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96 / the tasting panel / march 2017 Long-time craft cocktail veteran and bar- tender Daniel Eun is the newly appointed Brand Ambassador for Hemosu Soju. Eric Denq, Sommelier at Spago Beverly Hills and winner of the event's Hemosu cocktail competition. THE RE-BIRTH OF Soju HEMOSU SOJU GIVES LOS ANGELES WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONALS A TANTALIZING TASTE OF THINGS TO COME by Karen Moneymaker / photos by Brent Campanelli W hen soju comes up in conversation among all but the most initiated company, talk is usually brief and regulated to the idea of "the green bottled soju that everyone loves to hate." For Daniel Eun—the dynamic Los Angeles–area craft cocktail veteran (with ten years in the industry under his belt and time behind the bar at places like PDT in New York and The Varnish and The Normandie Club in Los Angeles)—discovering Hemosu gave him a chance to dive into the culture of Korean craft soju. ASIA