The Judges
Eryn Reece
Head Bartender at Banzarbar, New York
David McPhillips
Director Beverage Strategy & Innovation for Buffalo Wild Wings, Atlanta, GA
Juyoung Kang
Lead Bartender at The Dorsey inside The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, NV
Natasha Mesa
Head Bartender and Bar Manager at Deadshot PDX, Portland, OR
Nicky Beyries
Bar Director at Foreign Cinema, San Francisco and San Francisco Chronicle Bar Star of 2018
Joanna Carpenter
Hospitality Consultant. Bartender. Educator.
John Swartz
Bartender at Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Michael Cecconi
Mixology Instructor, Monday Night Mixology & The Institute of Culinary Education
William Tsui
Bar Director and Co-Owner of Viridian, Oakland, California
Aom Aphiradi Lee
Beverage and Food Manager at W Hotels
Meg Abraham
Brand Ambassador at BartenderMeggs
Tamir Ben-Shalom
Bar manager, Bull Valley Roadhouse
Courtney Bunn
Director of Beverage The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and JW Marriott L.A.
Matt Grippo
General Manager at blackbird bar San Francisco, California
Scotty Holland
Bartender at PABU
Alison Kwan
General Manager, Viridian, San Francisco
Jason Lam
Bar Manager at Sens Restaurant
Natalie Lichtman
Bar Professional, Creative Cocktails & Events, Artist
Rachel Malm
Bar Director, Camper Menlo Park, CA
Elizabeth Peik
Bar Manager at Rusty’s Bar and Grill, San Francisco
Mark Roa
Bartender, Lost & Found Cocktail Bar
Maritza Rocha
Lead Bartender at Whitechapel
David Rowe
Lead Bartender at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Jessica Schjavland
Bartender at San Pedro Square Market Bar
Massimo Stronati
Head Bartender, Palo Alto, CA
Kristofer van Zanten
Beverage Director at BBC, San Francisco
Alec Vlastnik
Bar Manager at Barbarossa lounge at Santa Rosa, California
Brian Walker
Bartender at Maybecks, San Francisco
Jonathan Whitwell
Director of Food & Beverage, Valencia Group