/ nearly 600 spirits judged

the most influential spirits industry professionals in the united states gathered at san francisco's mandarin oriental hotel march 12th and 13th to swirl, sniff, sip, spit and rank the world's best spirits at the 5th annual san francisco world spirits competition, the only competition of its kind in the united states. the san francisco world spirits competition director anthony dias blue of bon appetit along with director of judging, f. paul pacult, editor and publisher of the spirit journal, have doubled the number of spirit entries since the competition's inception five years ago, making this the most influential spirits competition in the united states.

via yahoo