Meet Team USA 2025

The 2025 Shake It Up Top 5 Finalists in Classic and Flair wowed the Bar & Restaurant Expo crowd on the Spotlight Stage. For both divisions, each competitor was assigned a New Riff Distilling spirit to use in creating their signature cocktail. Classic Competitors were required to include a Reàl Infused Exotics Syrup in their signature cocktail, while Flair Competitors were required to include a Finest Call Premium Mixer.

The competitors were scored on their technical ability and the taste of the cocktail to identify the Champion and Runner-Up in each division. The Flair and Classic Champion will represent Team USA at the World Cocktail Championship in Cartagena, Colombia, November 23-27, 2025. The Classic and Flair Runner-Up will represent Team USA at the Pan-American Cocktail Championship in Santiago, Chile, September 8-13, 2025. The remaining three finalists in each division have the opportunity to compete in the Friendship Cup at the Pan-American Cocktail Championship.

MEET TEAM USA 2025

Congratulations to all and go Team USA!

Click here to replay the livestream from the 2025 Shake It Up National Finals.

Interested in attending the Pan-American Cocktail Championship or World Cocktail Championship to cheer on Team USA? Watch for more information in the coming weeks to learn more about package pricing and registration information for both events.

Thank you to all the sponsors for supporting the Shake It Up Cocktail Competition:

 The USBG would also like to thank the following people for making the 2025 Shake It Up Cocktail Competition possible:

Classic Technical Judge
Tony Abou-Ganim

Classic & Flair Tasting Judges
Joe Arakawa
Bobby Gleason
Jennifer Yim

Classic Presentation Judge
Livio Lauro

Classic Garnish Judge
Niki Benevides

Classic & Flair Timekeeper
Clark Pope

Flair Technical Judges
Colby Ashton
Akim Dagdzhyiev
Ken Hall

Flair Deduction Judge
Jean Manuel Griman Linares

Flair Garnish Judge
Danielle Crouch

Emcee
Rob Husted

Livestream Broadcast
Cache Bouren
Ryan Clark
Joshua Gates
Paulo Martinez

Competitions Volunteers
Marcelo Andrade
Lorenzo Garcia
Christa James
Jesse Perez
Mason Pruett
Claudia Zelison

USBG Booth Volunteers
Marcus Conui
Frank Shearer
Alex Velez