Local Cicerones List Grows

On Monday, March 18, 2013 we wrote a post about Cicerones in which we mentioned four local Cicernones.  Lucas Widrick of Cigar City Brewing, who is also a Cicerones contacted us and provided us with an even more detailed list of more local Cicernones.

Included in the list provided by Lucas includes: 

  • Tristan Artel (Boston Beer Co.) - Orlando
  • Ann-Marie Bays - Deland
  • Nichol Cassoni - Oviedo
  • Jason Kallini - Winter Park
  • Aaron Libera - Sanford
  • Jason Stone - Oviedo
  • Justin Blair Willacker - Deland
  • Mike Wallace (Terrapin Beer Co.) - Orlando

If you missed the post on Monday the word Cicerone (pronounced sis-uh-rohn) has been chosen to designate those with proven expertise in selecting, acquiring and serving today’s wide range of beers. The titles “Certified Cicerone®” and “Master Cicerone®” are protected certification trademarks. Only those who have passed the requisite test of knowledge and tasting skill can call themselves a Cicerone. If you want to see the full scope of what a Master Cicerone® should know, click here to see the Master Cicerone® Syllabus.

Make sure to also check out the Monday story to listen to the NPR story on the rise of Craft beer.

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