It is GN Chan, the co-founder in 2020 of the New York bar Double Chicken Please, recent winner of the title of best bar in North America, and 6th in the 50 Best Bars in 2022.

His name joins a list that includes Iain Griffiths from Dandelyan (London) in 2017, Joe Schofield then at Tippling Club (Singapore) in 2018, Monica Berg from Tayēr + Elementary (London) in 2019, Renato Giovannoni from Florería Atlántico (Buenos Aires) in 2020, Lynnette Marrero from Llama Inn (New York) in 2021, and finally Jean Trinh from Alquímico (Carthage) in 2022.