Meet our Judges
Steven Minor
Corporate Beverage Director at Starwood Hotels
Emiliano Vazquez Parrales
Food and Beverage Manager at Mariela, Chicago
Alexis Ortega
2026 World Class US Bartender of the Year in the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation
Krys Irizarry
Beverage Director and Award-Winning Bartender and Spirits Expert
Danny Shapiro
Founding Partner and Beverage Director at Scofflaw Group, Chicago
Lynn House
National Spirits Specialist and Portfolio Mixologist at Heaven Hills
James Ives
Bar Director at The Clayton
