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SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS E. C. GLADSTONE writes about food, wine, luxury and travel for Orbitz, Away. com and Wine & Spirits, among many others. He has held Contributing Editor positions at Niche Magazines (Ocean Drive, VEGAS) and HauteLiving.com, and in a former life covered Hollywood for US Weekly. His wine satori came in the form of a '66 Pétrus, aged 30 years in the bottle. FRED MINNICK, a national writer and photographer, frequently covers food, wine and spirits for consumer and trade publications. He's judged cocktail contests, authored two books and travels the world searching for the best angles. View his work at FredWrite.com. ROBERT PLOTKIN is the editor of the on-line newsletter, BarProfits – Building a Sustainable Bottom Line and author of Successful Beverage Management - Proven Strategies for the On-premise Operator. He can be reached at www.American- Cocktails.com or by e-mail at robert@ barmedia.com. editor in chief Anthony Dias Blue ablue@tastingpanelmag.com publisher / executive editor Meridith May mmay@tastingpanelmag.com 818-990-0350 managing editor David Gadd dgadd@tastingpanelmag.com senior editor Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com new york editor Lana Bortolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head southeast editor CORRECTIONS In our gin story in the combined January-February issue, the price for NOLET'S Reserve Gin was incorrect. The price for this ultra-high-end expression of NOLET's is $699 per 750 ml. bottle. Use one of the free apps available on your cell phone to scan this QR code, and directly visit THE TASTING PANEL's Facebook Page! Be sure to click the "like" button while you're there, to keep in touch with even more fabulous industry content! FOLLOW US! THE TASTING PANEL makes frequent updates to its Twitter and Facebook pages. Follow us to keep up with our lastest news and get the inside scoop on our stories as they are being written and photographed. Published monthly with combined January and February issues ISSN# 2153-0122 USPS 476-430 Chairman/CEO: Anthony Dias Blue President/COO: Meridith May Vice President: David Gadd Subscription Rate: $36 One Year; $60 Two Years; Single Copy: $3.95 For all subscriptions, email: subscriptions@tastingpanelmag.com Periodicals Postage Paid at Van Nuys and at additional mailing offices Devoted to the interests and welfare of United States restaurant and retail store licensees, wholesalers, importers and manufacturers in the beverage industry. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Tasting Panel Magazine 17203 Ventura Blvd., Suite 5 Encino, CA 91316, 818-990-0350 ©2012 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Fred Minnick editor@fredwrite.com editor at large E. C. Gladstone london correspondent Steven Spurrier contributing editors Tony Abou-Ganim, Bridget Albert, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rudy Maxa, Robert Plotkin, Merrill Shindler, Ben Weinberg vp, finance Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com advertising director Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com production manager Justine Gvirtzman jgvirtzman@tastingpanelmag.com contributors Rob Brown, Rick Camargo, Randy Caparoso, Leigh Castelli, John Curley, Danielle "Deed" DeBruno, Mark Duboise, Camper English, E. C. Gladstone, Elyse Glickman, Brent Harrewyn, Rich Manning, David Ransom, Suzie Rodriguez, Dick Rosano, Maria Schriber, Tori Soper, Marshall Swerman, Kirk Weddle, Doug Young, Tom Zasadzinski, Edward Zeltser march 2012 / the tasting panel / 3