There were tears, there was laughter, there were well deserved high fives – ladies and gents, please be upstanding for the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2017 winners:
AMERICAN CATEGORIES
Best American Bar Team
The NoMad Bar (New York, NY)
American Bartender of the Year
Jeff Bell of PDT (New York, NY)
Best American Brand Ambassador
Misty Kalkofen (Del Maguey)
Best American Cocktail Bar
Columbia Room (Washington, DC)
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar
Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Company (Miami, FL)
Best American Hotel Bar
The Hawthorne at The Commonwealth Hotel (Boston, MA)
Best American Restaurant Bar
Dante NYC (New York, NY)
Best New American Cocktail Bar
BlackTail (New York, NY)
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
Best International Bar Team
Dandelyan (London, UK)
International Bartender of the Year
Shingo Gokan of Speak Low (Shanghai, China)
Best International Brand Ambassador
Camille Ralph Vidal (St-Germain)
Best International Cocktail Bar
Black Pearl (Melbourne, Australia)
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar
Trailer Happiness (London, UK)
Best International Hotel Bar
Dandelyan at The Mondrian (London, UK)
Best International Restaurant Bar
Tippling Club (Singapore)
Best New International Cocktail Bar
Swift (London, UK)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication
Hot Rum Cow
Best Cocktail & Spirits Writer
Wayne Curtis
Best New Cocktail & Bartending Book
Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin & Rebecca Cate
Best New Spirits Book
Bourbon: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of An American Whiskey by Fred Minnick
GLOBAL CATEGORIES
Best Bar Mentor
David Wondrich
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
ITALICUS – Rosolio di Bergamotto (Italy)
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Trick Dog (San Francisco, United States)
World’s Best Spirits Selection
canon: whiskey and bitters emporium (Seattle, WA)
World’s Best Cocktail Bar
Dandelyan
HELEN DAVID LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles Schumann
