Meet the top 5 Shake It Up Finalists

The Shake It Up National Finals will be held at the Bar & Restaurant Expo on March 20 from 1pm – 5pm at the NxT Stage. The Top 5 Finalists will be competing in a challenge to create a cocktail using an assigned spirit and present it using IBA Standards. The Top 2 highest-scoring competitors will move on to compete in a final mystery box challenge to determine the 2024 Shake It Up Champion and Runner-up.

Both the Champion and Runner-Up will join Team USA to represent the US. The Champion will compete in the World Cocktail Championship (WCC) in Madeira, Portugal, October 31 – November 3, 2024.  The Runner-Up will compete in the Pan-American Cocktail Championship in Panama City, Panama in Fall 2024. Watch for opportunities to cheer on Team USA at both events as a spectator!

MEET THE TOP 5 FINALISTS

Felipe Castro
Castillo Park City, UT
@feleparkmixology

Mariano Gil, Jr.
Brownsville, TX
@marianonanogiljr

Yolanda Gregg
Charlotte, NC
@landieg803

Connor Perry
Ann Arbor, MI
@connorthebartender

Jonathan Stanyard
Seattle, WA
@thebittergringo

MEET THE JUDGES

Tony Abou-Ganim
Technical Judge

Summer-Jane Bell
Tasting Judge

Danielle Crouch
Tasting Judge

Armando Rosario
Tasting Judge

 

MEET YOUR HOSTS

Rob Husted

Marcy Rudershausen

 

 

 

In the Fall of 2023, the IBA National Qualifier for Flair took place and Manny Picon and Mariano Gil, Jr. joined Team USA! Both will be dazzling the audience with their flair routine during the Shake It Up Finals in Las Vegas.

Mariano Gil, Jr.
Team USA – Flair, Champion

Manny Picón
Team USA – Flair, Runner-Up

 

 

 

Heading to Las Vegas for the Bar & Restaurant Expo? Come say hi! 

• Tuesday, March 19 – Booth #2835
• Tuesday, March 19 – Bartender Meetup in the Cocktail Clubhouse from 3 – 4pm
• Wednesday, March 20 – Booth #2835
• Wednesday, March 20 – Shake It Up National Finals at the NxT Stage from 1 – 5pm

There are a few volunteer spots to assist with the Shake It Up National Finals. If you’re available, please click here to see which opportunities are still open. 

Thank you to all the 2024 Shake It Up Sponsors!