BAR – Who We Are
Partners & Faculty

The BAR Partners and its Faculty are exceptional graduates of the BAR 5-Day Program in which they have served as instructors since their certification. Their individual accomplishments within the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries are likewise of the highest rank.

The BAR Faculty represent a remarkable group of the world’s leading spirits and cocktails authorities, adding to the strong foundation built by Founding Members Dale DeGroff, Doug Frost, Steven Olson, F. Paul Pacult, Andy Seymour and David Wondrich. The teaching group has widened dramatically to now include over a dozen of the industry’s top talent in addition to Dale, Doug, Steve, Andy and David. They are:

• Jacques Bezuidenhuit
• Tad Carducci
• Lucia Creed
• Leo DeGroff
• Susan Fedroff
• Kate Gerwin
• Tyler Hudgens
• Sean Kenyon
• ms franky marshall
• Shannon Mustipher
• Julie Reiner
• Liz Rhoades
• Willy Shine
• Duane Sylvestre
• Dom Venegas
• Charlotte Voisey
• Karl-Franz Williams

As of 2022 Dale DeGroff, F. Paul Pacult, Andy Seymour and David Wondrich have transitioned from Partner to Emerita status.