Meet our Judges
Michael Dziedzic
Bar Director at Aruns Thai Restaurant, Chicago
Samuel Pellegrino
Bartender at Old Crow Smokehouse
Lee Zaremba
Owner, De La Nonna and Enzo Discoteca De La Nonna, Los Angeles
Katherine Iwinski
Bartender, Mixologist, Bar Manager at Take Flight Spirits, Chicago
Chris Barna
Bar Manager at Proof, 2022 Top 50 US World Class 2023 Top 30 US World Class, Charleston
Jason Deatherage
Lead bartender for The Gwen Hotel
Toshio Ueno DipWSET
Vice President, Sake School of America, Director of Sake Specialist at MTC, El Monte