The fall semester of Tipsy Tech starts today. There is a new registration system at TipsyTech.net, and there are so many exciting things in store for this season:

1) The lineup of guest lecturers is awesome. Bobby Heugel (Anvil/Houston; DrinkDogma.com) and David Suro (Tequilas Restaurant/Philadelphia; Siembra Azul) will make a return appearance for our Spirits of Latin America class. Brand Master Apprentice Aaron Rodonis of Bacardi will be here to talk rum. Hugo Chambon will walk us through the Cognac region of France. Adam Harris will take us on a tour of Bourbon Country with the seminar on American Whiskey. And many more

2) The Advanced Course starts later in the month and will cover in-depth what we really only get to scratch the surface of in the Intro class. You do not have to have taken the Intro course to sign up for Advanced course topics. They are open to anyone.

3) Field Trip! Intro course students who sign up for the whole course will get to go on the Balcones Distilling facility tour which was a great time in the spring. Chip Tate was recently featured on the cover of Edible Austin magazine, and it is a real treat to get to spend time with him

4) Retro Holiday Cocktails--we will be doing a couple sections of this class, covering one of my favorite topics, holiday drinking. If your family is like ours and has an abundance of children, you know very well the benefit of the holiday tipple. We will cover these in grand fashion.

5) Drink Local Night--whereas the Derby Day Austin event was the class project of the spring semester, the fall semester will show off their stuff at Drink Local Night. This will be the fourth year for this event, sponsored by Edible Austin magazine, and hosted by Peche/Cedar Street. Attendees will meet the distillers of Texas, and sample great cocktails made by the best bartenders in town, featuring the spirits of Texas.