Meet our Judges
Martin Duffy
Whisky Educator and Ex Sr. Master of Whisky for the entire Diageo whisky portfolio
Ari Klafter
Head Distiller at Thornton Distilling Company
Dan Smith
Managing Partner at Queen Mary, Chicago
Lance Bowman
2024 World Class US Top 30
Sam Garcia
Beverage Manager at Tre Dita at the St. Regis, Chicago
Tyler MacLellan
Bar Manager at Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago
Raul Rizo
Sommelier and F&B Professional
