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80 / the tasting panel / may 2018 COMPETITIONS BARTENDERS BATTLE IN THE FIRST U.S. FINAL OF THE TIO PEPE GLOBAL COCKTAIL COMPETITION The American Tío Pepe Challenge finalists from left to right: Jared Sadoian, Bar Manager at The Hawthorne in Boston, MA; John Aquino, Bartender at Coast Bar and Grill in Charleston, SC; Matthew Korzelius, Bartender at The Roosevelt Room in Austin, TX; Benjamin Wood, Beverage Manager at Beatnik in Chicago, IL; Jeremy Lake, Co-Proprietor of Lost Property Bar in Los Angeles, CA; and winner Valentino Longo, Head Bartender at the Surf Club at the Four Seasons Miami. Superstars Sherry by Cliff Rames / photos by Doug Young