An earlier version of this press release named The Diplomat (Hong Kong, China) a regional honoree for “Best International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific.” The Diplomat has been removed as an honoree after a review from Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Board of Directors deemed the bar ineligible for consideration.
The 16th Annual Spirited Awards celebrates global excellence in the drinks industry and recognizes professionals, organizations, and establishments shaping the cocktail community.
NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 5, 2022) — Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is pleased to announce the regional top 10 honorees for the 16th annual Spirited Awards® in an effort to recognize the depth of talent across our global spirits community. Since its founding in 2007, the Spirited Awards® have become one of the industry’s most sought-after awards, recognizing beverage professionals, products, and establishments across every facet of the spirits and cocktail community on a global scale. In partnership with Forbes, the Spirited Awards® official media partner, TOTCF will honor recipients during the Tales of the Cocktail® (TOTC) conference, which is returning for an in-person celebration in New Orleans from July 25-29, 2022.
“Returning to an in-person celebration for our 20-year anniversary means it’s more important than ever to support one another and celebrate our phenomenal industry,” said Tales of the Cocktail Foundation CEO Eileen Wayner. “We are honored to take this opportunity to thank all of our colleagues in the cocktail community for their contributions to the industry, and offer our congratulations to all of this year’s regional honorees.”
This year, an exceptional number of Spirited Awards® submissions were received across all categories, a testament to the hospitality industry’s continued participation in recognizing the hard work and achievements of our colleagues in the industry – even despite unprecedented hardships. In that spirit, the Foundation is proud to announce the Regional Top 10 honorees, broken into regions in the Asia Pacific (APAC), Canada, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C), Middle East & Africa (MEA), U.S. Central, U.S. East, and U.S. West.
2022 Spirited Awards® Regional Top 10 Honorees (in alphabetical order):
INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Best International Bar Team presented by House of Angostura
Best International Bar Team – Asia Pacific (APAC)
AHA Saloon — Taipei, TaiwanCharles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South KoreaHavana Social — Bangkok, ThailandJigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — SingaporeMAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, AustraliaMO BAR at the Mandarin Oriental — SingaporeNo Sleep Club — SingaporeTropic City Cocktail Bar— Bangkok, ThailandUnion Trading Company — Shanghai, ChinaVesper Cocktail Bar — Bangkok, Thailand
Best International Bar Team – Canada
Atwater Cocktail Club — Montreal, CanadaBar Kismet — Halifax, CanadaBar Raval — Toronto, CanadaBotanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel — Vancouver, CanadaMahjong Bar — Toronto, CanadaMilky Way Cocktail Bar — Montreal, CanadaPourhouse — Vancouver, CanadaThe Cloakroom Bar — Montréal, CanadaThe Coldroom — Montreal, CanadaThe Keefer Bar — Vancouver, Canada
Best International Bar Team – Europe
Le Calbar — Paris, FranceLyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UKParadiso — Barcelona, SpainParovoz SpeakEasy — Kyiv, UkraineSalmon Guru — Madrid, SpainTayēr + Elementary — London, UKThe Cambridge Public House — Paris, FranceThe Clumsies — Athens, GreeceThe Donovan Bar at the Brown’s Hotel — London, UKTwo Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain
Best International Bar Team – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)
ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, ColombiaBar Las Brujas — Mexico City, MéxicoEl Gallo Altanero — Guadalajara, MéxicoGitano Jungle — Tulum, MéxicoHanky Panky — Mexico City, MéxicoKaito del Valle — Mexico City, MéxicoLa Factoría — San Juan, Puerto RicoMar y Zielo — Cartagena, ColombiaMulberry Project at La Zebra hotel — Tulum, MéxicoTres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best International Bar Team – Middle East & Africa (MEA)*
Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen & Cape Brandy Bar — Cape Town, South AfricaFront Back Accra — Accra, GhanaGalaxy Bar — Dubai, UAEJosephine Baker — Tel Aviv, IsraelLa Otra — Tel Aviv, IsraelLucky Shaker — Umhlanga, South AfricaSin + Tax — Johannesburg, South AfricaSpicehaus — Tel Aviv, IsraelThe House of Machines — Cape Town, South AfricaThe MAINE Oyster Bar & Grill — JBR Dubai, UAETipamara — Tel Aviv, Israel
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best International Cocktail Bar presented by Tequila Fortaleza
Best International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)*
Bar TRENCH — Tokyo, JapanBYRDI — Melbourne, AustraliaClipper — Auckland, New ZealandCOA — Hong Kong, ChinaJungleBird — Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, AustraliaNutmeg & Clove — SingaporeOld Mate’s Place — Sydney, AustraliaSidecar — New Delhi, IndiaSouthside Parlor — Seoul, South KoreaThe Pontiac — Hong Kong, ChinaThe SG Club — Tokyo, Japan
*Includes 13 honorees due to a tie
Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
Atwater Cocktail Club — Montreal, CanadaBar Mordecai — Toronto, CanadaCivil Liberties — Toronto, CanadaCry Baby Gallery — Toronto, CanadaGrapes & Soda — Vancouver, CanadaMilk Tiger — Calgary, CanadaPaper Lantern — Calgary, CanadaProof — Calgary, CanadaThe Cloakroom Bar — Montréal, CanadaThe Keefer Bar — Vancouver, Canada
Best International Cocktail Bar – Europe*
A bar called Gemma — Stockholm, SwedenCask — Cork City, IrelandFreni e Frizioni — Rome, ItalyLaki Kane — London, UKParadiso — Barcelona, SpainParovoz SpeakEasy — Kyiv, UkraineRed Frog — Lisbon, PortugalSalmon Guru — Madrid, SpainSatan’s Whiskers — London, UKTayēr + Elementary — London, UKThree Sheets — London, UKTwo Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)
ALQUIMICO — Cartagena, ColombiaCafé Ocampo — Mexico City, MéxicoCarnaval Bar — Lima, PeruEl Barón Cafe & Liquor Bar — Cartagena, ColombiaFlorería Atlántico — Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHanky Panky — Mexico City, MéxicoKaito del Valle — Mexico City, MéxicoSelva Oaxaca — Oaxaca City, MéxicoSelvática — San José, Costa RicaTres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Bolero — Batroun, LebanonCause Effect Cocktail Kitchen & Cape Brandy Bar — Cape Town, South AfricaDouble Standard — Tel Aviv, IsraelFront Back Accra — Accra, GhanaGalaxy Bar — Dubai, UAERevolver Cocktail Bar — Nairobi, KenyaShinko — Cairo, EgyptSin + Tax — Johannesburg, South AfricaThe Art of Duplicity — Cape Town, South AfricaThe Republic Bar & Grill — Accra, Ghana
Best International Hotel Bar presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation
Best International Hotel Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)
Bar Trigona at the Four Seasons Hotel — Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCharles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South KoreaFlaggerdoot Cocktail Lounge at the Jackalope — Melbourne, AustraliaJigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — SingaporeMO BAR at the Mandarin Oriental — SingaporeOrigin Bar at The Shangri-La Hotel — SingaporePunch Room at The Shanghai EDITION — Shanghai, ChinaThe Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental — Bangkok, ThailandThe St Regis Bar HK — Hong Kong, ChinaWriters Bar at the Raffles Hotel — Singapore
Best International Hotel Bar – Canada*
1608 Bar at the Fairmont Château Frontenac — Quebec City, CanadaBar Artéfact at Auberge Saint-Antoine Hotel — Québec, CanadaBotanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel — Vancouver, CanadaClive’s Classic Lounge — Victoria, CanadaClockwork Champagne & Cocktails at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel — Toronto, CanadaLibrary Bar at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel — Toronto, CanadaLobby Lounge at the Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, CanadaNacarat at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth — Montreal, CanadaThe Lounge at the Drake Hotel — Toronto, CanadaThe Raven Room at the Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre — Whistler, CanadaWilks’ Bar at Langdon Hall — Cambridge, Canada
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best International Hotel Bar – Europe
Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UKMandarin Bar & Bistrot at the Mandarin Oriental — Milan, ItalyPulitzer’s Bar at the Pulitzer Amsterdam — Amsterdam, NetherlandsPunch Room at The Barcelona EDITION — Barcelona, SpainSt Regis Bar at the St Regis hotel — Venice, ItalyThe American Bar at The Stafford London — London, UKThe Coral Room at the Bloomsbury Hotel — London, UKThe Donovan Bar at the Brown’s Hotel — London, UKThe Mezzanine at The Stratford hotel — London, UKWidder Bar at the Widder Hotel — Zürich, Switzerland
Best International Hotel Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)
ACRE Baja — San José del Cabo, MéxicoApache at The Click Clack Hotel — Bogotá, ColombiaBekeb at the Hotel Casa Hoyos — San Miguel de Allende, MéxicoCelajes Lounge Bar — Monteverde, Costa RicaFifty Mils at the Four Seasons Hotel — Mexico City, MéxicoHotel B Relais & Chateaux — Lima, PeruMezcaleria Gota Gorda at the Soiree Boutique Hotel — Oaxaca, MéxicoNobu Los Cabos at Nobu Hotel — Los Cabos, MéxicoTigre at Hotel Casa Awolly — Mexico City, MéxicoTownhouse Rooftop at Townhouse Boutique Hotel and Rooftop — Cartagena, Colombia
Best International Hotel Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Bulgari Bar at The Bvlgari Resort — Dubai, UAEBushwick at the Atlas Hotel — Tel Aviv, IsraelGigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at the Gorgeous George Hotel — Cape Town, South AfricaImperial Craft Cocktail Bar in the Imperial Hotel — Tel Aviv, IsraelPlanet Bar at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel — Cape Town, South AfricaSky 28 at the Kenzi Tower Hotel — Casablanca, MoroccoTambourin Rooftop Lounge and Bar at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel — Nairobi, KenyaThe Willaston Bar at The Silo Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
Best International Restaurant Bar presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation
Best International Restaurant Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)*
Bar Torino — Adelaide, AustraliaCaffe Fernet — SingaporeCork & Screw Country Club — Jakarta, IndonesiaHappy Stan — Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKOR Shanghai — Shanghai, ChinaKOR Taipei — Taipei, TaiwanShady Acres — Hong Kong, ChinaSkye Manila — Taguig, PhilippinesThe Continental Deli — Newtown, AustraliaThe Dragon Chamber — SingaporeThe Reservoire — Bangalore, IndiaUnion Bar & Brasserie — Jakarta, Indonesia
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best International Restaurant Bar – Canada
Aloette — Toronto, CanadaBar Kismet — Halifax, CanadaBar Koukla — Toronto, CanadaHighwayman Restaurant & Bar — Halifax, CanadaKissa Tanto — Vancouver, CanadaLe Majestique — Montreal, CanadaPourhouse — Vancouver, CanadaPublished on Main — Vancouver, CanadaRestaurant Yarrow — Edmonton, CanadaThe Ostrich Club — Halifax, Canada
Best International Restaurant Bar – Europe
Angelita Madrid — Madrid, SpainBonhomie — Paris, FranceCarico Milano — Milan, ItalyCeresio 7 — Milan, ItalyDanico — Paris, FranceLe Mary Celeste — Paris, FranceLocale Firenze — Florence, ItalyOdori Vermuteria Di Atene — Athens, GreeceSexy Fish — London, UKTjoget — Stockholm, Sweden
Best International Restaurant Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)
Arca Tulum — Tulum, MexicoCASA CAVIA — Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCasa Oaxaca El Restaurante — Oaxaca, MéxicoCelele — Cartagena, ColombiaEl Destilado — Oaxaca City, MéxicoLa Mariposario — Lima, PeruLEO — Bogota, ColombiaMar y Zielo — Cartagena, ColombiaMesa Franca — Bogotá, ColombiaPujol — Mexico City, México
Best International Restaurant Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Amazonico Dubai — Dubai, UAEElgr — South Africa, Cape TownFerdinand — Beirut, LebanonLPM Restaurant & Bar — Dubai, UAEMarble — Johannesburg, South AfricaMASTI – Cocktails & Cuisine — Dubai, UAEMawimbi Seafood & Cafe — Nairobi, KenyaSachi Heliopolis — Cairo, EgyptThe Athletic Club & Social — Cape Town, South AfricaZuma Dubai — Dubai, UAE
Best New International Cocktail Bar presented by Stranger & Sons
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)
Apollonia — Sydney, AustraliaARGO — Hong Kong, ChinaDEAN & NANCY — Sydney, AustraliaPearl Diver Cocktails and Oysters — Melbourne, AustraliaQuality Goods Club — Hong Kong, ChinaRE — Sydney, AustraliaRepublic at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia — SingaporeSago House — SingaporeTeresa Cocktail Bar — Napier, New ZealandThe Bellwood — Tokyo, Japan
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada*
Bar Pompette — Toronto, CanadaChez Ernest — Montreal, CanadaCorsair — Toronto, CanadaDear Friend — Dartmouth, CanadaLaowai — Vancouver, CanadaMajor Tom — Calgary, CanadaThe Chickadee Room — Vancouver, Canada
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Europe
a bar with shapes for a name — London, UKAmaro Bar — London, UKIsa Gastrobar at the Four Seasons Hotel — Madrid, SpainPubliq. — London, UKQuattro Teste — Lisbon, PortugalSchofield’s Bar — Manchester, UKSide Hustle at the NoMad — London, UKSIPS — Barcelona, SpainThe Pineapple Club — Birmingham, UKWax On — Berlin, Germany
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)
Bête Noire FM — Ensenada, MéxicoBootlegger Speakeasy Bar — Puebla, MéxicoCOCHINCHINA — Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHiddenBar — Lima, PeruLady Bee — Lima, PeruLaUat bar — Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMatilde Mi Amor — Guadalajara, MéxicoNext Door — Georgetown, Cayman IslandsOsten — Buenos Aires, ArgentinaZapote Bar at the Rosewood Mayakoba — Playa del Carmen, México
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Dead End Paradise — Beirut, LebanonFable — Cape Town, South AfricaMimi Kakushi — Dubai, UAERoka Dubai — Dubai, UAESinnerman — Nairobi, KenyaThe Drinkery — Cape Town, South AfricaTortuga Rum Bar — Nairobi, KenyaZioux — Johannesburg, South Africa
U.S. ESTABLISHMENTS
Best U.S. Bar Team presented by William Grant & Sons
Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
Half Step — Austin, TXJewel of the South — New Orleans, LAJohnny’s Gold Brick — Houston, TXKumiko — Chicago, ILManolito — New Orleans, LAPorco Lounge & Tiki Room — Cleveland, OHThe Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, ILThe Roosevelt Room — Austin, TXThe Sugar House — Detroit, MIThree Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL
Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East*
Allegory at the Eaton Hotel — Washington, D.C.Attaboy — New York, NYJaguar Sun — Miami, FLKatana Kitten — New York, NYMace Bar — New York, NYProof — Charleston, SCThe Long Island Bar — Brooklyn, NYService Bar DC — Washington, DCSilver Lyan at the Riggs Washington DC — Washington, DCSugar Monk — New York, NYTiconderoga Club — Atlanta, GA
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West
Big Bar — Los Angeles, CACleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NVDeath & Co. at the Ramble Hotel — Denver, COLady Jane — Denver, COPaper Plane — San Jose, CARob Roy — Seattle, WARumba — Seattle, WAThe Snug — Sacramento, CAThunderbolt — Los Angeles, CATrue Laurel — San Francisco, CA
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar presented by Absolut Vodka
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 — New Orleans, LADrinkWell — Austin, TXJulep — Houston, TXLongfellow’s Other Room — Cincinnati, OHQueen’s Park — Birmingham, ALThe Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, ILThe Roosevelt Room — Austin, TXThe Violet Hour — Chicago, ILThe Whistler — Chicago, ILVault — Fayetteville, AR
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
Bar Goto — New York, NYBar Goto Niban — Brooklyn, NYKatana Kitten — New York, NYMace Bar — New York, NYPearl Diver — Nashville, TNPortland Hunt + Alpine Club — Portland, MEProof — Charleston, SCRaines Law Room Chelsea — New York, NYService Bar — Washington, DCThe Fox Bar & Cocktail Club — Nashville, TN
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
Bar Leather Apron — Honolulu, HIBitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour — Phoenix, AZCentury Grand — Phoenix, AZJammyland Cocktail Bar & Reggae Kitchen — Las Vegas, NVThunderbolt — Los Angeles, CANavy Strength — Seattle, WAOccidental — Denver, COTeardrop Lounge — Portland, ORThe Snug — Sacramento, CAWildhawk — San Francisco, CA
Best U.S. Hotel Bar presented by Grey Goose
Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central
Bar Marilou at the Maison de la Luz — New Orleans, LABourbon “O” Jazz Bar at Bourbon Orleans Hotel — New Orleans, LAEvening Bar at the Shinola hotel — Detroit, MIHot Tin at the Pontchartrain Hotel — New Orleans, LALazy Bird at The Hoxton — Chicago, ILMidnight Rambler at the Joule — Dallas, TXThe Driskill Bar at The Driskill Hotel — Austin, TXThe Elysian Bar at the Hotel Peter and Paul — New Orleans, LAThe Library at the Detroit Club — Detroit, MIVaso Dublin at AC Hotel Columbus Dublin — Dublin, OH
Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
Allegory at the Eaton Hotel — Washington, D.C.Champagne Bar at The Surf Club Miami — Miami, FLDear Irving on Hudson at the Aliz Hotel — New York, NYEl Quijote at Hotel Chelsea — New York, NYJIMMY at ModernHaus SoHo — New York, NYKing Cole Bar at The St. Regis New York — New York, NYL.A. Jackson at the Thompson Nashville — Nashville, TNOrilla Bar & Grill at the Urbanica the Euclid Hotel — Miami Beach, FLSilver Lyan at the Riggs Washington DC — Washington, DCThe Living Room at The Dewberry — Charleston, SC
Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
ARDOR at The West Hollywood EDITION — West Hollywood, CAHey Love at The Jupiter — Portland, ORLibertine Social at the Mandalay Bay — Las Vegas, NVLittle Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZMayor’s Table at the Lido House Newport — Newport Beach, CAMountaineering Club at the Graduate Seattle Hotel — Seattle, WAStella. at Hotel Sorrento — Seattle, WAThe Amigo Room at Ace Hotel & Swim Club — Palm Springs, CAThe Manor Bar at Rosewood Miramar Beach — Montecito, CaliforniaThe Tap Room at the Langham Huntington— Los Angeles, CA
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar presented by Maison Ferrand
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central*
Automatic Seafood and Oysters — Birmingham, ALColtivare — Houston, TXCopper Spoon — Fort Wayne, INJewel of the South — New Orleans, LAKumiko — Chicago, ILMonteverde — Chicago, ILRosie Cannonball — Houston, TXSaba — New Orleans, LASpoon and Stable — Minneapolis, MNTakoi — Detroit, MIThyme X Table — Bay Village, OHWatershed Kitchen and Bar — Columbus, OH
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
Café La Trova — Miami, FLChickadee — Boston, MACosme — New York, NYCrown Shy — New York, NYGramercy Tavern — New York, NYJaguar Sun — Miami, FLKimball House — Decatur, GALlama San — New York, NYMacchialina — Miami, FLSunny’s at Lot 6 — Miami, FL
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
Across the Pond — Phoenix, AZBavel — Los Angeles, CACleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NVL’Oursin — Seattle, WAOtium — Los Angeles, CARedbird — Los Angeles, CARepublique — Los Angeles, CAStrong Water Anaheim — Anaheim, CASunday Vinyl — Denver, COTavernetta — Denver, CO
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar presented by Aviation Gin
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
Angel Share — Houston, TXApothecary — Dallas, TXBar Loretta — San Antonio, TXChandelier Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel — New Orleans, LADragonfly — Detroit, MILaw Bird — Columbus, OHSettle Down Tavern — Madison, WISupergeil — Detroit, MITiki Tatsu-Ya — Austin, TXTrash Panda Drinking Club — Houston, TX
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
Delbar — Atlanta, GADouble Chicken Please — New York, NYHoja Taqueria — Miami, FLLast Saint — Charleston, SCMargot Natural Wine Bar — Miami, FLO.K.P.B. — Washington, DCOverstory — New York, NYTemple Bar — New York, NYThe Bar at Audrey — Nashville, TNThe Sunken Harbor Club — Brooklyn, NY
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
Bar Maze — Honolulu, HIBicyclette — Los Angeles, CAForget Me Not — Denver, COHappy Accidents — Alburquerque, NMHighball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZInside Passage — Seattle, WAKona’s Street Market — San Francisco, CAPalmetto — Oakland, CATrade Winds Tavern — Seattle, WAYacht Club — Denver, CO
Below is a list of Spirited Awards® Chairs, responsible for overseeing the judging process this year:
Spirited Awards Overall ChairCharlotte VoiseySpirited Awards International ChairJacob BriarsAsia Pacific Co-ChairsLorenzo AntinoriPankaj BalachandranHayley MorisonCharmaine ThioCanada Co-ChairsEvelyn ChickSabrine DhaliwalEurope Co-ChairsGuiseppe GalloNicola RiskeLatin America & Caribbean Co-ChairsCamille AustinJean TrinhTato GiovanniniMiddle East & Africa Co-ChairsCassandra EichhoffRichard IrwinU.S. Central Co-ChairsBridget AlbertSteva CaseyU.S. East Co-ChairsLaura CullenAndy SeymourU.S. West Co-ChairsKiowa BryanMary PalacWriting & Media Co-ChairsFrançois MontiPaul ClarkeMatthew RowleySandrae LawrenceTimeless Co-ChairChristine SismondoColin Asare-Appiah
Spirited Awards® judges are a collection of respected bartenders, bar owners, educators, and writers from across the globe entrusted with this critical calling. Drawing on their years of experience and their knowledge of the current work being done locally, nationally, and internationally, together the judges can evaluate nominees from far and wide to ensure that the Spirited Awards® represents the breadth and diversity of the global drinks industry.
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Spirited Awards® Committee is dedicated to valuing the inclusion of the communities we serve by ensuring that our judging panel reflects their incredible diversity in terms of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality. Recognizing that inclusion is key to a well-represented committee, TOTCF strives to ensure that we have an equitable representation of gender across the judging panel. The Spirited Awards® are not based on popular vote and all nominations will be evaluated by their respective judging committees.
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation would like to thank all of its Spirited Awards sponsors. Title Partners: Diageo Bar Academy, Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic, Pernod Ricard (Absolut Vodka, BarSmarts, and Del Maguey); Presenting Partners: Bacardi (Grey Goose and Patron), Beam Suntory and The Blend, William Grant & Sons; Supporting Partners: Aviation Gin, House of Angostura, Johnnie Walker, Libbey Glass, Maison Ferrand, Stranger & Sons, Tequila Fortaleza; Official Barware: Bull in China; Official Champagne: G.H. Mumm. Tales of the Cocktail 2022 Official Partners include Official Mixer: Q Mixers, Official Glassware: Libbey Glass
In light of recent global events with the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine, and the humanitarian crisis that is ongoing in Ukraine and in Europe, the Spirited Awards Committee and Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Board will not consider nominees from Russia for this year’s awards. Similarly, the Spirited Awards currently has two sitting judges from Russia, both of whom mutually agreed to abstain from judging this year.
The Foundation stands in solidarity with colleagues and friends in the hospitality industry in Ukraine and to all citizens impacted by this catastrophic invasion. And, the organization acknowledges industry colleagues in Russia who do not support this war, but also have very limited ways to protest this war without risking their own personal safety. In the weeks and months to come, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation will announce further efforts to directly support the hospitality community of Ukraine.
To learn more about the Spirited Awards Committee and awards criteria, please visit the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Spirited Awards page.
Overall Top 10 Nominees will be announced on June 2, 2022, Top 4 Finalists will be named on June 21, 2022, and Winners will be celebrated on July 28, 2022.
Tales of the Cocktail is thrilled to share the Spirited Awards® Directory in partnership with marquee sponsor Diageo Bar Academy with support from Angostura, Bacardi Limited, CAMPARI, Elijah Craig, Hendricks Gin, Tequila Fortaleza, and The Blend. Giving discerning imbibers a comprehensive compendium of all 900+ Spirited Awards winners and nominees from the past 15 years, the Directory is an interactive, global map created to easily guide guests to officially recognized Spirited Awards establishments.
This resource will be updated year over year, making it an easy-to-use tool to plan which bars to visit at home or when traveling. Use the Spirited Awards® Directory today to explore award-winning bars, including 183 bars added this year.
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