Meet our Judges
Mike Ryan
Founder & Principal, Noetica Group
Lisa Selman CSS
Director of Beverage for the Alchemy Room, Breakthru Beverage
Emlyn Thomas
Director of Operations | Partner at Renovatio Restaurants
Sam Garcia
Beverage Manager at Tre Dita at the St. Regis, Chicago
Jason Huffman
Director of Beverage Development Taste & Theory
Martin Duffy
Whisky Educator and Ex Sr. Master of Whisky for the entire Diageo whisky portfolio
Anna Thorn
Director of Bar & Spirits at Hogsalt, Chicago
