Anthony Dias Blue - President, Blue Lifestyle; Editor-in-Chief, The Tasting Panel Magazine, Los Angeles,
Executive Director San Francisco World Spirits Competition and San Francisco International Wine Competition
Tony Abou-Ganim - Master Mixologist, The Modern Mixologist, Las Vegas,
Director of Judging San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Bridget Albert - Mixologist, Southern Wine & Spirits, Chicago
Stephen Beal - Keeper of the Quaich, Master of Whisky, Consultant & Educator, San Francisco
Kent Bearden CSS - Master Mixologist, Regional Sales Manager, Casa Dragone, Tequila Company, Las Vegas
Julio Bermejo - Tequila Master / Spirits Buyer, Tommy's Mexican Restaurant, San Francisco
Mark Bowery - Wine & Spirits Consultant, Mark Bowery Consulting, Mendocino
Joseph Brooke - Mixologist, Director of Spirits,The Edison, Los Angeles
Derek Brown - Co-owner / Mixologist, The Passenger and Columbia Room, Washington, D.C.
Jerry Cooper - Proprietor, Swirl on Castro, San Francisco
Aidan Demarest - Beverage Manager, Spare Room, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles
H. Joseph Ehrmann - Proprietor, Elixir, San Francisco
Ziggy Eschliman - The Wine Gal and Countess of Cocktails, Wine Country Radio, Santa Rosa
Michael Feil - GM / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Westchester Country Club, Rye
David Grapshi - Tequila National Sales Manager, Sazerac / Gemini, Walnut Creek
Kim Haasarud - Founder, Liquid Architecture, Phoenix
Richard Carleton Hacker - Spirits Journalist, Robb Report; The Tasting Panel Magazine, Los Angeles
Steven Izzo - Beverage Director, Waterbar, San Francisco
Geoff Kleinman - Editor, DrinkSpirits.com, Portland
Francesco Lafranconi - Southern Wine & Spirits, Natl. Dir. of Mixology and Spirits Education, Las Vegas
Drew Levinson - Beverage Development, Wirtz Beverage Nevada, Las Vegas
Jordan Mackay - Wine & Spirits Editor, 7x7 Magazine, San Francisco
David Mahoney - Wine & Spirits Writer, Minneapolis
Meridith May - Publisher & Executive Editor, The Tasting Panel Magazine, Los Angeles
Tim McDonald - President, Wine Spoken Here, Napa
Jeffrey Morgenthaler - Bar Manager/Founder, Clyde Common/RepealDay.org, Portland
Nick Passmore - Artisanal Editor, Four Seasons Magazine; Wine Columnist, Bloomberg Businessweek
Robert Plotkin - Author, Writer, Beverage Consultant, BarMedia, Tucson
Patricia Richards - Proprietor & CEO, Bar Chef Biz, Inc., Las Vegas
Jim Romdall - Manager and Mixologist, Vessel, Seattle
Audrey Saunders - Co-owner and Mixologist, Le Pegu Club, New York
Trudy Thomas - Director of Beverage, JW Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale
Kevin M. Vogt, MS - Wine & Spirits Director, Emeril's Restaurants Las Vegas
2012 packaging design competition judges
Jim Moon - Jim Moon Designs; www.jimmoondesigns.com, Mill Valley, CA
Kevin Shaw - Stranger and Stranger; www.strangerandstranger.com, London & New York
Clare Kuo - Clare Kuo Design; http://clarekuodesign.com, San Francisco Bay Area
Joel Blum - San Francisco World Spirits Competition; www.sfspiritscomp.com, San Francisco & Los Angeles
MS - Master Sommelier
CSS - Certified Spirits Specialist