Old Duff Genever

One of the cocktail community best-loved presenters &educators, a renowned expert on all distilled spirits (but especially vermouth, rum, shochu, vodka, whiskey, gin & genever), and an in-demand on-trade & beverage consultant to drinks companies everywhere. He bartended around the world for decades after leaving his native Ireland, founded Holland’s first-ever bar to enter the World’s 50 Best Bars, and owns an award-winning liquor brand. The inaugural Director of Education for the Tales of the Cocktail festival, Philip advises cocktail weeks and spirits festivals in several countries, judges spirits contests including the ADI and IWSC, and occasionally contributes to trade magazines, having previously written columns for Drinks International and Australian Bartender, among others. He lives in New York with his wife, stepdaughter and an aging gecko named Dave.