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Bartender Spirits Awards

Bartender Spirits Awards
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Matt Grippo

General Manager at blackbird bar San Francisco, California

Has been managing and tending bar at Blackbird Bar in San Francisco for  10 years. East Coast transplant. Traveler and purveyor of all things food and beverage. Most recently focused on using his experience from both sides of the bar with his consulting company he created with his partner Shirley Brooks, Bottom of the Barrel. On a quest to take the pretension out of cocktail culture one drink at a time.

Meet our Judges

Chris Barna

Bar Manager at Proof, 2022 Top 50 US World Class 2023 Top 30 US World Class, Charleston

Elliott Ernst

Country's Top 100 World Class Bartenders and Mixologist, Rockford

Mike Ryan

Global Beverage Director, Acurio International, Chicago

Ariel Neal

Vice President United States Bartenders Guild- Chicago Chapter, Chicago