ADI 2026 Keynote Steven Grasse

Steven Grasse is an entrepreneur equally influenced by punk rock and New England transcendentalism. After creating some of the most outrageous booze brands of the twenty-first century (Hendrick’s Gin, Sailor Jerry Rum, Art in the Age Craft Spirits) seemingly out of thin air, he opened the award-winning Tamworth Distilling & Mercantile in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2015. Steven is also the author of The Cocktail Workshop, Colonial Spirits: A Toast to Our Drunken History, The Good Reverend’s Guide to Infused Spirits, Evil Empire, Backcountry Cocktails, Brand Mysticism, and most recently IN SESSION: Low Proof Cocktails for High Quality Occasions, and was named a 2023 Innovator of the Year by FOOD & WINE. He lives and works in Philadelphia, but his heart is always at his farmhouse in the White Mountains.