WASHINGTON, D.C. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) will host American Spirits seminars and tastings of super premium American whiskeys for importers, restaurant and nightclub owners, managers, bartenders, spirits buyers and media in various countries this year.

The events, which will celebrate the taste, style and sophistication of American distilled spirits, are coordinated in connection with the Council’s participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP). The 2010 promotional events include:

CHINA
The Council will host an American Spirits Seminar in Shanghai on May 20, and will host an American Whiskey Master Class and American Spirits Cocktail station during the Whisky Live Spirits Show May 21 and 22, 2010. The Council will also host an American Spirits Seminar in Tianjin on May 24, 2010.

RUSSIA/CZECH REPUBLIC
The Council will organize an American Spirits Seminar in St. Petersburg and Prague the week of July 11, 2010.

INDIA/GLOBAL
The Council will host a delegation of Indian and Global media for a tour of the American Whiskey Trail (www.americanwhiskeytrail.com) the week of September 19, 2010.

For more information, please contact: Frank Coleman, Council Senior Vice President, at fcoleman@discus.org.

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