Judges

A long-standing educator with several hundreds of workshops and masterclasses held over years, and a lecturer on spirits at several vocational and high schools. Regularly teaches at the Art of Bar Academy and is the Head of Spirits Division with the Wine Academy Croatia. He is one of the moderators of the Whisky Club Zagreb and a founder of The Spirits Forensics project. Also regularly collaborates with specialised magazines and fairs, tasting panels and judging committees as well as being a consultant for several distilleries. His experience was additionally built through years of working in hospitality as a coordinator and staff trainer with numerous restaurants and bars as well through working in trade industry of wines, spirits and equipment. He is the first WSET Certified Educator in Spirits in the Region, holding the WSET Level 3 Award in Spirits, the highest educational level in spirits for now.