Sunday, June 20, 2010

Tales of the Cocktail 2010: Spirited Awards Nominees

Best American Cocktail Bar
The Clover Club, Brooklyn *
Death & Co, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco
The Varnish, Los Angeles (W)

World’s Best Hotel Bar
The Artesian at the Langham, London*
The Bar at The Connaught Hotel, London
Florida Room at The Delano, Florida (W)
Hemingway Bar, Paris

Best Cocktail Writing
CLASS magazine
Gary Regan* (W)
Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller
Naren Young

Best New Product
Celery Bitters, The Bitter Truth
Cocktail Kingdom’s barware* (W)
Crème Yvette by Cooper Spirits
Meehan Cocktail Bag by Jim Meehan

Best American Brand Ambassador
Charlotte Voisey, William Grant Portfolio
Jacques Bezuidenhout, Partida Tequila
Jamie Gordon, Absolut (W)
Tal Nadari, Bols*

World’s Best Drinks Selection
Artesian Bar at The Langham Hotel, London* (W)
Bar Lebensstern in Café Einstein, Berlin
Macao Trading Co, NYC
Widder Bar, Zurich

American Bartender of the Year
Eric Alperin, The Varnish (W)
Kenta Goto, The Pegu Club
Murray Stenson, Zig Zag
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey*

Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book
Beachbum Berry Remixed (W)
Gin Compedndium by Gaz Regan
MudPuddle Books by Greg Boehm*
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh

World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Death & Co, NYC*
Lonsdale, London
Mayahuel, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco (W)

International Bartender of the Year
Agostino Perrone, The Connaught Hotel, London
Brian Miller, Death & Co, NYC (W)
Salvatore Calabrese, London
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey, NYC*

World’s Best New Cocktail Bar
Cure, New Orleans
Dutch Kills, Queens*
Mayahuel, NYC (W)
Rickhouse, San Francisco

World’s Best Cocktail Bar
69 Colebrooke Row, London (W)
The Cocktail Bar at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast
Death & Co, NYC*
Quo Vadis, London

Best International Brand Ambassador
Angus Winchester, Tanqueray*
Dan Warner, Beefeater (W)
Jacob Briars, 42 Below
John Gakuru, Sagatiba

Best Bar Mentor
Dale DeGroff
Robert Hess
Sasha Petraske* (W)
Tony Abou-Ganim

Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Rea
Gary Regan
Murray Stenson* (W)
Tony Abou-Ganim

(source:  Ann Tuennerman of Tales of the Cocktail)

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