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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](/sites/default/files/inline-images/1_0.png)
Felipe Castro
Castillo Park City, UT
@feleparkmixology
![Mariano Gil](/sites/default/files/inline-images/5_0.png)
Mariano Gil, Jr.
Brownsville, TX
@marianonanogiljr
![Yolanda Greg](/sites/default/files/inline-images/4_0.png)
Yolanda Gregg
Charlotte, NC
@landieg803
![Connor Perry](/sites/default/files/inline-images/2_0.png)
Connor Perry
Ann Arbor, MI
@connorthebartender
![Jonathan Stanyard](/sites/default/files/inline-images/3_0.png)
Jonathan Stanyard
Seattle, WA
@thebittergringo
MEET THE JUDGES
![Tony Abou-Ganim](/sites/default/files/inline-images/10.png)
Tony Abou-Ganim
Technical Judge
![Summer-Jane Bell](/sites/default/files/inline-images/11.png)
Summer-Jane Bell
Tasting Judge
![Danielle Crouch](/sites/default/files/inline-images/12.png)
Danielle Crouch
Tasting Judge
![Armando Rosario](/sites/default/files/inline-images/13_0.png)
Armando Rosario
Tasting Judge
MEET YOUR HOSTS
![Rob Husted](/sites/default/files/inline-images/9.png)
Rob Husted
![Marcy Rudershausen](/sites/default/files/inline-images/8.png)
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.](/sites/default/files/inline-images/6.png)
Mariano Gil, Jr.
Team USA – Flair, Champion
![Manny Picón](/sites/default/files/inline-images/7.png)
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!
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