Meet our Judges
Guillermo Bravo
Beverage Director at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Chicago
Toshio Ueno DipWSET
Vice President, Sake School of America, Director of Sake Specialist at MTC, El Monte
Victoria Taylor
Bartender, Chicago
Timothy King
President, Bar Consultant at Prohibition Bar Group, Cincinnati
Emiliano Vazquez Parrales
Head Bartender and Beverage Program Director at Moody Tongue Brewing Company
Danny Shapiro
Founding partner in Scofflaw Group, Chicago
Makenzie Helem
Top 30 bartenders in the US for USBG World Class 2023 and Bartender at Spilt Milk, Chicago