The Tasting Panel magazine

JULY 2016 • $6.95 Ole Smoky Moonshine's President of Retail & Operations Cory Cottongim (left) and Master Distiller Justin King (middle), with Dana Dixon, the 2016 Master of Moonshine Nashville semi-finalist. MOONSHINE Kingdom Kingdom Kingdom OLE SMOKY MOONSHINE REVITALIZES THE HISTORY OF EASTERN TENNESSEE Kingdom

• Cover
• Letter from the Managing Editor
• UP FLAVOR CREEK Knob Creek Bourbon's Tireless Pursuit of Flavor
• Industry Spotlight
• Brief Encounters
• Op-Ed
• New York City Sips
• San Fran Insider
• Scotch Report
• A Lone Star Life
• Somm's List
• BevForce Movers & Shakers
• Industry Updates
• Down the Aisle
• Brand Speak: Stoli
• Suds Shakedown
• What We're Drinking: The Glenlivet
• The Virtuous Vine
• Italy: Renato Ratti
• Milestones: Jameson
• FULL CIRCLE . . . AND LOTS OF LITTLE CIRCLES Fashion Icon Zac Posen Designs Label for America's Number-One Premium Pinot Grigio
• PAGEANT OF DISTINCTION, FINESSE & LEGENDSA Saké & Shochu Master Class at the CIASommelier Summit
• MOONSHINE KINGDOM Ole Smoky Moonshine Revitalizes the History of Eastern Tennessee
• Meet the Winemaker: Anthony Riboli
• Blue Reviews
• New Releases: Badia a Coltibuono
• Publisher's Picks
• Discoveries: Arínzano
• COURVOISIER IN THE CLASSROOM The First Women in Whiskey Event Draws on the Parallels Between Cognac and Wine
• TIPS FROM THE TOP Lisa Mattson Shares Her Journey from Kansas Cowtown to Sonoma Wine Country
• FIVE WAYS TO CELEBRATE CHARDONNAY On National Chardonnay Day at WenteVineyards, We Discover the Four Facets of Winemaking and Five Distinctive WenteChardonnays
• Where We're Eating
• SIPPING AROUND THE WORLD Vodkas That Will Rack Up the Stamps on Your Palate's Passport
• Competitions: Lucid Absinthe
• THE LIQUEURS OF SUMMER Spirits for All of the Seasons, Even the Hot Ones
• SPECIAL REPORT Results of the 2016 Wine & Spirits Competition at WSWA
• Taking Inventory