Meet our Judges
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Ariel Neal
Vice President United States Bartenders Guild- Chicago Chapter, Chicago
Victoria Taylor
Bartender, Chicago
Anna Thorn
Bar Manager at BOKA, Chicago
Timothy King
President, Bar Consultant at Prohibition Bar Group, Cincinnati
Joseph V. Micallef
Journalist and commentator on food, wines, spirits, and travel. (Forbes)
Trudy Thomas
Corporate Director of Beverage at Southworth Development, Spirits Educator and Mixologist, Nashville