Meet our Judges
Sam Garcia
Beverage Manager at Tre Dita at the St. Regis, Chicago
Toshio Ueno DipWSET
Vice President, Sake School of America, Director of Sake Specialist at MTC, El Monte
Martin Duffy
Whisky Educator and Ex Sr. Master of Whisky for the entire Diageo whisky portfolio
Bryson Ryan
Bar Manager at Fitness Formula Clubs, Midlothian
Elliott Ernst
Country's Top 100 World Class Bartenders and Mixologist, Rockford
Ariel Neal
Vice President United States Bartenders Guild- Chicago Chapter, Chicago
Damian Langarica
TOP 100 World Class 2023, TOP 50 World Class 2022, Bartender at Next of Kin, Philadelphia