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The 2013 Denver International Spirits Competition

2013 Competition Chairs

Christopher J. Davies
C0-Founder, Chairman
Wine Country Network, Inc

Darcy R. Davies
CO-Founder, President
Wine Country Network, Inc

Bryan Dayton
Certified Sommelier, Master Mixologist & Proprietor
OAK at Fourteenth Restaurant, Boulder, CO

Tom Fischer
Spirits & drinks Journalist,
Host and Producer of BourbonBlog.com

2013 Judges

Ted Palmer
Chief Distiller and President
Roundhouse Spirits

Tom Fischer
Spirits & drinks Journalist,
Host and Producer of BourbonBlog.com

Bryan Dayton
Certified Sommelier, Master Mixologist & Proprietor
OAK at Fourteenth Restaurant, Boulder, CO

Allison Anderson
Director Of Distillates
Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO

Carolyn M. Riggs
Owner/Head Chef
Brick Cellar Bar & Bistro
Gunnison, CO

William Davis, CWE, CSS
Advanced Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers
Food & Beverage Industry Professional

Natalie Guinovart DWS, CWE, CS
Senior Tasting Editor, VinoTasting.Com

James Lee
Proprietor & Spirits Professional
The Bitter Bar

Chris Stadler
Senior Wine Instructor
International Wine Guild

Larry Wilcox
Certified Spirit Sommelier
Topshelf Liquor Consulting, LLC

Dave Elger, Host of HotMixology

Joy Simpson, Producer of HotMixology

Mike Manning
Co-Founder and Co-Owner Proof Media Mix

2012 JUDGES

• Mike Henderson, President of The Colorado Bartenders Guild, Chief Mixologist, Root Down, Denver
  
  
• Jeremy Friedman, Director of Food & Beverage
  The Golden Hotel & Bridgewater Grill, Golden
  
  
• William Davis, CWE, CSS
  Advanced Sommelier, Court of Master Sommeliers
  Beverage Distributors Company
  
  
• Carolyn M. Riggs
  Owner/Head Chef
  Brick Cellar Bar & Bistro
  Gunnison, CO
  
  
• Benjamin Weinberg
  Sommelier, Journalist Specializing in Wine & Spirits
  President of Wine on The Road
  
  
• James Burrus
  Editor at Large
  Yellow Scene magazine
  Home Distiller
  
  
• Ted Palmer
  Chief Distiller and President
  Roundhouse Spirits
  
  
• Timothy Baldwin
  General Manager, Summit
  Wine & Spirits Director, The Broadmoor
  
  
• Lisa A. Bieker
  Executive Sommelier, Food & Beverage Professional
  
  
• Amber Morris
  Resturant Manager
  The Golden Hotel & Bridgewater Grill, Golden
  
  
• Bryan Dayton
  Certified Sommelier, Master Mixologist & Proprietor
  OAK at Fourteenth Restaurant, Boulder, CO
  
  
• David T. Cocetti
  Wine & Spirits Professional
  Owner of Cocetti Family Wines & Cocetti Family Imports, LLC
  
  
• Tom Fischer, Host and Producer of BourbonBlog.com , spirits writer
  
  
• Mike Manning, Co-Founder and Co-Owner Proof Media Mix, Denver