Kellie Thorn

Years of Participation

Kellie Thorn is a Beverage Consultant and Spirits Educator with over twenty years of hospitality experience. She has received considerable recognition for her talent and skills for outstanding beverage program development.
Kellie is highly committed to furthering her education in spirits and wine, she has taken and passed the Introductory Course for Court of Sommeliers, participated in and passed the reputed BAR Five Day program in New York and most recently participated in the WSET Level Three Award in Spirits and received a Pass with Distinction. She believes that ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’, and she has turned her attention to utilizing her knowledge base to educate her peers and mentor young bartenders. Kellie is a BNIC Certified Cognac Educator, passing the Certification in Cognac, France in April 2015, as well as a WSET Certified Level Three Educator. She has been a panelist for educational seminars at Tales of the Cocktail, Bar Convent Brooklyn, and Bev Con. She was most recently named one of eleven inaugural Awamori Jinbners.

Kellie is also highly involved in her local community as well as the broader hospitality community. She has served on the Advisory Council for Atlanta Food and Wine, helped to organize annual charity events for Wholesome Wave Georgia and Community Farmer’s Market, and is currently serving as a Co-Chair on the Grants Committee for the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation as well as a Mentor for Speed Rack’s inaugural ‘Advisory Squad’.
In 2017 she was awarded the Les Dames D’Escoffier Legacy Award, and in 2018 she was named one of Wine Enthusiasts 40 under 40 Tastemakers.