Spirit'2006
The annual meeting of the Spirits family is again a great success
For the 6th year, the spirits professionals enjoyed this world's unique experience, even for these who are accustomed to extraordinary events: spirits among the best ones produced in France and Europe, all in one place. Nowhere else can you find together such a reunion of so splendid products. Among other marvels, they were able to taste Cognac and Armagnac from the early 1900s. On the show floor must have been the greatest collection of gold and silver medals awarded for spirits all over the world during the past 10 years, including awards from the International Spirits Challenge in London, The Paris Agricultural Show, or the Mondial of Brussels.
With more than 50 brands from the whole spirits spectrum (Armagnac, Calvados, Cognac, White Fruit Spirits, Rum, Liquors, Grappa), this show offers a complete panorama of the best available spirits.
Distilleries among the best ones gathered to offer their exquisite spirits to the most distinguished and demanding palates. Indeed, among the visiting professionals of the Spirit' shows, you could have met top barmen, sommeliers and chefs from many starred restaurants, most of the best tables in Paris, including Lasserre, Baltimore, Pierre Gagnaire, Plaza Athénée, Meridien, Concorde, Jules Verne, Meurice, Ritz, Carré des Feuillants, l'Aiguière, 59 Poincaré, Scribe, Crillon, Prince de Galles, Bristol, Meurice, Bastide Odéon, Bistrot Papillon, Meridien 25, Park Hyatt, Bistrot du Sommelier, Relais d'Auteuil, Petrossian, Le Dôme, St-James, Copenhague, Maison de la Truffe, Carré des Feuillants, Tour d'Argent or Warwick together with buyers from such famous companies as Hediard, Fauchon, Auchan, Bon Marché, Lavinia, Nicolas, Servair, Concorde Hotels, Verger de la Madeleine, Caves Legrand, Augé, France Boissons or Au Bon Plaisir and many journalists from the gastronomy press.
The very strong commercial impact of this show is again strengthened by the number and the quality of the professionals who attended the show. During the day, more than 500 enthusiastic visitors came and tasted and chose the spirits on display. Bartenders, liquor stores owners, sommeliers, restaurants, delicatessen and pastry chefs, agents, wholesalers and traders, all kinds of buyers were present at the show.
The Spirit' Trophies, created in 2002 to honour the professionals who do their best to offer spirits to their customers, were awarded again by a professional jury, whose members have all a great experience in the spirits business and represent all the spirits families. The 2006 winners were :
- Hervé DA SILVA, Chief Barman at the Trianon Palace Hotel in Versailles
- Philippe ESCANDE at the Caves du Château in Versailles
- Alain RONZATTI Chief Sommelier at the Michel Rostang Restaurant
For the fourth year, the auction house Artcurial Briest Poulain Le Fur F.Tajan and Spirit' have joined their efforts again to organize a new edition of this world's unique event : an auction sale dedicated to great spirits and champagnes. This auction was a new success and the sales reached roughly 35,000 US$. It is now the world's reference for spirits auction.
Spirit'2007, the next meeting of the spirits family, will be on Thursday November 8h, 2007.
