Meet our Judges
Lily Wang
Partner at Nine Bar and Cara Cara Club, Chicago
Jared Givens
Director of Restaurants, Bars, and Events at The Thompson, Hyatt Hotels, Dallas
Miranda Breedlove
National Director of Bars at Hyatt Lifestyle Operations
Kiki Avalos
2024 US Tastemaker of the Year at the USBG, Working At Homemaker’s Bar and Fifty Fifty Gin Club.
Michael Lindgren
Career Beverage Professional, MSP Area
Martin Duffy
Whisky Educator and Ex Sr. Master of Whisky for the entire Diageo whisky portfolio
Michael Dziedzic
Bar Director at Aruns Thai Restaurant, Chicago
