Meet our Judges
Mark Gallagher
Experienced Sommelier and Mixologist, Chicago
Timothy King
President, Bar Consultant at Prohibition Bar Group, Cincinnati
Katherine Iwinski
Bartender, Mixologist, Bar Manager at Take Flight Spirits, Chicago
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Damian Langarica
TOP 100 World Class 2023, TOP 50 World Class 2022, Bartender at Next of Kin, Philadelphia
Anna Thorn
Bar Manager at BOKA, Chicago
Toshio Ueno DipWSET
Vice President, Sake School of America, Director of Sake Specialist at MTC, El Monte