Camper English's Public Speaking

Camper is a popular speaker for the bar industry at cocktail conventions around the world. He also speaks and leads tastings for consumers at meet-ups, bar events, and corporate teambuilding events. A list of recent talks is below.

Contact Camper to schedule a talk for your consumer or cocktail industry event. Or read more about Camper's specialty cocktail service and tastings.

Comments from attendees of Camper's talks:

"In a super-nerdy awesome seminar, moderator Camper English (the Alton Brown of booze and cocktail techniques) enlightened me on beet powder, dragonfruit powder and blue spirulina." - Melissa Townsend, Milk Punch
"I was so excited to hear Camper English give his talk on dangerous ingredients. Could have listened to him for at least another hour."
"Camper and his presentation were very interesting - he is clearly a subject matter expert. Made me want to explore this theme more! One of the highlights of Tales for me!"
So amazing! We were so impressed not only with the style of the presentation but the content. The format. Everything. Amazing."
"The subject matter was excellent and the level of expertise of the speaker was very apparent."
"Fascinating & useful information - lively and enjoyable speaker. Bravo, Camper English!"
"This seminar could not have been better unless it was 3 hours long. Camper’s personality & teaching style is an honor to be around. More bitters & more Camper!!"
"I’ve watched 2 or 3 of his other seminars. Funny, engaging. He did a lot of pre-work and clearrrrrly knows the in and out. Some of these presenters have 10+ years of only doing one thing, it seems he has actually done so much. Excited to see his presentation next year(s)!"
"Awesome job covering a difficult and complex subject."
"“We were beyond excited to secure Camper English’s 'Dangerous Drinks and Risky Techniques' seminar in our 2019 Western Regional Conference programming, especially following his feature in the New York Times. Our attendees appreciated Camper’s engaging presentation style and found his seminar to be packed with imperative information that all bartenders should be equipped with as they are creating and serving cocktails. The positive feedback our attendees immediately shared with us, made it clear that we needed to book him for our 2019 Southern Regional Conference too!” - Aaron Gregory Smith, Executive Director, United States Bartenders’ Guild

A Selection of Camper's Previous Talks

Water & Whisky, Amsterdam November 2019
Ice, Indianapolis November 2019
Color in Spirits and Cocktails, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, July 2019
Allergies, Diets, and Cocktail Menu Warnings, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, July 2019
CocktailSafe, USBG regional conference San Diego (March 2019), Charlotte (April 2019), Invasion Cocktail Montreal (June 2019), Toronto Cocktail Week (August 2019), Bar Convent Berlin (October 2019), San Francisco (October 2019)
Dangerous Drinks, United States Bartenders Guild Indianapolis, October 2018
Become a Liqueur Connoisseur, Bar Convent Berlin, October 2018
Drip Drop Dram – Water Makes Spirits Go Round (panelist), Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, July 2018
Bitter Flavors, Taste the Rainbow!, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, July 2018
Yeast and Fermentation, SF USBG, San Francisco, February 2018
Clear Ice and What to Do With It, AIBES conference, Cosenza, Italy, Octover 2017
Weird and Wild Tales of the Gin & Tonic, Bar Convent Berlin, October 2017
Beetlejuice! When Bugs Meet Booze, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, July 2017
New Ice Techniques and Technology, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, July 2017
Gin & Tonic AKA G&T WTF: Denver, San Francisco, Detroit, Indianapolis, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Berlin, Portland OR 2016 - 2018
The Roof is on Fire! Dangerous Drinks, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans 2016
Water: A Super Sciency Geek-Out, Chicago Cocktail Summit, Chicago 2016
All About Ice, Chicago Cocktail Summit, Chicago 2016
San Francisco Booze and Books Tour, Bacardi Legacy San Francisco 2016
Liqueurs: Understanding, Unpacking and Hacking the Sweet Stuff, Craft Cocktail Summit 2016
Amaro vs. Sweet: The Yin and Yang of Italian Amari and Liqueurs, Chicago 2015
The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, National Archives, Washington, DC 2015
The Essential Global Guide to Liqueurs, Tales of the Cocktail 2015 and Golden State of Cocktails 2015
Prehistoric Cocktail Technology, Tales of the Cocktail 2015
Gin & Tonic, SF and Silicon Valley USBG, Oakland, CA 2015
All About Ice, Reykjavik, Iceland 2015
G&T OMG: The Iconic Gin and Tonic, Golden State of Cocktails, San Francisco and Los Angeles 2014/2015
Ice, Ice, Baby, Scottish Bartender Network, Edinburgh, Scotland 2014
A Better Understanding of Bitter Flavors, Tales of the Cocktail 2014
Mixology and the Media: Claim Your Fame, Bombay Sapphire Global finals, London 2014
SAVEUR Drink: The Art of Ice and Tastes of Ginger Beer, Manhattan Cocktail Classic, 2014
Full Flavour, Lower Proof, Toronto Cocktail Week, 2013
Sherry, It's Complicated!, Toronto Cocktail Week, 2013
Ice, Ice, Baby, Toronto Cocktail Week, 2013
The Barrel Around the World, Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2013
50 Bars in 60 Minutes, Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2013
Palomapalooza!, Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2013
Advanced Sherry: Secrets, Lies, and Solera, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans 2013
The Column Still: Pretty on the Inside, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans 2013
Water in Spirits and in Cocktails, Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans 2013
Make Your Own Cocktail Mixers, SF Chefs, 2013
Filtration in Spirits, Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2012
The Ice Capades: Beyond Big Cubes, Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2012
Tequila is the New Vodka, Tequila is the New Scotch, Manhattan Cocktail Classic 2012
Sugar: How Sweet It Is!, Tales of the Cocktail 2012
Prime Your Palate - Aperitifs, SF Chefs, 2012
Make Money Blogging, Portland Cocktail Week, 2012
Writers & PR: Can't We All Just Get Along?, Portland Cocktail Week, 2012
Renaissance of the Cocktail in America. Vino 2011, New York, 2011
Cocktail Clinic: The Bartender is In. SF Chefs, San Francisco 2011
Oh Sherry! A Class the the Bourbon & Branch Beverage Academy, San Francisco 2011
How to Be Interviewed for Print, Radio, and Television, Tales of the Cocktail 2010
Creating Social Media Legends, Tales of the Cocktail 2010
The Great Vodka Debate, US Bartenders Guild Meeting, 2010
Future Trends in Global Mixology, Bar Convent Berlin, Germany, 2010
Cocktail Blogging: Where do we go from here? Drink.Write, Portland, OR 2010
Cocktail Blogging: Ethics, the law, and you. Drink.Write, Portland, OR 2010
Rocks Off! Ice Seminar. Portland Cocktail Week, Portland, OR 2010