BCS SESSION: Tanqueray Botanical Gin Workshop

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
10:00 AM 11:00 AM

Bartender's Circle Summit 600 Pine Street - Floor 3 Seattle, WA, 98101 United States (map)

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Join the Tanqueray team for an exclusive session exploring the botanical world of one of the world's most legendary gins.

The Gin Workshop is designed as a deep dive into the category of Gin. Attendees will learn, through the vehicle of Tanqueray, which botanicals create what flavors. We will pull apart the layers of gins flavors by tasting a selection of gins. Finally, attendees will then take what they have learned and make their own spirit via a unique hands-on process

Why you should attend:

Learn about Tanqueray’s unique botanicals.
Develop an understanding of how individual botanicals function to create flavors.
Craft your own botanical spirit

A note on capacity: The hands-on tasting and blending experience is limited to the first 40 guests. Additional attendees are welcome to join and observe -- it's still a great way to soak up the knowledge even without a seat at the table.

Track: Spirits + Knowledge

**PRESENTED BY**

**John Henderson**
National Educator
Diageo Spirits

From roles as head bartender in Boston to brand ambassador and Diageo Reserve Consultant in New York, John was a fixture in the upper Northeast bar scene for many years.

Now, John brings over a decade of experience to his role as National Educator for The Diageo Hospitality Partnership. He has earned certifications in the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Levels 1, 2 & 3, is a Certified Spirits Specialist (CSS) with the Society of Wine Educators, and holds both a General Certificate of Spirits Packaging and a General Certificate of Distilling (GCD) from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling.

John was a 2013 US Finalist and 2014 Northeast Regional Finalist in the USBG Presents World Class US Competition. When not traveling coast to coast, spreading knowledge about all of Diageo’s brands, John resides in New York.

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