht (Lecture in German)
Bernd Schäfer – Master of the Quaich
Bernd Schäfer
Bernd Schäfer is a food and spirits consultant, he has worked as juror for spirit competitions and has held lectures on whisky for many years. In 1996 he became a Keeper of the Quaich, in 2007 a Master. Bernd Schäfer is co-founder of the European Network of Spirit Experts.
14:30 / Lecture
Pure Spirits Floating in a Sea of Cocktails
Jon Cooper – Beavis Bar
Jon Cooper
Trained photographer Rik Lusing met American pub owner Jon Cooper in France where they realized they share a passion for unique spirits. This brought them to Berlin where they opened a tasting bar for the finest distillates in 2018. The Beavis Bar now have 800 craft spirits in their "library". In 2019 Beavis won the "Farm to Shaker Bar" award.
15:30 / Lecture
300 Jahre Trinkkultur in Berlin (Lecture in German)
Peter Eichhorn
Peter Eichhorn
Peter Eichhorn is an independent food journalist. He explores the fermenting vats, barrel cellars and distilleries of this world and works as a presenter and jury member for beverage and bar competitions.
16:30 / Lecture
Der Natur auf die Finger geschaut – was ist eigentlich ein Aroma? (Lecture in German)
Kai Oliver Binder – ADM Wild
Kai Oliver Binder
Kai Oliver Binder, food technologist from Berlin, has had close professional ties to flavours for more than 25 years.
17.30 / Lecture
Wo die Profis trinken. Bar-Journalisten geben Einblick (Discussion in German)
Alexandra Bühler – Barstalker.de, Liv Fleischhacker – berlindrinks.de, Robert Schröter – Berlin ArtisanBar.Camp
Alexandra Bühler
Alexandra Bühler is an IT-Specialist and drink connoisseur who is traveling the world, tasting drinks and writing about it on barstalker.de
Liv Fleischhacker
Liv Fleischhacker has worked as a food and drinks writer since 2014, she co-runs the bar blog Berlin Drinks. Liv is also the co-founder of the Jewish food festival Nosh Berlin.
Robert Schröter
As Mixology author, bartender, bar operator and organizer of the Craft Cocktails Festival, Robert Schröter is mashing up the Berlin bar scene. He is also in charge for artisanbar.camp und the podcasts "Cocktailende Nachtschwärmer" und Eastern Shakes.