Here’s the list of contestants and judges for the USBG Make It Exotico Cocktail Competition next Tuesday, May 9th at The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company.

Contestants:

Miranda Helck – Kingsley (East Village New York)

Catherine Hood – The Eddy & Eight Seas Tiki Bar (Providence, Rhode Island)

Ariel Scalise – Tender Bar + Kitchen (Pittsburgh, PA)

Jesse Dureka – The Rittenhouse Hotel Library Bar (Philadelphia)

Benjamin Pozar – Gran Caffe L’Aquila (Philadelphia)

Lee Noble – POUR (Lancaster, PA)

Chris Zingler – 1 Tippling Place (Philadelphia)

Katie Loeb – Kanella South (South Philadelphia)

Jacob Lesitsky – Skytop Lodge (Poconos, PA)

Judges:

Marilyn Johnson (me!) – founder and publisher of Philly Grub, a website focusing on the evolving food and drink scene in Philly. ADORES cocktails. Please don’t ask her about cheesesteaks.

Jenny DeHuff — Managing Editor of Culture for PhillyVoice.com. A native of New England, Jenny has covered the Philadelphia area for more than a decade, and has written for the Philadelphia Daily News and Metro.

Adam Schmidt — owner of Drink Philly, covering the Philadelphia beverage scene.

Oscar Serrano — works at Tequilas and his tequila knowledge and expertise in the industry is highly regarded.

It’s going to be a great night of extraordinary cocktails! See you there (space permitting)!