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84 / the tasting panel / january/february 2015 COCKTAIL WEEKS by Kate Webber T he city of Boston may be small, but isn't taking its role as the little guy lying down. In 2013, Barbara Lynch's Drink was named the World's Best Cocktail Bar at Tales of the Cocktail. David Wondrich named Brick & Mortar one of the best cocktail bars in America, and this year The Baldwin Bar's leader Ran Duan was named Bombay Sapphire Most Innovative Bartender. In celebration of all of this, Thirst Boston is a chance for bartenders and spirits professionals to come together for a weekend to teach, learn and experience Boston's developing cocktail scene. Feeling that the Boston cocktail scene was not getting the credit it deserved on a national Sean Sullivan, Bar Manager, Straight Law; Sean Frederick, Bar Manager, Townsman; Matthew Schrage, Bar Manager, Brick & Mortar; and Ted Gallagher, Bar Manager, Steel & Rye. The Northeast: Thirst Boston