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Bartender Spirits Awards

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Matt Grippo

General Manager at Blackbird Bar San Francisco, California

Has been managing and tending bar at Blackbird Bar in San Francisco for 10 years. East Coast transplant. Traveler and purveyor of all things food and beverage. Most recently focused on using his experience from both sides of the bar with the consulting company he created with his partner Shirley Brooks, Bottom of the Barrel. On a quest to take the pretension out of cocktail culture one drink at a time.

Meet our Judges

Damian Langarica

TOP 100 World Class 2023, TOP 50 World Class 2022, Bartender at Next of Kin, Philadelphia

Charles Joly

World Class Global Bartending Winner and Official mixologist of the Emmy's and Oscars

Makenzie Helem

Top 30 bartenders in the US for USBG World Class 2023 and Bartender at Spilt Milk, Chicago