Ginposium 2023 Ginposium 2023 Introducing… David Boyd-Armstrong, Shortcross Gin 23rd February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed David gives an insight into have to ensure you respect the local environment, have consistent flavour and take into account any health and safety considerations when foraging for Gin botanicals. A regular contributor at spirits events around the world he is co-founder and Head Distiller at Rademon Estate Distillery, home of Shortcross Gin, Vice-Chair of Drinks Ireland and a Warden Rectifier of the Gin Guild. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Desmond Payne, Beefeater Gin 16th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed 50 years, eight gins, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Gin Guild, an MBE and now the Ambassadorial role of Master Distiller Emeritus at Beefeater’s Gin, Desmond Payne still isn’t quite ready to put his feet up. He started out as a 19 year old management trainee with Seager, Evans & Co, a London-based wine and spirits company which owned Plymouth Distillery which put him on a path to Beefeater Gin. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Julia Nourney, Spirits Consultant 16th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Julia Nourney is an independent spirits consultant based in Germany who has been involved with spirits for 30 years. For the last decade Julia has been a spirit judge for both IWSC and ADI. She has a fantastic palate and she regularly co-teaches a Nosing for Faults seminar with Nancy Fraley. Julia is a Rectifier of the Gin Guild. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Anand Virmani, NÄO Spirits 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Gin Guild Warden member Anand Virmani, of Goa based NAO Spirits & Beverages, presents a view on these new challengers, including those of his own company, from the country that launched the winning combination of gin and tonic. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Chris Pitcher, Redburn 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Chris has been writing investment research on the global distilled spirits industry for over 20 years. The role combines his fascination with history (in a previous report “The Third Golden Age” he charted the development of the Scotch industry since the 1700s) and the challenge of modelling and forecasting both industry and company performance. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Rosie Milsom, Atom Brands 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Rosie Milsom is Global Head of NPD at Atom Brands and Scrum Master for Atom Labs, with a demonstrated history of working in the spirits industry. Self-confessed packaging geek and flavour enthusiast, delighted by beauty, functionality and taste. With more than 10 years of dedicated service at Atom Brands, taking ideas from simple concepts through to award winning physical products. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Matt Pauley, Heriot Watt University 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Matthew Pauley has been Assistant Professor of Distilling at the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot Watt University Edinburgh since 2016, one of the leading centres for technical excellence in distilling education. In addition, he is a spirits communicator, hosting tastings at royal residences and is an internationally recognised consultant through his company Distiller’s Nose Ltd Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Vanessa Piromallo, ilgin.it 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Founder and Editor in Chief of ilGin.it, the most read Italian website about Gin, Vanessa has been writing about gin and spirits since 2014. With her company, That’s the Spirit, she founded GinShop.it (Best Online Retailer 2020 at the Icons of Gin Awards by Gin Magazine) and helped many producers and brand owners with the launch of their products in Italy. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Sandrine Ricard, Pernod Ricard 9th February 2023 / 9th September 2024 by Pal Gleed Sandrine was appointed Deputy Director of Pernod Ricard in the UK in July 2022. Previous roles include Head of Sustainability at Chivas Brothers where she spearheaded the implementation of Good Times from a Good Place strategy. Previously, she was Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility at parent company Pernod Ricard where she helped create a centralised Sustainable department to generate wider impact. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Keli Rivers, Sipsmith 7th February 2023 / 18th September 2024 by Pal Gleed Giving a potted history and the future of the Martini, it would be humble to say that Keli Rivers has been very lucky in her gin immersed career - from curating the largest gin and genever collection in the Americas for San Francisco mecca, Whitechapel to being named by Gin Magazine’s Iconic Awards; Gin Ambassador of the Year (2021) for the pioneering craft brand; Sipsmith - but honestly, she has worked her butt off to get to where she is. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… David T Smith, Summerfruitcup 7th February 2023 / 19th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Not requiring an introduction to many Ginposium regulars, David leads his annual tasting of what’s new and looks at a retro revival in the world of gin. It’s a fast-paced environment with constant innovation and there have been many new releases since last year’s Ginposium. This session looks at some of the more interesting new releases, as well as older Gins being revived on which to keep an eye. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Sarah Miller, Gin-a-ding-ding 5th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Sarah, along with Rosie Milsom from ATOM Brands talks us through a hands on sustainable packaging and transport update. Sarah is founder of ginadingding.com which launched in 2016. She is a spirits judge - regularly joining panels at the World Drinks Awards, the IWSC and The Global Spirits Masters - and also writes for The Gin Magazine, Spirits Beacon and Club Oenologique. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Nolan Kane, Verallia UK 3rd February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Nolan will discuss how the glass industry and the Verallia Group are working towards a lower carbon footprint, and will talk about some very exciting developments throughout the group around sustainability. Heading up the Verallia UK Emerging Brands team, Nolan works with some of the industry’s most exciting brands, creating sustainable iconic glass packaging from UK manufacturing sites in Yorkshire. Read more » Ginposium 2023 Introducing… David Thompson from Milaco 25th January 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed This session will highlight events that have occurred in other industries, particularly those involved in ethanol, to provide useful learnings for distillers. David has 25 years experience focusing on hazardous areas. He’s been involved with numerous installations, specialising in risk analysis and area classification. He’s worked in high-risk offshore assets for oil companies. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… David Boyd-Armstrong, Shortcross Gin 23rd February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed David gives an insight into have to ensure you respect the local environment, have consistent flavour and take into account any health and safety considerations when foraging for Gin botanicals. A regular contributor at spirits events around the world he is co-founder and Head Distiller at Rademon Estate Distillery, home of Shortcross Gin, Vice-Chair of Drinks Ireland and a Warden Rectifier of the Gin Guild. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Desmond Payne, Beefeater Gin 16th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed 50 years, eight gins, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Gin Guild, an MBE and now the Ambassadorial role of Master Distiller Emeritus at Beefeater’s Gin, Desmond Payne still isn’t quite ready to put his feet up. He started out as a 19 year old management trainee with Seager, Evans & Co, a London-based wine and spirits company which owned Plymouth Distillery which put him on a path to Beefeater Gin. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Julia Nourney, Spirits Consultant 16th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Julia Nourney is an independent spirits consultant based in Germany who has been involved with spirits for 30 years. For the last decade Julia has been a spirit judge for both IWSC and ADI. She has a fantastic palate and she regularly co-teaches a Nosing for Faults seminar with Nancy Fraley. Julia is a Rectifier of the Gin Guild. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Anand Virmani, NÄO Spirits 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Gin Guild Warden member Anand Virmani, of Goa based NAO Spirits & Beverages, presents a view on these new challengers, including those of his own company, from the country that launched the winning combination of gin and tonic. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Chris Pitcher, Redburn 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Chris has been writing investment research on the global distilled spirits industry for over 20 years. The role combines his fascination with history (in a previous report “The Third Golden Age” he charted the development of the Scotch industry since the 1700s) and the challenge of modelling and forecasting both industry and company performance. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Rosie Milsom, Atom Brands 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Rosie Milsom is Global Head of NPD at Atom Brands and Scrum Master for Atom Labs, with a demonstrated history of working in the spirits industry. Self-confessed packaging geek and flavour enthusiast, delighted by beauty, functionality and taste. With more than 10 years of dedicated service at Atom Brands, taking ideas from simple concepts through to award winning physical products. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Matt Pauley, Heriot Watt University 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Matthew Pauley has been Assistant Professor of Distilling at the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot Watt University Edinburgh since 2016, one of the leading centres for technical excellence in distilling education. In addition, he is a spirits communicator, hosting tastings at royal residences and is an internationally recognised consultant through his company Distiller’s Nose Ltd Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Vanessa Piromallo, ilgin.it 10th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Founder and Editor in Chief of ilGin.it, the most read Italian website about Gin, Vanessa has been writing about gin and spirits since 2014. With her company, That’s the Spirit, she founded GinShop.it (Best Online Retailer 2020 at the Icons of Gin Awards by Gin Magazine) and helped many producers and brand owners with the launch of their products in Italy. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Sandrine Ricard, Pernod Ricard 9th February 2023 / 9th September 2024 by Pal Gleed Sandrine was appointed Deputy Director of Pernod Ricard in the UK in July 2022. Previous roles include Head of Sustainability at Chivas Brothers where she spearheaded the implementation of Good Times from a Good Place strategy. Previously, she was Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility at parent company Pernod Ricard where she helped create a centralised Sustainable department to generate wider impact. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Keli Rivers, Sipsmith 7th February 2023 / 18th September 2024 by Pal Gleed Giving a potted history and the future of the Martini, it would be humble to say that Keli Rivers has been very lucky in her gin immersed career - from curating the largest gin and genever collection in the Americas for San Francisco mecca, Whitechapel to being named by Gin Magazine’s Iconic Awards; Gin Ambassador of the Year (2021) for the pioneering craft brand; Sipsmith - but honestly, she has worked her butt off to get to where she is. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… David T Smith, Summerfruitcup 7th February 2023 / 19th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Not requiring an introduction to many Ginposium regulars, David leads his annual tasting of what’s new and looks at a retro revival in the world of gin. It’s a fast-paced environment with constant innovation and there have been many new releases since last year’s Ginposium. This session looks at some of the more interesting new releases, as well as older Gins being revived on which to keep an eye. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Sarah Miller, Gin-a-ding-ding 5th February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Sarah, along with Rosie Milsom from ATOM Brands talks us through a hands on sustainable packaging and transport update. Sarah is founder of ginadingding.com which launched in 2016. She is a spirits judge - regularly joining panels at the World Drinks Awards, the IWSC and The Global Spirits Masters - and also writes for The Gin Magazine, Spirits Beacon and Club Oenologique. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… Nolan Kane, Verallia UK 3rd February 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed Nolan will discuss how the glass industry and the Verallia Group are working towards a lower carbon footprint, and will talk about some very exciting developments throughout the group around sustainability. Heading up the Verallia UK Emerging Brands team, Nolan works with some of the industry’s most exciting brands, creating sustainable iconic glass packaging from UK manufacturing sites in Yorkshire. Read more »
Ginposium 2023 Introducing… David Thompson from Milaco 25th January 2023 / 7th February 2024 by Pal Gleed This session will highlight events that have occurred in other industries, particularly those involved in ethanol, to provide useful learnings for distillers. David has 25 years experience focusing on hazardous areas. He’s been involved with numerous installations, specialising in risk analysis and area classification. He’s worked in high-risk offshore assets for oil companies. Read more »
