Jason Deatherage

Lead bartender for The Gwen Hotel

10 years of bartending experience with the past 5 years as the lead bartender. Been creating and executing an elevated cocktail menu for 7 years. Utilizing advanced methods such as infusions, clarifications, kegging, fat washing.

Meet our Judges

Emiliano Vazquez Parrales

Head Bartender and Beverage Program Director at Moody Tongue Brewing Company

Lee Zaremba

Owner, De La Nonna and Enzo Discoteca De La Nonna, Los Angeles

Michael Dziedzic

Bar Director at Aruns Thai Restaurant, Chicago

Trudy Thomas

Corporate Director of Beverage at Southworth Development, Spirits Educator and Mixologist, Nashville

Mike Ryan

Global Beverage Director, Acurio International, Chicago

Anna Thorn

Bar Manager at BOKA, Chicago

Toshio Ueno DipWSET

Vice President, Sake School of America, Director of Sake Specialist at MTC, El Monte

Julieta Campos

Beverage and Bar Operations Director at The Fifty/50 Group, Chicago

Bartender Spirits Awards