Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/205467
manship left to right: Arash Pakzad, Operating Partner of Barrel Aged Restaurant & Bar; Jerry Cooper, owner of Swirl on Castro; (seated) Gregory Nasser, GM of the Ozumo Restaurant Group; Jon Gasparini, owner of RYE; Jamie Klages, Manager of Restaurants and Bars, The Palace Hotel; (seated) David Nepove, SWS Director of Mixology and Spirits Education; Erik Adkins, Bar Manager, The Slanted Door Group; H. Joseph Ehrmann, owner of Elixir Bar; and Joel Teitelbaum, Portfolio Ambassador of the Artisanal Group, NoCal. november 2013 / the tasting panel / 125 TP1113_109-156.indd 125 10/24/13 9:17 AM