May 10, 2022
It’s been a few years since our last tour, and we’re thrilled to have more than thirty of the finest producers from Germany and Austria visiting us this June. We’ll welcome back old friends, introduce new ones, and present the... UNFILTERED Archives: Events & Seminars
How to Use Our Digital Tasting Book
March 23, 2022
Skurnik’s new Digital Tasting Book is easy-to-use and offers a number of new features that have been enabled by going from print to digital. You can learn how to use our ‘DTB’ here, so that you’re ready for your next... Our Tasting Book is Going Digital!
March 2, 2022
Our tasting book is going digital, launching for the first time at our 2022 Grand Portfolio Tastings! Skurnik’s new Digital Tasting Book will be replacing printed books at our in-person events, large and small, starting this May. You can look... The Fall Spirits Showcase on Skurnik’s 9th Floor
October 21, 2021
Earlier this month we hosted a celebration of all things brown and boozy in a time and space tailor-made for such an occasion: Fall in New York on Skurnik’s very own 9th Floor. This walk-around tasting featured every seasonally-suitable spirit... Our 2020 Grand Portfolio Tasting in Cincinnati
March 10, 2020
It was truly a pleasure to gather with you in the Queen City, where over 60 esteemed suppliers joined us from all corners of the earth to share the fruits of their labor. Attendees were able to come taste their... Welcome to The Roaring 20s: Our 2020 Grand Portfolio Tasting
March 4, 2020
We were excited to kick off the new decade with our 2020 Grand Portfolio Tasting, and hope you were able to join us in NYC for our most abundant tasting of the year. Over 150 esteemed suppliers joined us from... Bubbles 2019: Our NYC Fall Champagne Preview
November 5, 2019
Thank you to all that could join our Fall Champagne Preview in NYC! We were thrilled to host fourteen of our growers from all over Champagne as they presented their current vintages and most recent disgorgements. We were able to... The 2019 Fall Spirits Exhibition
October 3, 2019
Never is the creative energy of the East Coast’s cocktailing community more palpable than in the Fall. The change in season cracks wide open the range of flavors that might catch an imbiber’s fancy, and tastemakers in every style of... What It’s Not: An Exercise in Blind Tasting
May 7, 2019
In this classroom-style seminar our Skurnik Spirits team shared best practices for tasting spirits before putting our deductive sipping skills to the test. Gabriel Clary of Skurnik’s esteemed Germany, Austria, and Champagne Portfolio shared tasting techniques from the world of wine,... Widening the Lens: A Guide to Presenting Unusual and Overlooked Spirits
March 13, 2019
Last October, the Skurnik Spirits Team hosted a seminar at HQ entitled, “Widening the Lens: A Guide to Presenting Unusual and Overlooked Spirits”. In this three-part seminar, we explored everything from grassy Agricole rhums to unusual Italian liqueurs and discussed...