The New Orleans Spirits Competition returns to Tales of the Cocktail for its third edition! NOSC's competition has an interesting and unique element born from a focus on transparency: public tasting and feedback.

To learn more about this competition we sat down with Wayne Curtis, head judge and spirits writer, and Matthew Sharpe, director of operations and hospitality veteran.

During this conversation you'll learn about how the NOSC is conducted; how Tales of the Cocktail 2024 attendees can participate; what spirits trends Curtis and Sharpe believe are taking hold this year; favorite NOLA restaurants and bars; and more. Cheers!

Notes

New Orleans Spirits Competition website: https://www.nolaspiritscomp.com/

NOSC IG: https://www.instagram.com/nolaspiritscomp/

Wayne Curtis website: https://waynecurtis.squarespace.com/

Wayne Curtis IG: https://www.instagram.com/wcurtis/

Bar Hacks IG: https://www.instagram.com/barhacks/

KRG Hospitality IG: https://www.instagram.com/krg.hospitality/

KRG Hospitality website: https://krghospitality.com/

David Klemt IG: https://www.instagram.com/david.ex.machina/