The integrity of San Diego Spirits Festival International Spirits Competition starts with the quality and expertise of our Esteemed Judges. Our Judges have a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds and this facilitates a true, unbiased quality of judging of all the brands that have entered.
2016 Judges:
Philip Dobard – Museum of the American Cocktail
Andrew Faulkner – American Distilling Institute
Brain Christensen – Artisan Spirits Magazine
David Rippentrop – Americas Executive Beverage Consultancy
Rich Manning – Writer, Blogger, all round expert
Forrest Cokley – Writer, Blogger, all round expert
Brian Cary – Content Producer, MicroShiner Magazine
John Fluke – Placed4Success LLC (P4STV)
Roberto Loppi – Montage Beverly Hills/Beverage Mgr. & Independent Spirits Consultant
Christine Crnek- CEO Arsillica Inc. co-inventor of the NEAT glass
Paula Dezzutti Hewlette-CEO Local Choice Spirits-Founder of #Pour It Forward Celebrity Brands
The competition will be conducted in the Upstairs View Room during the day. The View Room is a closed location and only the Judges and Advisory Council George Manska will be admitted.
Spirits will be presented to judges in coded NEAT glasses in a blind tasting format. No spirits bottles will be visible to judges at any time until the competition is finished. Staff members will be prohibited from mentioning any spirits brand names entered in the competition.
Awards will be announced and presented during the Private Networking breakfast to be held at the festival on Sunday August 27.
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