Jackie Summers is a James Beard Finalist, seasoned public speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Summers is the founder of JackFromBrooklyn Inc. and the creator of the award-winning Sorel Liqueur.
His accolades include:
Being named among the inaugural “Drink Innovators of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine
Being named among the inaugural “Wine Enthusiast Future 40“
Being ranked among the world’s “100 Most Influential Bar Industry Figures” by Drinks International Magazine (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Being named to the The 50 Most Influential People In Brooklyn Food (Brooklyn Magazine, 2015)
Being named to the Imbibe 75 (2021)
Being named the 2019 Award winner for “Best Food Essay” by the Association of Food JournalistsJackie has written for everyone from the James Beard Foundation to Plate, Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, Epicurious, Delish, and Edible Brooklyn.
He was honored to serve as a judge for the James Beard Awards (2018, 2022), a judge for the 2019 Bombay Sapphire “Most Imaginative Bartender” competition, the 2019 Patron Perfectionists competition, and a judge for the American Craft Spirits Association Awards (2017, 2018, & 2019, 2022), a judge for the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2021, 2022), and the New York International Wine & Spirits Competition. He recently finished a 3-year term as an inaugural co-chair of the Education Committee for the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, and a member of the Education Committee for Bar Convent Brooklyn.
Summers mission is to tell stories of marginalized peoples in their own voices.
