Judges

Andrew de Lavis-Trafford

Head of Buying Spirits, Beers & Softs at Enotria Winecellars Ltd, UK

Romeo Bucciarelli

Bar Supervisor at Scarfes Bar, Rosewood Hotel

Stevie Burton

Senior Bartender at Nine Lives Bar

Claudia Carrozzi

Head of beverage at Cunard and UKBG President

Oscar Angeloni

Bar Manager at The Connaught

Marcello Cauda

Bars Manager at The Berkeley Hotel, Maybourne Group, London

Marco Grisa

Head of Bars at Dover Yard, London

Nick Larsson - Bell

Retail Buyer of the Year 2022 Senior Spirits and Beer Buyer at Harvey Nichols

Michele Lombardi

Head of Bars at Four Seasons Tower Bridge

Cristiana Pirinu

Assistant Director of Mixology - The Donovan Bar

Ali Ali

Hospitality Consultant

Allan Anderson

Master Distiller and Whisky Expert

Matteo Aristei

Assistant Bar Manager at 14 Hills

Tom Byrne

Bar Manager at The Hoxton, Holborn

Enrico Chiappini

Senior Bartender at Dukes Hotel

Luca Cicalese

Head-mixologist at Velvet By Salvatore Calabrese

Floriano Cubeddu

Bars Manager at 1 Warwick

Giuseppe Destefano

Assistant Bar Manager at 1920 Dubai

Irem Eren DipWSET

Bruno Fidone

Mixologist at The Ritz

Michał Fink

Assistant Bar Manager at Oblix Restaurant

Bruno Gattino

Head Bartender at Mi Lounge Bar

Lorenzo Gavelli

General Manager at Disrepute

Colin Hampden-White

Presenter on The Three Drinkers on Amazon Prime

Kim Hutchinson

Category Ambassador For Gin at London Competitions

Roberto Iannelli

Beverage Consultant and Co-Founder of Mixing Dreams Ltd

Claudio Iucolino

Bar Manager at Nikita

Josh Kelly

No and Low Buyer and Brands Relations Manger at Club Soda

Davide Leanza

Bar Manager at Mama Funki

Billy Leighton

Master Blender Emeritus at Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard

Jacob Lovell-Hewitt

Brand Ambassador at Nuet Aquavit

Christian Maspes

Food and Beverage specialist, Sake sommelier & Educator, Bar project developer.

Salvatore Megna

Director of Mixology Presso at The Stafford London

Marco Meloni

Assistant Bar Manager at The NoMad Hotel

Gabor Molnar

Bar Manager The Nici Hotels Bournemouth

Ruchira Neotia

Drinks Consultant & Founder, Ruchira’s Table

Lorenzo Piscitello

Bartender at Scarfes Bar, Rosewood Hotel

Luca Ponte

Assistant Restaurant Manager at Claridge's

Nelson Reis

Retail Duty Manager at Speciality Drinks Group

Dennis Sadovyak

Bar Manager at The Wolseley Hospitality Group

Barbara SC

Spirits Advisor at The Whisky Exchange

Sebastian Soh

Luum Manager at Sunset Hospitality Group

Fabio Spinetti

Bar Operations Manager at Donovan's Bar

Marco Stella

Bars Manager at Maona Monte Carlo

Filip Stribrny

Assistant Bar Manager at Sexy Fish, London

Cosmin Tigroso

Head Bartender at Sun Street Hotel

Jussi Tolvi

Matteo Torresin

Bartender at The Dorchester

Giovanni Turano

Restaurant Manager at Meliá Hotels International

Alessandro Vella

Senior Bartender at The Donovan Bar

Emma Walker

Emma Walker, Master Blender at Johnnie Walker

Craig Wallace

Whisky Creation Leader and Master Blender at Diageo

Laura Willoughby MBE

Low and No Alcoholic Drinks Buyer, Founder of Club Soda, The Mindful Drinking Movement

David wood

Founder at Liana Collection - IWSC Drinks Distributor of the Year 2023

Emilia Wrelton

Bar Manager at Sloane