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contents PANE L | May 2012 Vol. 70 No. 4 COVER STORY 49 SAKÉ'S WARRIOR BRAND TY KU is Leading the Charge for Saké SPECIAL SECTION 85 RESULTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION UP FRONT 5 REBEL WITH A TEQUILA Tequila REVOLUCION Is Taking Tequila to New Places 85 DEPARTMENTS 10 Industry Spotlight 16 Brief Encounters 22 Steven Spurrier's Letter from London 24 Small Batch with Fred Minnick 26 Ian Buxton's Scotch Report 28 What We're Drinking 30 Competitions 32 NEW! Up & Coming 34 A Lone Star Life 36 Trendsetting 38 Alternative Beverages and More 40 The Beverage Manager 42 Bartending Challenge 44 Nose-ables 54 Logisitics 56 Wine News 8 / the tasting panel / may 2012 58 Line Extensions: Malibu Red 60 Merrill Shindler's Word of Mouth 61 Karl's Korner 62 Blue Reviews 66 Publisher's Picks 68 Sipped & Scene 70 Facts & Figures 80 Entrepreneurs 82 World of Flavor with Amoretti 84 On-Premise Patter 103 Where to Drink: Washington D.C. 114 Focus on Rioja 119 Industry Event: WSWA 122 Hospitality & The Drink 124 Pairing: K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen 130 Taking Inventory FEATURES 46 BEER TAKES THE OFFENSIVE Watch Out for Clever Creative from Heineken USA 73 A BRIT GOES BLUEGRASS Brand Ambassador Freddy May Discovers the Best of Kentucky 76 DRINK RIBERA BLIND Fourteen Tempranillos Challenge a Jury of 12 Discerning Palates 98 RANGE ROVERS The Glenlivet Means More Than the Well- Loved 12 Year Old 100 THE GLASS, TRANSLATED Riedel Launches Its Affordable and Durable Restaurant Collection 2012 106 THE MODERN SANGRIA A Speed Tasting with a Spanish Accent 116 THIS TATTOOED NATION Tuaca's Drinks & Ink Campaign Proves That Cocktails, Tattoos and Rock-And-Roll Atti- tude Go Hand in Hand 126 PORT AUTHORITY Richard Carleton Hacker Knows Fortifi ed Wine PHOTO: JÖRG LEHMANN TH E