Our Jury

STEFAN ADRIAN, DE

  • Mixology Verlag, deputy editor-in-chief
  • Bartender, author, journalist

GABRIELLA BORBÁTH, HU

  • Pálinka expert and Sommelière
  • Distiller, Ceglédbercel

VALERIE CHARTRAIN, FR

  • Author specializing in spirits and the future
  • WSET qualification

OLIVER EBERT, DE

  • Bar operator Beckett’s head
  • Bar team of the year 2009
  • Mixologe des Jahres 2019
  • Farm to Shaker Bar 2018

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
  • Head of department for spirits analysis and sensory analysis (at the VLB)
  • Technical director of distillery courses
  • Sensory check expert for spirits
  • Cross-checking expert for spirit analysis

FABIAN GLÜCKERT, DE
Operations manager / distiller “Joh’s Eckart Obstbrände” (Munich)
Brandy sommelier
Jury Bayern Brand (Bavarian fruit brandy award)

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

NILS LUTTERBACH, DE

  • Head bar tender Lovis, Berlin

CONSTANTIN MOZER, DE

  • Eau de vie sommelier
  • Distiller, Mozers Spirit

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

BERND SCHÄFER, DE

  • Whisky expert and author – Co-founder of ENSE (European Network of Spirit Experts)
  • Keeper of the Quaich (1996)
  • Master of the Quaich (2007)
  • Member of the Gin Guild

SILKE SENFT, DE

  • Edelbrandsommelière
  • Distiller, Senft Destillerie

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.
  • Craftsmanship

  • Made of Natural Ingredients

  • Without Artificial Additives

  • Without Genetic Engineering