The Judges
Zachary Faden
Lead Bartender & Manager at Brasserie Liberté, Washington DC, United States
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
John Swartz
Bartender at Hotel Nikko San Francisco
Michael Cecconi
Mixology Instructor, Monday Night Mixology & The Institute of Culinary Education
Aom Aphiradi Lee
Beverage and Food Manager at W Hotels
Shirley Brooks
Bartender at Madrone Art Bar, San Francisco
Courtney Bunn
Director of Beverage & Nightlife EDITION West Hollywood
Matt Grippo
General Manager at blackbird bar San Francisco, California
Jason Lam
Bar Manager at Sens Restaurant
Natalie Lichtman
Bar Professional, Creative Cocktails & Events, Artist
Christopher Longoria
Bar Director at Che Fico, San Francisco
Shanti De Luca
Bartender
Rachel Malm
Bar Director, Camper Menlo Park, CA
Mark Roa
Bartender, Lost & Found Cocktail Bar
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
Matthew Talbert
Owner at Left Coast Seafood Restaurant & Marketplace, San Francisco
Zachary Taylor
Bartender at 83 Proof, 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
Yong Zhu
Lead Mixologist at China Live Ventures Limited LP