Judges and competitors: Front row: Don Jean, Brand Manager, Brown-Forman; Fred Smerlas, Proprietor, Fred & Steve’s Steakhouse; Bistro 9 Bartender Perry Miller; The Dorrance’s Vito Lantz; Jesse Hedberg of Justine’s/Local 121; Kelly Adams of The Boathouse; Anthony Guaetta of Lighthouse Barat Twin River Casino; Silas Axtell, Head Bartender at (soon-to-open) Townsman in Boston; Peter Lloyd Clayton, Owner, Bartenders Academy in Connecticut; and Johnson & Wales faculty member, Brian Warrener. Back row: Frank Martucci and award-winning New York bartender, Chris Cardone.