Judges

Andrew de Lavis-Trafford

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

Andy Loudon

Director of Bars at Scarfes Bar, Rosewood London

Giannis Apostolopoulos

Head of Bars for Amazónico Restaurants, 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

Minas Kotoulas

Group Head of Bars, The Wolseley Hospitality Group

Nick Larsson - Bell

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

Michele Lombardi

Head Mixologist at Four Seasons Park Lane

Cristiana Pirinu

Assistant Director of Mixology - The Donovan Bar

Diana Aladzic

Duty Manager at Inception Group

Ali Ali

Bar Manager at Speakeasy

Allan Anderson

Master Distiller and Whisky Expert

Matteo Aristei

Assistant Bar Manager at 14 Hills

Michele Becatti

Bar Manager at Novikov Doha

Tom Byrne

Bar Manager at The Hoxton, Holborn

Giusy Castaldo

Global Red Hand Campari at Campari Group

Enrico Chiappini

Senior Bartender at Dukes Hotel

Luca Cicalese

Head-mixologist at Velvet By Salvatore Calabrese

Sam Cooklin-Smith

Founder & Director Kore Drinks - a specialist non-alcoholic drinks agency & distributor

Floriano Cubeddu

Bars Manager at 1 Warwick

Giuseppe Destefano

Assistant Bar Manager at 1920 Dubai

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

Lorenzo Manconi

Head mixologist at Florattica at Canopy by Hilton London City Hotel

Salvatore Megna

Director of Mixology Presso at The Stafford London

Marco Meloni

Assistant Bar Manager at The NoMad Hotel

Ruchira Neotia

Drinks Consultant & Founder, Ruchira’s Table

Lorenzo Piscitello

Bartender at Scarfes Bar, Rosewood Hotel

Luca Ponte

Assistant Restaurant Manager at Claridge's

Giuseppe Quartararo

Senior Bartender at Nightjar and Global Brand Ambassador of @world.of.mixologists and •

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

Matteo Torresin

Bartender at The Dorchester

Giovanni Turano

Restaurant Manager at Meliá Hotels International

Jason Vaswani

Head Buyer of Old & Rare Spirits at Speciality Drinks Group

Arnaud Volte

Head Bartender at Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel

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

Emilia Wrelton

Bar Manager at Sloane