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Additional Ticket - $ Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required Business Marketing Tasting
Monday | August 23, 2021
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
09:00 - 05:00p Bourbon Summit   SOLD OUT
Tasting
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Ashley Barnes Brad Irwin Monica Wolf Eric Zandona Galt House
10:00 - 07:00p Registration Open 10am-12pm - EXHIBITOR STAFF ONLY 12pm on - all attendees welcome
KICC - Upper Concourse North - Hall C/D/E pre-foyer
11:00 - 12:00p Exclusive Tour - Vendome Copper & Brass Works   SOLD OUT
 
Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required
Vendome Facility
11:00 - 12:00p Exclusive Tour - Woodcraft Custom Bourbon Experience Click here to register  
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01:00 - 02:00p Exclusive Tour - Woodcraft Custom Bourbon Experience Click here to register  
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01:00 - 02:00p Exclusive Tour - Vendome Copper & Brass Works SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required
Vendome Facility
02:00 - 05:00p TTB Bootcamp for Distillers-   
Vonzella Johnson Tracy McNeill KICC - M100
02:00 - 04:00p How to Become Invincible to Lawsuits & Save Thousands in Taxes
Larry Oxenham KICC - M103
03:00 - 04:00p Exclusive Tour - Vendome Copper & Brass Works SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required
Vendome Facility
03:00 - 04:00p Exclusive Tour - Woodcraft Custom Bourbon Experience Click here to register  
Additional Ticket - $
05:00 - 06:30p Welcome Tasting KDA Featuring Best Historical Conversion of a Train Station to a Distillery Award to Mine Hill Distillery on expo stage RESCHEDULED: Now on expo floor happy hour Tuesday, 5-6:30pm    
Tuesday | August 24, 2021
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 07:00p Registration Open
KICC - Upper Concourse North - Hall C/D/E pre-foyer
08:30 - 10:00a Keynote Address
Eric Gregory Erik Owens Bill Samuels Chris Swonger Fawn Weaver Bump Williams KICC - Ballroom
09:30 - 10:30a Book Signing with Bill Owens 
White Mule Press Booth 831
10:00 - 06:30p Expo Floor Open
KICC - Hall C/D/E
10:00 - 10:45a EXPO ONLY TIME / Coffee break
KICC - Expo Hall C/D/E
10:15 - 11:00a Esoteric Distilling: Reconstructing Designs from the 16th-18th Centuries
Dr. Eric Stroud KICC - Expo Stage - Hall D
10:30 - 11:30a Book Signing with Ian Smiley
White Mule Press Booth 831
11:00 - 11:45a Non-contiguous operations, Alternating Proprietorship and multi-industry ownership: Smart Strategies and Solutions for Growth of a Distillery
Rob Pinson Christopher Thienmann KICC - M100
11:00 - 11:45a Yeast selection and congeners production management
Dick Barba KICC - M108
11:00 - 11:45a ReDistilling Craft, LIfe After Hand Sanitizer
Jason Barrett KICC - Expo Stage - Hall D
11:00 - 11:45a PANEL - American apple brandy; why Bourbon's older sister has a bright future!
Alan Bishop Brandon O'Daniel David Weglarz KICC - M107
12:00 - 02:00p LUNCH  Available on expo floor from 12-2pm 
KICC - Expo Floor
12:00 - 12:45p To Source or Not to Source
Business
Marketing
Scott Schiller KiCC - M103
12:00 - 12:45p PANEL - Integrity in the Spirits Industry
Laura Kruming-Berg Alisa Langer Mr. Jerald O'Kennard Henry Preiss Raj Sabharwal KICC - M107
12:00 - 12:45p What You Need to Know When Switching to Continuous Distillation Systems
Phil Hambrick KICC - Expo Stage - Hall D
02:00 - 02:45p PANEL - Diversity Panel
Ronnell Richards KICC- M107
02:00 - 02:45p Batch Distillation Techniques for Quality Spirits
Matt Strickland KICC - M103
02:00 - 02:45p Traffic Trifecta: Tours, Tastings, and Travelers
Dr. Zachary Cole KICC - M111
02:00 - 02:45p The Rosen Rye Project
Ari Sussman KICC - Expo State - Hall D
03:00 - 03:45p PANEL - Understanding the Growing Need for Luxury Packaging for Craft Distillers and Spirits Brands
KICC - M107
03:00 - 03:45p Agave fermented spirits
Napoleon Bonyouchoa KICC - M100
03:00 - 03:45p You're Being Audited. How do you prepare
Caroline Calhoun KICC - Expo Stage - Hall D
03:00 - 03:45p State and Local Tax Opportunities & Incentives for the Distilled Spirits Industry
Business
Marketing
Mr. Daniel Mudd KICC- M108
03:00 - 04:45p From Bee to Bottle: Distilling with Honey (90Min)
KICC - M112 - Theater
04:00 - 04:45p Distilling Research Grant Panel
Brad Berron Robin Felder Henric Molin Erik Owens Liz Rhoads Matt Strickland KICC - M107
04:00 - 04:45p Bacteria may be your friend
Mitchell Codd KICC - M103
05:00 - 06:30p Expo Floor Happy Hour featuring Kentucky Distillers Association members; Casey Jones Distillery, Castle & Key Distillery, Dueling Grounds Distillery, Jeptha Creed Distillery, Limestone Branch Distillery, Lux Row Distillers, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, and New Riff Distilling
KICC - Expo Floor - Hall C/D/E
05:15 - 06:30p Annual Judging of Craft Spirits Awards announcements - Open to all ADI's Annual Judging of Craft Spirits Bronze, Silver, Gold awards announced on the EXPO floor, during the Happy Hours and KY Guild Welcome.
KICC - Expo Stage - Hall C/D/E
Wednesday | August 25, 2021
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 04:00p Registration Open
KICC - Upper Concourse North - Hall C/D/E pre-foyer
08:30 - 09:45a Boozy Breakfast
KICC - Expo Floor - Halls C/D/E
09:30 - 10:30a Book Signing with Bill Owens
White Mule Press Booth 831
10:00 - 10:45a Heritage Corns, Where We've Been and Where We're going
Gary Hinegardner KICC - M100
10:30 - 11:30a Book Signing with Matt Strickland
White Mule Press Booth 831
11:00 - 11:45a Financing Your Distillery and Still Owning Your Dream
KICC - M107
11:00 - 11:45a Financial Foundations
Robin Thieme KICC - M103
11:00 - 11:45a Efficiency of fermentation: starch, enzymes and sugars
Glen Fox KICC - M111
11:00 - 11:45a Oak Alternative Finishing Techniques and Benefits
Ken Hagan Amy LaHue KICC - M108
12:00 - 02:00p Judging Awards Luncheon (ticketed) Robert Furniss Roe of Samson and Surry will open our lunch with a discussion on valuation of craft distilleries. The ADI Judging Best in Class awards, Bubble Cap Award (Distillery of the Year), and Lifetime Achievement Awards.    
Additional Ticket - $
KICC - Ballroom
12:00 - 02:00p Casual lunch served
KICC - Halls C/D/E
02:00 - 03:00p Expo Only Time
KICC
03:00 - 05:00p Sustainability Summit
KICC - M103
03:00 - 05:00p Veterans Group Meeting
KICC - M108
03:00 - 05:00p US State Guild Meeting
Eric Gregory Erik Owens KICC - M111
03:00 - 05:00p Women Summit
KICC - M100
03:00 - 08:00p Expo move-out
KICC
Thursday | August 26, 2021
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
09:00 - 12:00p Vodka Workshop SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - $
Galt House
10:00 - 12:00p Cooperage Sensory Effect on Single Malt SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - $
Moonshine University
11:00 - 12:00p Exclusive Tour - Vendome Copper & Brass Works SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required
11:00 - 12:00p Exclusive Tour - Woodcraft Custom Bourbon Experience Click here to register  
Additional Ticket - $
01:00 - 02:00p Exclusive Tour - Vendome Copper & Brass Works SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required
01:00 - 02:00p Exclusive Tour - Woodcraft Custom Bourbon Experience Click here to register  
Additional Ticket - $
03:00 - 04:00p Exclusive Tour - Vendome Copper & Brass Works SOLD OUT
Additional Ticket - Free - Reservation Required