2025

Judges Panel

Steve Beal

Chairman
Award Winner, Spirits Judge & Brand Ambassador

Tracie Franklin

Whiskey Educator, Public Speaker, Consultant, Distiller

Juyoung Kang

Director of Beverage Development,
Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Fany Camarena

Mexico Comercial Director, Tequilera Los Alambiques

Jennifer Yim

Mixologist & Training Coach,
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Víctor M. Martínez Quezada

IAG Sommelier

Joseph V. Micallef

Best-Selling Author

Sam Filmus

Keeper of the Quaich 2018

Aaron Diec

ASP, WSET Sake L3

J.R. Starkus

U.S.B.G. Master Mixologist, WSET L3 Spirits, WSET L3 Sake

Colin Asare-Appiah

Senior Portfolio Ambassador Bacardi

Michael Przydzial

Educator & Sales Consultant,
Southern Glazers Wine, Spirits, and Beer