The winners of Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2016 were just announced in New Orleans with the World’s Best Cocktail Bar going to the Connaught Bar in London.
Here is the full list of the Spirited Awards 2016 winners in the American, International, Writing and Global categories:
American Categories
Best American Bar Team
ABV (San Francisco)
American Bartender of the Year
Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Clyde Common (Portland)
Best American Brand Ambassador
Colin Asare-Appiah (Bacardi)
Best American Cocktail Bar
Smuggler’s Cove (San Francisco)
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar
Herbs & Rye (Las Vegas)
Best American Hotel Bar
The Elephant Bar at The NoMad (New York)
Best American Restaurant Bar
Saxon + Parole (New York)
Best New American Cocktail Bar
Sweet Liberty (Miami Beach)
International Categories
Best International Bar Team
American Bar at the Savoy (London, United Kingdom)
International Bartender of the Year
Hidetsugu Ueno of Bar High Five (Tokyo, Japan)
Best International Brand Ambassador
Max Warner (Chivas Regal)
Best International Cocktail Bar
Happiness Forgets (London, United Kingdom)
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar
Callooh Callay (London, United Kingdom)
Best International Hotel Bar
The Connaught Bar at The Connaught (London, United Kingdom)
Best International Restaurant Bar
Hawksmoor Spitalfields (London, United Kingdom)
Best New International Cocktail Bar
Oriole (London, United Kingdom)
Writing Categories
Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication
Cocktail Lovers
Best Cocktail & Spirits Writer
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Best New Cocktail & Bartending Book
The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual: Secret Recipes and Barroom Tales from Two Belfast Boys Who Conquered the Cocktail World by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer
Best New Spirits Book
Divided Spirits – Tequila, Mezcal and the Politics of Production by Sarah Bowen
Global Categories
Best Bar Mentor
Angus Winchester
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Dandelyan (London, United Kingdom)
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
Plantation Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum (Barbados)
World’s Best Spirits Selection
Tommy’s (San Francisco, United States)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sasha Petraske
World’s Best Cocktail Bar
The Connaught Bar in London.
