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SPEED TASTING REPORT T HE TASTING PANEL headed for the Windy City to straddle the seasons and showcase cocktails that would work for a seemingly endless summer. We're out to prove that white spirits shine in cocktails—even after Labor Day! Our power-packed panel of mixologists and distributors tasted through a series of drinks for one last summery hurrah before fall cocktails take center stage. photos by Jay Schroeder WHERE: ROOF at theWit Hotel, Chicago left to right Linh Pham, Beverage Director, theWit Hotel Andre Cunningham, Southern Wine & Spirits Eric Hay, Beverage Development Manager, Wirtz Beverage Illinois Pat Brophy, Assistant Spirits & Beer Buyer, Binny's (seated) Chris Neustadt, Head Bartender, Highball Lounge Lynn House, Chief Mixologist, Blackbird Eoin O'Donnell, Elevage Wine & Spirits Anne Marineau, Head Bartender, The Southern Tom Caestecker Jr., Chicago Editor, THE TASTING PANEL Magazine Tony Potempa, Beverage Manager, The Boarding House september 2012 / the tasting panel / 103