GABRIELLA BORBÁTH, HU
- Pálinka expert and Sommelière
- Distiller, Ceglédbercel
OLIVER EBERT, DE
- Bar owner Becketts Kopf
- Mixology Bar team of the year 2009
- Mixologe des Jahres 2019
- Farm to Shaker Bar 2018
SIBYLLE EDER, DE
- Expert in cask-aged spirits
- Wilhelm Eder Cooperage
ANDREAS FRANZL, DE
- Distiller, Hofbrennerei Oberkorb
- Overall winner of the “World Spirits Award 2018”
- State honorary award 2014 in Bavaria
- Eau de vie sommelier
- One of eight “Masters of Spirits” worldwide
JOHANNES FUCHS, DE
- State-certified food chemist
- State-certified distiller
- Head of the Spirits Analysis Laboratory (LGL)
- Sensory expert for spirits
- Member of the examination board for the training of state-certified distillers
- Chair of the Spirits Working Group (GdCH)
- Counter-sample expert / independent sample analyst
NICOLE HARREISSER, CH
- Journalist for Wine & Spirits
- Judge, Swiss Spirits Award
- Judge, Michelangelo Wine & Spirits Awards (South Africa)
- Judge, VINUM Awards – Wine & Sparkling Wine
- Spirits Taster, VINUM
GEORG HIEBL, AT
- Distiller, Hiebl Distillery
- Boutique Distiller of the Year 2014 (ISCW London)
- 6 x gold and silver medals for the overall rating at Destillata
- Overall winner of “Craft Distillery Of The Year 2021”, Craft Spirits Berlin
PASCAL KÄHLIN, CH
- Mezcal and Rum Expert
- Author and Publisher, Alambic Books (“Rum, Rhum, Ron”)
- J.B. Labat (Spirits Retailer), Zurich
- Bar 63, Zurich
GERHARD LIEBL, DE
- Master Distiller
- Germany’s First Certified Fruit Brandy Sommelier (Edelbrand Sommelier)
- Five Gold and/or Silver Medals for Overall Evaluation at DESTILLATA
- Six-Time “World Class Distillery” Award Winner
- “First Class Distillery” Award Winner
ARTHUR NÄGELE, CH
- Destillata taster diploma gold
- Vorarlberg State Distillate Award
- International Wine and Spirits Challenge, London
- Wine & Spirit Education Trust, London
- WSET Certified Tutor
MANUEL SCHWARZ, IT
- Hofbrennerei Schwarz Distillery, Mölten, South Tyrol
- Certified Fruit Eau-de-vie Sommelier
- Juror, Tyrolean State Tasting Competition
PHILIPP SCHWARZ, DE
- Studied Beverage Technology at Geisenheim University
- Lecturer and Instructor for Spirits Sensory Analysis and Spirits Practicum
- Head of the Research and Teaching Distillery, University of Hohenheim
- Head of Weyermann Distillery
- Lecturer for Master Distillers in Distillery Technology
SILKE SENFT, DE
- Edelbrandsommelière
- Distiller, Senft Destillerie
ANNA STEINMANN, DE
- Eau-de-vie Sommelière
- Distiller and Winemaker
- Winery: Steinmanns Töchter, Sommerhausen
- Germany’s First “Destillatskönigin” (Queen of Distillates)
- Distillery: Annas Brennpunkt, Sommerhausen
Dr. MARC-KEVIN ZINN, DE
- Microbiologist, Head of the Research Distillery at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
- Research area: yeasts, enzymes, acids and distillation processes
- Trained eau de vie sommelier.