Meet our Judges
Sam Garcia
Beverage Manager at Tre Dita at the St. Regis, Chicago
Elliott Ernst
Country's Top 100 World Class Bartenders and Mixologist, Rockford
Jason Deatherage
Lead bartender for The Gwen Hotel
Emiliano Vazquez Parrales
Head Bartender and Beverage Program Director at Moody Tongue Brewing Company
Guillermo Bravo
Beverage Director at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Chicago
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Jared Givens
Director of Restaurants, Bars, and Events at The Thompson, Hyatt Hotels, Dallas