Submission Deadline
28 February 2026
Judging
Date
24 & 25 March 2026
Winners Announcement
22 April 2026
Judges
Meet our Judges for 2026
Andrew de Lavis-Trafford
Director of Buying Spirits, Beers, Softs & Champagne at Enotria Winecellars Ltd, UK
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 Grisafi
Director of Bars at 1 Hotel Copenhagen
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
Giorgio Bargiani
Head Mixologist at The Connaught Bar
Ali Ali
Hospitality Consultant
Forray András
Head Bartender at Maison Assouline
Daniele Azzaro
Bar Supervisor at Rocco Forte Hotels
Tom Byrne
Bar Manager at The Hoxton, Holborn
Rachelle Carandang
Sr Manager - Product Development and Sourcing, Beverages at Sam's Club
Andrea Carella
Bartender at Scarfes Bar
Georgios Chaziris
Head Bartender at Soho House & Co
Enrico Chiappini
Senior Bartender at Dukes Hotel
Luca Cicalese
Head-mixologist at Velvet By Salvatore Calabrese
Francesco Colucci
Francesco Colucci - Head Bartender at Ginger Lily Pan Pacific London
Tudor Cosmin
Head Bartender at Marriott International
Floriano Cubeddu
Head of Bars at CÉ LA VI
Bruno Fidone
Mixologist at The Ritz
Michał Fink
Assistant Bar Manager at Oblix Restaurant
Bruno Gattino
Head Bartender at Mi Lounge Bar
Claudio Iucolino
Bar Manager at Nikita
Sergio Leanza
Owner at Funkidory
Davide Leanza
Bar Manager at Mama Funki
Billy Leighton
Master Blender Emeritus at Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
Christian Maspes
Food and Beverage specialist, Sake sommelier & Educator, Bar project developer.
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
Scarfes Bar Supervisor at Rosewood Hotel Group
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
Cosmin Tigroso
Head Bartender at Sun Street Hotel
Matteo Torresin
Bartender at The Dorchester
Craig Wallace
Whisky Creation Leader and Master Blender at Diageo
Stephanie Wallace
Whisky Specialist Team at Diageo
Lolly Watkins
Beer Sommelier , Spirits Specialist and DrinkTV Manager
Laura Willoughby MBE
Low and No Alcoholic Drinks Buyer, Founder of Club Soda, The Mindful Drinking Movement
