Topic: Technical Tasting, Demystifying Aromas and Flavors with Maggie Campbell

Guest: Maggie Campbell, President and Head Distiller at Privateer Rum

What You'll Learn: Learn how a professional approaches and analyzes spirits evaluation. Bring a dram of any spirit and join Maggie Campbell, President and Head Distiller of Privateer Rum and Master of Wine Candidate, as we break down analytical tasting together. 

About Maggie:

Maggie is President and Head Distiller at Privateer Rum and currently a Masters of Wine student. She was the founder of the Denver Brewer’s League, serves on the Board of Directors of the American Craft Spirit Association, and has the role of Judging Director for their annual spirits competition. She also serves on the Wine and Spirits Education Trust’s International Advisory Alumni Board.

Maggie first became interested in learning distilling in 2004 on a trip to Scotland and has since received her Diploma in Craft Distilling Technologies from the Siebel Institute, her Level IV Diploma from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, and won the Denver Brewsters Women’s brewing competition. She previously worked as assistant distiller at Germain-Robin.

Under her guidance, and with the hard work of the team, every spirit from Privateer has received a 4-star rating from Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal except their revival-inspired Queen’s Share rum which has received the highest possible rating of 5-stars.

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