Meet our Judges
Katherine Iwinski
Bartender, Mixologist, Bar Manager at Take Flight Spirits, Chicago
Trudy Thomas
Corporate Director of Beverage at Southworth Development, Spirits Educator and Mixologist, Nashville
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Emiliano Vazquez Parrales
Head Bartender and Beverage Program Director at Moody Tongue Brewing Company
Mike Ryan
Global Beverage Director, Acurio International, Chicago
Julieta Campos
Beverage and Bar Operations Director at The Fifty/50 Group, Chicago
Jared Givens
Director of Restaurants, Bars, and Events at The Thompson, Hyatt Hotels, Dallas