WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (Distilled Spirits Council) will host American Spirits seminars and tastings of super premium American whiskeys and other American spirits for importers, restaurant and nightclub owners, managers, bartenders, spirits buyers and media in India and China later this year. In addition, a delegation of journalists from various international publications will visit the American Whiskey Trail. The events, which will celebrate the taste, style and sophistication of American distilled spirits, are summarized below. These activities are being undertaken in connection with the Council’s participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP).
INDIA
The Council will organize American Spirits Seminars in India this spring under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program. The events will be held in Delhi (March 21, 2011), Goa (March 23, 2011) and Mumbai (March 25, 2011).
CHINA
The Council will organize American Spirits Seminars in Hong Kong and southern China November 2011.
AMERICAN WHISKEY TRAIL TOUR
The Council will host a delegation of media from various international publications, for a tour of the American Whiskey Trail the week of May 8, 2011.
For more information, please contact: Frank Coleman, Council Senior Vice President, Telephone 202 682 8840 or e-mail: [email protected].