Meet our Judges
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Anna Thorn
Bar Manager at BOKA, Chicago
Guillermo Bravo
Beverage Director at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Chicago
Ariel Neal
Vice President United States Bartenders Guild- Chicago Chapter, Chicago
Damian Langarica
TOP 100 World Class 2023, TOP 50 World Class 2022, Bartender at Next of Kin, Philadelphia
Chris Barna
Bar Manager at Proof, 2022 Top 50 US World Class 2023 Top 30 US World Class, Charleston
Danny Shapiro
Founding partner in Scofflaw Group, Chicago