Lauren Mote
Tales of the Cocktail Basis (TOTCF) is honored to announce the winners of the 2022 Spirited Awards®. Since its inception in 2007, the Spirited Awards have grow to be one of the crucial globally acknowledged accolades, recognizing beverage professionals, manufacturers, media, journalists, and institutions throughout all areas of the cocktail trade. In partnership with Forbes, the Spirited Awards® official media associate, TOTCF honored the Spirited Awards recipients throughout an in-person celebration on the convention’s 2022 host venue, The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans.
Acknowledged via the lens of this 12 months’s convention theme, “Progress” — chosen for its appreciation of the nimble and adaptive improvement of the drinks group, the winners of the 2022 Spirited Awards have made strides in progressing the beverage trade ahead. Honoring writers and model ambassadors alongside bartenders and bars, the Spirited Awards showcase expertise on a worldwide stage. The night’s award recipients had been rigorously thought of by a panel of over 200 trade specialists, led by Charlotte Voisey, the Spirited Awards General Chair.
“The Spirited Awards celebrates excellence in our trade and this 12 months’s winners embody that normal so effectively,” says Charlotte Voisey, Spirited Awards General Chair. “After a tough few years, it’s actually inspiring to collect collectively as soon as extra and see what these recognitions actually imply to everybody nominated.”
In celebrating the expansion and achievements of the drinks trade, the Basis is happy to announce this 12 months’s winners, damaged into Worldwide, U.S., Media & Writing, and International classes, together with saying the winner of the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award and World’s Greatest Bar.
2022 Spirited Awards® Winners:
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
Worldwide Bartender of the Yr introduced by Patrón Tequila
- Remy Savage — 🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a Title, London, UK
Greatest Worldwide Bar Mentor introduced by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic
Greatest Worldwide Model Ambassador introduced by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic
- Martin Hudak — Mr Black Spirits
Greatest Worldwide Bar Workforce introduced by Home of Angostura
- MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
Greatest Worldwide Cocktail Bar introduced by Tequila Fortaleza
- Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK
Greatest Worldwide Lodge Bar introduced by Perrier
- Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
Greatest Worldwide Restaurant Bar introduced by Amaro Montenegro and Choose Aperitivo
Greatest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar introduced by Stranger & Sons
- 🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a Title — London, UK
U.S. CATEGORIES
U.S. Bartender of the Yr introduced by Del Maguey
- Chris Hannah — Jewel of the South, New Orleans, LA
Greatest U.S. Bar Mentor introduced by BarSmarts
Greatest U.S. Model Ambassador introduced by Libbey
- Lynn Home — Heaven Hill
Greatest U.S. Bar Workforce introduced by William Grant & Sons
- Katana Kitten — New York, NY
Greatest U.S. Cocktail Bar introduced by Absolut Vodka
- Katana Kitten — New York, NY
Greatest U.S. Lodge Bar introduced by Gray Goose
- Silver Lyan on the Riggs — Washington, DC
Greatest U.S. Restaurant Bar introduced by Maison Ferrand
- Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
Greatest New U.S. Cocktail Bar introduced by Aviation Gin
- Comfortable Accidents — Albuquerque, NM
WRITING & MEDIA CATEGORIES
Greatest Cocktail & Spirits Publication introduced by Diageo Bar Academy
Greatest Broadcast, Podcast, or On-line Video Sequence introduced by Diageo Bar Academy
Greatest Cocktail & Spirits Writing introduced by Diageo Bar Academy
- “Get Actual: The bar world seems to be past feel-good measures on sustainability and local weather change” by Max Falkowitz for Imbibe Journal
Greatest New Cocktail or Bartending Ebook introduced by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic
- The Japanese Artwork of the Cocktail by Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig
Greatest New Ebook on Drinks Tradition, Historical past, or Spirits introduced by Diageo Bar Academy
- The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails edited by David Wondrich with Noah Rothbaum
GLOBAL CATEGORIES
Greatest New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient introduced by Tales of the Cocktail Basis
- Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic – Italian Orange
World’s Greatest Cocktail Menu introduced by Diageo Bar Academy
- Little Crimson Door — Paris, France
World’s Greatest Spirits Choice introduced by Beam Suntory
- Jack Rose Eating Saloon — Washington, DC
Pioneer Award Introduced by The Mix
- Amanda Gunderson – CEO & Co-Founder, One other Spherical One other Rally
Timeless Worldwide Award introduced by Jägermeister
- Harry’s New York Bar — Paris, France
Timeless U.S. Award introduced by Johnnie Walker
- Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Lodge — New York, NY
Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award introduced by William Grant & Sons
- Julie Reiner — Co-Founder Clover Membership, Leyenda, Social Hour Cocktails, & Mixtress Consulting
World’s Greatest Bar introduced by Tales of the Cocktail Basis
- Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
Spirited Awards Listing
Tales of the Cocktail is happy to share the Spirited Awards® Listing in partnership with marquee sponsor Diageo Bar Academy with assist from Angostura, Bacardi Restricted, CAMPARI, Elijah Craig, Hendricks Gin, Tequila Fortaleza, and The Mix. Giving discerning imbibers a complete compendium of all 900+ Spirited Awards winners and nominees from the previous 16 years, the Listing is an interactive, international map created to simply information company to formally acknowledged Spirited Awards institutions.
This useful resource shall be up to date 12 months over 12 months, making it an easy-to-use instrument to plan which bars to go to at dwelling or when touring. Use the Spirited Awards® Listing at present to discover award-winning bars, together with 183 bars added this 12 months.
The Spirited Awards Chairs and Co-Chairs
Under is a listing of Spirited Awards® Chairs, answerable for overseeing the judging course of this 12 months:
- Spirited Awards General Chair
- Spirited Awards Worldwide Chair
- Asia Pacific Co-Chairs
- Lorenzo Antinori
- Pankaj Balachandran
- Hayley Morison
- Charmaine Thio
- Canada Co-Chairs
- Evelyn Chick
- Sabrine Dhaliwal
- Europe Co-Chairs
- Guiseppe Gallo
- Nicola Riske
- Latin America & Caribbean Co-Chairs
- Camille Austin
- Jean Trinh
- Tato Giovannini
- Center East & Africa Co-Chairs
- Cassandra Eichhoff
- Richard Irwin
- U.S. Central Co-Chairs
- Bridget Albert
- Steva Casey
- U.S. East Co-Chairs
- Laura Cullen
- Andy Seymour
- U.S. West Co-Chairs
- Writing & Media Co-Chairs
- François Monti
- Paul Clarke
- Matthew Rowley
- Sandrae Lawrence
- Timeless Co-Chair
- Christine Sismondo
- Colin Asare-Appiah
