The Judges
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
Nicky Beyries
Bar Director at Foreign Cinema, San Francisco and San Francisco Chronicle Bar Star of 2018
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
Zachary Faden
Lead Bartender & Manager at Brasserie Liberté, Washington DC, United States
Nora Furst
Partner at Buddy (SF) and West Bev Consulting
Matt Grippo
General Manager at Blackbird Bar San Francisco, California
Jason Lam
Bar Manager at Sens Restaurant
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
Massimo Stronati
Beverage Manager at Eataly
John Swartz
Assistant General Manager at Tacolicious
Matthew Talbert
Owner at Left Coast Seafood Restaurant & Marketplace, San Francisco
Brian Walker
Bartender at Maybecks, San Francisco
Jonathan Whitwell
Director of Food & Beverage, Valencia Group
