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Steve Beal
Senior Master of Whisky
The Classic Malts

Steve Beal, Master of Whisky for Northern California conducts tastings, seminars, dinners, educational courses, and private events on behalf of Diageo’s whisky portfolio. His goal is to equip knowledge-thirsty consumers with the skills to discern a single malt Scotch from a blend, an Irish whiskey from a Scotch whisky or a Bourbon from a Tennessee whiskey. Steve gained much of his whisky knowledge through training at some of the world’s most respected distilleries.

Steve Beal began his history with whisky long before his training as a Master, or even his first sip of the spirit. As a child, Beal frequently drove through the Scottish countryside with his grandfather, passing famed distilleries on the trip. As he grew up and learned more about the spirit, Beal formed the opinion that special occasions can always be improved when paired with the perfect whisky. His most memorable whisky moments are raising a glass of Johnnie Walker Blue Label® backstage at a U2 concert and sipping on a refreshing glass of Johnnie Walker Blue Label after a trying hike through the Sierra Nevadas.

Prior to becoming a Master of Whisky, Steve studied the culinary arts in Paris. Today Steve is highly respected throughout the spirits world spirits world, judging at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, presenting for Bon Appétit magazine’s Wine and Spirits Focus and serving as a contributing editor to Patterson’s Beverage Journal.


 

 

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