Elliott Ernst
Country's Top 100 World Class Bartenders and Mixologist, Rockford
The U.S. Bartenders' Guild recently named Ernst one of the country's Top 100 World Class bartenders.
Meet our Judges
Martin Duffy
Whisky Educator and Ex Sr. Master of Whisky for the entire Diageo whisky portfolio
Katherine Iwinski
Bartender, Mixologist, Bar Manager at Take Flight Spirits, Chicago
Renato M. Tonelli
2023 US Bartender of the Year and Founder at Sustainable Bartender
Timothy King
President, Bar Consultant at Prohibition Bar Group, Cincinnati
Mike Ryan
Global Beverage Director, Acurio International, Chicago
Valerie Cao
Director of Operations & Beverage Director, Le Colonial, Chicago
Raj Sabharwal
Founding Partner at Glass Revolution Imports