Anthony Caporale, ICE's Director of Spirits Education, has been a professional bar instructor and bar chef for more than two decades, and has been involved in the opening of over a dozen major restaurants. He was the Beverage Manager at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill, served as the opening General Manager of Flip restaurant at Bloomingdale's, and was the Launch General Manager of Forty Eight Lounge in Rockefeller Center. Anthony is a Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist in Spirits (CSS), a ServSafe Alcohol Instructor, a TIPs Trainer for Responsible Alcohol Service, and a member of both the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild and the Guild of Sommeliers. Anthony was also the Managing Editor of Chilled Magazine, and is the writer and star of "The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking," the hit Off-Broadway musical comedy about the history of spirits and cocktails.