Meet our Judges
Dontaine Jackson
Bar Manager for Marriott International
Monique Huston
Vice President Spirits Portfolio at Winebow, USA
Danny Shapiro
Founding partner in Scofflaw Group, Chicago
Katie Renshaw
2019 US World Class Bartender of the Year
Kiki Avalos
2024 US Tastemaker of the Year at the USBG, Working At Homemaker’s Bar and Fifty Fifty Gin Club.
Joseph V. Micallef
Journalist and commentator on food, wines, spirits, and travel. (Forbes)
Abraham Vucekovich
Beverage Director Meadowlark Hospitality, Chicago, Meadowlark Hospitality
