Lynne Rossetto Kasper Visit - October 12, 2012

Dwayne Allen - the Valley's own rum royalty, co-owns The Breadfruit and Rum Bar at The Breadfruit in Downtown Phoenix offering award-winning modern Jamaican cuisine alongside an extensive list of craft cocktails and a collection of more than 100 rums representing all styles and distillation techniques from the Caribbean to South America.

Shel Bourdon - Deemed one of the top five female mixologists in Los Angeles by Urban Times before relocating to the desert last July, Shel Bourdon took Phoenix by storm, earning considerable local and national attention as the winner of Arizona Cocktail Week. At Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails she recently took home the title of Phoenix New Times’ “Best Mixologist” award for 2012.

Richie Moe - Redefining the rules of bartending, Richie Moe brings an arsenal of tools, 15 years experience behind the bar and a lifetime of restaurant and industry background to Citizen Public House and Citizen R+D as Chief Mixologist and Partner.

Mr. Travis Nass - Shake up equal parts nostalgic cocktail curator and modern mixology provocateur and you’ll wind up with Mr. Travis Nass. You’ll find him slinging drinks at Lon’s at the Hermosa Inn’s signature bar, The Last Drop where his DIY approach to his own housemade bitters, tinctures, syrups and tonics to keep his craft cocktails on every must-drink list in the nation.