Welcome to the Best of Lounge 2014 Voting!
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| Queen Esther & The Hot Five at The Salon |
The categories open for your consideration are:
Best New Cocktail Bar/Lounge
- Boilermaker (New York)
- Spirited (Brooklyn)
- The Gilroy (New York)
- The Happiest Hour (New York)
- Elephant Bar at The NoMad Hotel (New York)
Best New York Cocktail Bar/Lounge
- Clover Club (Brooklyn)
- Maison Premiere (Brooklyn)
- Attaboy (New York)
- Employees Only (New York)
- The Dead Rabbit (New York)
- Rum House at The Edison Hotel
- Lantern's Keep at The Iroquois Hotel
- Elephant Bar at The NoMad Hotel
- Lambs Club at The Chatwal Hotel
- King Cole Bar at St. Regis Hotel
Most Sought After Ingredient/Bar tool for the Home Bar
- Green Spot Single Pot Irish Whiskey
- Amaro Montenegro
- Retro style ice tapper from Cocktail Kingdom
- Denim Bar Apron from Ben Davis
- Death and Company Cocktail Book
Best Barfood
- Chicken Soup at Employees Only
- The Burger at Hudson Malone
- The Krispie Fried Chicken at Fedora
- Tuna Tartare at Crimson and Rye
- Oyster Happy Hour at The Dead Rabbit
Best Burlesque Act, Event or Space
- The Return of the Slipper Room
- Peacock Party at Duane Park with Francine and Evelyn Vinyl
- NY Burlesque Festival - Angie Pontani
- Wassabassco 10th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Drunken Dragon Festival at Macao Trading Co - Calamity "The Asian Sexation" Chang
Best Dressed Lounger
- Eff Blangiardo, Pontif of Sprezzatura
- Michael Haar, Barber and Radioflyer
- Queen Esther, Chanteuse and Belle of the Ball
- David Lochner, Philly's Finest Haberdasher
- Dandy Wellington, Song and Dance Man
Diane L. Naegel Award for Best Lounge/Retro/Vintage Event
- Club Wit's End 6th Annual Black Cat Masquerade
- Jazz Age Picnic at Governor's Island
- The Salon at Players Club
- Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala at NY Public Library
- Club Wit's End Monthly Jazz Age Party at Flute
Viva La Music Award: Best Jazz/Swing/Lounge Band
- JC Hopkins Biggish Band at Minton's Harlem
- Queen Esther and The Hot Five
- Michael Arenella andThe Dreamland Orchestra
- Dandy Wellington and His Band
- Terry Waldo, Ragtime piano man at Dead Rabbit and Rum House
David A. Embury Award: Best Cocktail of 2014
- The After Dark (Old Forester bourbon, Cynar, cold brew coffee, egg white, chocolate bitters), The Rest, Salt Lake City
- Old Oscar (Woodford Reserve bourbon, Campari, Amaro Montenegro, Ancho Reyes, Aztec chocolate bitters), Francis Verrall of The Gilroy, NYC
- Stinger (Green Spot Single Pot Irish whiskey, Fernet Branca Menta, demerara syrup, Dead Rabbit Orinoco Bitters) The Dead Rabbit, NYC
- Link Ray (Celery, Suze, lime, cane, soda and choice of rum, gin or tequila), The Happiest Hour, NYC
- Man About Town (Old Overholt rye, Cocchi vermouth, Aperol, Campari, flaming orange zest), Crimson and Rye, NYC
Additional categories will be voted by the Loungerati editors and include:
- Best Saloon
- Best Seat in the House
- Best Cocktail for the Road
- Best of the International Bar
- Best Dive aka the Gutter Award
- Don't Bruise The Ice Award for Premier Ice Program
- Brian F. Paynter Award: Lounger Number One
Deadline to cast your votes is November 30th, the winners will be announced on Loungerati's 8th birthday Dec 5th (Repeal Day of course).
Cheers!
Fredo, Eff, & The Senator
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| The After Dark at The Rest, SLC |
