USBG ED WEEK 2022 DAY 2

USBG Tucson is back and excited to present Ed Week again after two years of hiatus. Ed Week is when every USBG chapter hosts events all across the United States to promote, educate, and present the wonderful world of craft cocktails, spirits, history, and techniques. The United States Bartenders' Guild is one of the oldest Guilds still operating in the United States and other countries. The USBG is a non-profit organization promoting the betterment of bartending through education, partnerships, and networking. The USBG also works with-in their community in many volunteer engagements and fund raising to better their cities.

This year's Ed Week consists of four seminars over three days hosted at the Moonstone, Rooftop at The Graduate Hotel & Mr. Heads cocktails and Gallery on Fourth Avenue & at the Hamilton Distillers tasting room.

USBG members are always free, and non-members are allowed to purchase daily tickets for $10.

Here is this year's event schedule:

Bar Methods 101

Discussing and teaching techniques and mastering your abilities and efficiency that apply to most bartenders, a cheat course for novices and a helpful guide for those well on their way.

Moonstone, Rooftop at the Graduate HotelOctober 4th @11:30 am

Secondary Techniques and Bar Modifiers

An introduction to more advanced prep techniques for the bartender who wants to create more unique cocktails and mocktails: Shrubs, Infusions, Tinctures, Fat Washing, Super Juice, Batching, DIY Liqueurs, and other skills.

Moonstone, Rooftop at the Graduate HotelOctober 4 @ 1pm

Del Bac Whiskey and American Single Malts

Take a seat at the Hamilton Distillers tasting room — home of the Arizona-based, award-winning Whiskey Del Bac. You'll receive a full tour of the distillery with Whiskey Del Bac Co-founder and American Single Malt Whiskey Commission Board Member, Stephen Paul and Head Distiller, Mark Vierthaler. They'll share how Whiskey Del Bac makes some of America's favorite American single malts. Following the tour, you'll be guided through a comprehensive tasting of their whiskeys — Classic, Dorado, Old Pueblo and some of their limited releases: Normandie and the 2022 Summer Distiller's Cut Release. You'll learn about the rising American Single Malt whiskey category and the nuance of tasting American single malts in an engaging way.

Hamilton Distillers tasting roomOctober 6 @ 3:00 PM

Beyond the Smoking Gun: How to Incorporate an Iconic Southwestern Flavor into Ingredients and Garnishes

A 45-minute clinic on how to use a small grill or smoker to infuse salt, syrup, citrus and fruits with a signature southwestern flavor. Starting off with a quick tutorial of how to use a mesquite slab and a torch to easily smoke an old-fashioned glass, attendees will be shown step by step how to infuse various common cocktail ingredients with smoke to elevate and differentiate their cocktail offerings. A small, inexpensive grill on hand will be rolling throughout the class, showing how simple it is to smoke a pineapple. Attendees will leave with samples of smoked lime wheels, smoked salt, and smoked simple syrup to experiment with as well as a small printout of guidelines for smoking various ingredients.

Mr. Heads on Forth AvenueOctober 7 @ 1:00 PM

Host or Publisher USBG Tucson