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10 / the tasting panel / january/february 2018 contents January/February 2018 Vol. 76 No. 1 48 PHOTO: CLAIRE BARRETT s p e c i a l f e a t u r e s 77 PUT A GIN IN IT The Tasting Panel Selects Our Favorite Spirits for an Incredible Gin-uary 105 LOOKING BACK AT THE CLASS OF 2017 Our Favorite Wines and Spirits We've Reviewed the Past Year c o v e r s t o r y 68 THE GIN REVOLUTION London's Sipsmith Brings True Craftmanship to a Traditional Spirit u p f r o n t 6 SCHOLARSHIPS & WINE EDUCATION Miami and Houston Host Last Stops of Treasury Wine Estates' Seven-City Luxicon Tour f e a t u r e s 50 SEASIDE CELEBRATION Miami's Top Somms Gather to Explore Rhône Valley Vineyards 54 JUST THE RIGHT BLEND Wemyss Malts' Three Bottlings Stand Out Within the Growing Category 92 AIN'T NO RULES IN KENTUCKY Visionary Distiller Fred Noe Celebrates Knob Creek's Anniversary Release 96 FINDING CLOSURE At Sommcon San Diego, The Tasting Panel Led a Seminar on the Positive Effects of Natural Cork on Fine Wine