Tales of the Cocktail 2010: Spirited Awards Winners

Death & Company - Best American Cocktail Bar 2010

Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans - Saturday July 24th - I am happy to report the winners of the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2010- many of whom were definitely due.  Once again, New York City took the lion's share of prestigious awards including Best American Cocktail Bar, World's Best New Cocktail Bar, and World's Best Cocktail menu.

Spirited Awards Winners 2010

Best American Cocktail Bar

• The Clover Club, Brooklyn
• Death & Company, New York City - Winner
• Rickhouse, San Francisco
• The Varnish, Los Angeles

World’s Best Hotel Bar

• Artesian Bar at The Langham, London
• The Bar at The Connaught Hotel, London - Winner
• The Florida Room at The Delano, South Beach, Florida
• The Bar Hemingway at The Ritz, Paris

Best Cocktail Writing

• CLASS magazine - Winner
• Gary Regan
• Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller
• Naren Young

Best New Product

• Celery Bitters, The Bitter Truth - Winner
• Cocktail Kingdom’s barware
• Crème Yvette by Cooper Spirits
• Meehan Cocktail Bag by Jim Meehan

Best American Brand Ambassador

• Charlotte Voisey, Hendrick’s Gin - Winner
• Jacques Bezuidenhout, Partida Tequila
• Jamie Gordon, Absolut Vodka
• Tal Nadari, Bols Genever

World’s Best Drinks Selection

• Artesian Bar at The Langham Hotel, London
• Bar Lebensstern in Café Einstein, Berlin - Winner
• Macao Trading Co, New York City
• The Widder Bar, Zurich

Murray Stenson of Zig Zag Cafe, Seattle

American Bartender of the Year

• Eric Alperin, The Varnish
• Kenta Goto, Pegu Club
• Murray Stenson, Zig Zag Café - Winner
• Sam Ross, Milk & Honey

Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book

• Beachbum Berry Remixed
• Gin Compendium by Gary "Gaz" Regan
• MudPuddle Books by Greg Boehm
• Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh - Winner

World’s Best Cocktail Menu

• Death & Company, New York City - Winner
  
• The Lonsdale, London
• Mayahuel, New York City
• Rickhouse, San Francisco

International Bartender of the Year

• Agostino Perrone, The Connaught Hotel, London - Winner
• Brian Miller, formerly of  Death & Company, New York City
• Salvatore "The Maestro" Calabrese, formerly Fifty, London
• Sam Ross, Milk &Honey, New York City

World’s Best New Cocktail Bar

Mayahuel, World's Best New Cocktail Bar 2010

• Cure, New Orleans
• Dutch Kills, Queens
• Mayahuel, New York City - Winner
  
• Rickhouse , San Francisco

World’s Best Cocktail Bar

• 69 Colebrooke Row, London
• The Bar at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast - Winner
• Death & Company, New York City
• Quo Vadis, London

Best International Brand Ambassador

• Angus Winchester, Tanqueray Gin
• Dan Warner, Beefeater Gin
• Jacob Briars, 42 Below Vodka
• John Gakuru, Sagatiba Pura Cachaça - Winner
  

Best Bar Mentor

• Dale "King Cocktail" DeGroff - Winner
• Robert Hess
• Sasha Petraske
• Tony Abou-Ganim

Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award

• Brian Rea - Winner
  
• Gary Regan
• Murray Stenson
• Tony Abou-Ganim

(Photo credit: D&C -NY Eater, Murray Stenson, NY Times, and Mayahuel, The Gothamist)