Hanky Panky in Mexico City has been declared the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of The World’s 50 Best Bars awards 2022.
Hanky Panky Mexico City, Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award 2022 – Photo Supplied
The winner of Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award 2022 award is selected by The World’s 50 Best Bars Academy, which is made up of more than 650 anonymous industry experts, who are asked to name the bar where they received the single-best hospitality experience during the voting period.
Created to recognise the importance of hospitality in the bar experience, the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award is the first of two special awards that will be announced in the run up to the unveiling of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2022, sponsored by Perrier. The live ceremony will take place on Tuesday 4 October 2022 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It will mark the first time the event has been held outside London since its 2009 inception, where the ceremony will once again unite the global bar community in recognition of the best bars in the world.
Mark Sansom, Content Director for The World’s 50 Best Bars, says: “When Hanky Panky burst onto the list last year at No.12, we knew to expect great things from them. Not only is the bar at the forefront of the incredible craft cocktail culture developing in Mexico City, its unwavering commitment to extending world-class hospitality to every guest that walks through their door has, in just a few short years, firmly established it as one of the world’s must-visit cocktail bars. We’ve long believed that hospitality plays a crucial role in measuring the best bars in the world and we are delighted to offer our warmest congratulations to the entire Hanky Panky team on this well-deserved win.”
Named after the Hanky Panky cocktail concocted by Ada Coleman at The Savoy in London in the early 20th century, Hanky Panky is a modern speakeasy, picking up on all the best tropes of the genre. It’s a sexy, low-lit space with a long marble bar and red leather chairs, where the only way to get in – and actually discover the address – is by making a reservation on the website or via its social media accounts. Behind the bar, head bartenders Gina Barbachano and Ismael Martínez along with their team, shake up clever twists on classics, as well as original creations that have put Hanky Panky in the spotlight since its origin.
The countdown of the list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2022 will take place on Tuesday 4 October 2022 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and will also be broadcast live to a global audience on The World’s 50 Best Bars Facebook page and 50 Best Bars TV channel on YouTube.
