Tales of the Cocktail Foundation announces the Regional Top 10 Honorees for the 2022 Spirited Awards

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, Taiwan
• Charles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South Korea
• Havana Social — Bangkok, Thailand
• Jigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — Singapore
• MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
• MO BAR at the Mandarin Oriental — Singapore
• No Sleep Club — Singapore
• Tropic City Cocktail Bar— Bangkok, Thailand
• Union Trading Company — Shanghai, China
• Vesper Cocktail Bar — Bangkok, Thailand

Best International Bar Team – Canada

• Atwater Cocktail Club — Montreal, Canada
• Bar Kismet — Halifax, Canada
• Bar Raval — Toronto, Canada
• Botanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel — Vancouver, Canada
• Mahjong Bar — Toronto, Canada
• Milky Way Cocktail Bar — Montreal, Canada
• Pourhouse — Vancouver, Canada
• The Cloakroom Bar — Montréal, Canada
• The Coldroom — Montreal, Canada
• The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, Canada

Best International Bar Team – Europe

• Le Calbar — Paris, France
• Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
• Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain
• Parovoz SpeakEasy — Kyiv, Ukraine
• Salmon Guru — Madrid, Spain
• Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK
• The Cambridge Public House — Paris, France
• The Clumsies — Athens, Greece
• The Donovan Bar at the Brown’s Hotel — London, UK
• Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain

Best International Bar Team – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, Colombia
• Bar Las Brujas — Mexico City, México
• El Gallo Altanero — Guadalajara, México
• Gitano Jungle — Tulum, México
• Hanky Panky — Mexico City, México
• Kaito del Valle — Mexico City, México
• La Factoría — San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Mar y Zielo — Cartagena, Colombia
• Mulberry Project at La Zebra hotel — Tulum, México
• Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Best International Bar Team – Middle East & Africa (MEA)* 

• Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen & Cape Brandy Bar — Cape Town, South Africa
• Front Back Accra — Accra, Ghana
• Galaxy Bar — Dubai, UAE
• Josephine Baker — Tel Aviv, Israel
• La Otra — Tel Aviv, Israel
• Lucky Shaker — Umhlanga, South Africa
• Sin + Tax — Johannesburg, South Africa
• Spicehaus — Tel Aviv, Israel
• The House of Machines — Cape Town, South Africa
• The MAINE Oyster Bar & Grill — JBR Dubai, UAE
• Tipamara — 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, Japan
• BYRDI — Melbourne, Australia
• Clipper — Auckland, New Zealand
• COA — Hong Kong, China
• JungleBird — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
• Nutmeg & Clove — Singapore
• Old Mate’s Place — Sydney, Australia
• Sidecar — New Delhi, India
• Southside Parlor — Seoul, South Korea
• The Pontiac — Hong Kong, China
• The SG Club — Tokyo, Japan

*Includes 13 honorees due to a tie

Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada

• Atwater Cocktail Club — Montreal, Canada
• Bar Mordecai — Toronto, Canada
• Civil Liberties — Toronto, Canada
• Cry Baby Gallery — Toronto, Canada
• Grapes & Soda — Vancouver, Canada
• Milk Tiger — Calgary, Canada
• Paper Lantern — Calgary, Canada
• Proof — Calgary, Canada
• The Cloakroom Bar — Montréal, Canada
• The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, Canada

Best International Cocktail Bar – Europe*

• A bar called Gemma — Stockholm, Sweden
• Cask — Cork City, Ireland
• Freni e Frizioni — Rome, Italy
• Laki Kane — London, UK
• Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain
• Parovoz SpeakEasy — Kyiv, Ukraine
• Red Frog — Lisbon, Portugal
• Salmon Guru — Madrid, Spain
• Satan’s Whiskers — London, UK
• Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK
• Three Sheets — London, UK
• Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain

*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie

Best International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• ALQUIMICO — Cartagena, Colombia
• Café Ocampo — Mexico City, México
• Carnaval Bar — Lima, Peru
• El Barón Cafe & Liquor Bar — Cartagena, Colombia
• Florería Atlántico — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Hanky Panky — Mexico City, México
• Kaito del Valle — Mexico City, México
• Selva Oaxaca — Oaxaca City, México
• Selvática — San José, Costa Rica
• Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Best International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)

• Bolero — Batroun, Lebanon
• Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen & Cape Brandy Bar — Cape Town, South Africa
• Double Standard — Tel Aviv, Israel
• Front Back Accra — Accra, Ghana
• Galaxy Bar — Dubai, UAE
• Revolver Cocktail Bar — Nairobi, Kenya
• Shinko — Cairo, Egypt
• Sin + Tax — Johannesburg, South Africa
• The Art of Duplicity — Cape Town, South Africa
• The 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, Malaysia
• Charles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South Korea
• Flaggerdoot Cocktail Lounge at the Jackalope — Melbourne, Australia
• Jigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — Singapore
• MO BAR at the Mandarin Oriental — Singapore
• Origin Bar at The Shangri-La Hotel — Singapore
• Punch Room at The Shanghai EDITION — Shanghai, China
• The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental — Bangkok, Thailand
• The St Regis Bar HK — Hong Kong, China
• Writers Bar at the Raffles Hotel — Singapore

Best International Hotel Bar – Canada*

• 1608 Bar at the Fairmont Château Frontenac — Quebec City, Canada
• Bar Artéfact at Auberge Saint-Antoine Hotel — Québec, Canada
• Botanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel — Vancouver, Canada
• Clive’s Classic Lounge — Victoria, Canada
• Clockwork Champagne & Cocktails at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel — Toronto, Canada
• Library Bar at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel — Toronto, Canada
• Lobby Lounge at the Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, Canada
• Nacarat at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth — Montreal, Canada
• The Lounge at the Drake Hotel — Toronto, Canada
• The Raven Room at the Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre — Whistler, Canada
• Wilks’ Bar at Langdon Hall — Cambridge, Canada

*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie

Best International Hotel Bar – Europe

• Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
• Mandarin Garden — Milan, Italy
• Pulitzer’s Bar at the Pulitzer Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Punch Room at The Barcelona EDITION — Barcelona, Spain
• St Regis Bar at the St Regis hotel — Venice, Italy
• The American Bar at The Stafford London — London, UK
• The Coral Room at the Bloomsbury Hotel — London, UK
• The Donovan Bar at the Brown’s Hotel — London, UK
• The Mezzanine at The Stratford hotel — London, UK
• Widder Bar at the Widder Hotel — Zürich, Switzerland

Best International Hotel Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• ACRE Baja — San José del Cabo, México
• Apache at The Click Clack Hotel — Bogotá, Colombia
• Bekeb at the Hotel Casa Hoyos — San Miguel de Allende, México
• Celajes Lounge Bar — Monteverde, Costa Rica
• Fifty Mils at the Four Seasons Hotel — Mexico City, México
• Hotel B Relais & Chateaux — Lima, Peru
• Mezcaleria Gota Gorda at the Soiree Boutique Hotel — Oaxaca, México
• Nobu Los Cabos at Nobu Hotel — Los Cabos, México
• Tigre at Hotel Casa Awolly — Mexico City, México
• Townhouse Rooftop at Townhouse Boutique Hotel and Rooftop — Cartagena, Colombia

Best International Hotel Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)

• Bulgari Bar at The Bvlgari Resort — Dubai, UAE
• Bushwick at the Atlas Hotel — Tel Aviv, Israel
• Gigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at the Gorgeous George Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
• Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar in the Imperial Hotel — Tel Aviv, Israel
• Planet Bar at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
• Sky 28 at the Kenzi Tower Hotel — Casablanca, Morocco
• Tambourin Rooftop Lounge and Bar at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel — Nairobi, Kenya
• The 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, Australia
• Caffe Fernet — Singapore
• Cork & Screw Country Club — Jakarta, Indonesia
• Happy Stan — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• KOR Shanghai — Shanghai, China
• KOR Taipei — Taipei, Taiwan
• Shady Acres — Hong Kong, China
• Skye Manila — Taguig, Philippines
• The Continental Deli — Newtown, Australia
• The Dragon Chamber — Singapore
• The Reservoire — Bangalore, India
• Union Bar & Brasserie — Jakarta, Indonesia

*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie

Best International Restaurant Bar – Canada

• Aloette — Toronto, Canada
• Bar Kismet — Halifax, Canada
• Bar Koukla — Toronto, Canada
• Highwayman Restaurant & Bar — Halifax, Canada
• Kissa Tanto — Vancouver, Canada
• Le Majestique — Montreal, Canada
• Pourhouse — Vancouver, Canada
• Published on Main — Vancouver, Canada
• Restaurant Yarrow — Edmonton, Canada
• The Ostrich Club — Halifax, Canada

Best International Restaurant Bar – Europe

• Angelita Madrid — Madrid, Spain
• Bonhomie — Paris, France
• Carico Milano — Milan, Italy
• Ceresio 7 — Milan, Italy
• Danico — Paris, France
• Le Mary Celeste — Paris, France
• Locale Firenze — Florence, Italy
• Odori Vermuteria Di Atene — Athens, Greece
• Sexy Fish — London, UK
• Tjoget — Stockholm, Sweden

Best International Restaurant Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• Arca Tulum — Tulum, Mexico
• CASA CAVIA — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Casa Oaxaca El Restaurante — Oaxaca, México
• Celele — Cartagena, Colombia
• El Destilado — Oaxaca City, México
• La Mariposario — Lima, Peru
• LEO — Bogota, Colombia
• Mar y Zielo — Cartagena, Colombia
• Mesa Franca — Bogotá, Colombia
• Pujol — Mexico City, México

Best International Restaurant Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)

• Amazonico Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Elgr — South Africa, Cape Town
• Ferdinand — Beirut, Lebanon
• LPM Restaurant & Bar — Dubai, UAE
• Marble — Johannesburg, South Africa
• MASTI – Cocktails & Cuisine — Dubai, UAE
• Mawimbi Seafood & Cafe — Nairobi, Kenya
• Sachi Heliopolis — Cairo, Egypt
• The Athletic Club & Social — Cape Town, South Africa
• Zuma Dubai — Dubai, UAE

Best New International Cocktail Bar presented by Stranger & Sons

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Apollonia — Sydney, Australia
• ARGO — Hong Kong, China
• DEAN & NANCY — Sydney, Australia
• Pearl Diver Cocktails and Oysters — Melbourne, Australia
• Quality Goods Club — Hong Kong, China
• RE — Sydney, Australia
• Republic at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia — Singapore
• Sago House — Singapore
• Teresa Cocktail Bar — Napier, New Zealand
• The Bellwood — Tokyo, Japan

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada*

• Bar Pompette — Toronto, Canada
• Chez Ernest — Montreal, Canada
• Corsair — Toronto, Canada
• Dear Friend — Dartmouth, Canada
• Laowai — Vancouver, Canada
• Major Tom — Calgary, Canada
• The Chickadee Room — Vancouver, Canada

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Europe

• a bar with shapes for a name — London, UK
• Amaro Bar — London, UK
• Isa Gastrobar at the Four Seasons Hotel — Madrid, Spain
• Publiq. — London, UK
• Quattro Teste — Lisbon, Portugal
• Schofield’s Bar — Manchester, UK
• Side Hustle at the NoMad — London, UK
• SIPS — Barcelona, Spain
• The Pineapple Club — Birmingham, UK
• Wax On — Berlin, Germany

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• Bête Noire FM — Ensenada, México
• Bootlegger Speakeasy Bar — Puebla, México
• COCHINCHINA — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• HiddenBar — Lima, Peru
• Lady Bee — Lima, Peru
• LaUat bar — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Matilde Mi Amor — Guadalajara, México
• Next Door — Georgetown, Cayman Islands
• Osten — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Zapote Bar at the Rosewood Mayakoba — Playa del Carmen, México

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa (MEA)

• Dead End Paradise — Beirut, Lebanon
• Fable — Cape Town, South Africa
• Mimi Kakushi — Dubai, UAE
• Roka Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Sinnerman — Nairobi, Kenya
• The Drinkery — Cape Town, South Africa
• Tortuga Rum Bar — Nairobi, Kenya
• Zioux — 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, TX
• Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
• Johnny’s Gold Brick — Houston, TX
• Kumiko — Chicago, IL
• Manolito — New Orleans, LA
• Porco Lounge & Tiki Room — Cleveland, OH
• The Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL
• The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
• The Sugar House — Detroit, MI
• Three 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, NY
• Jaguar Sun — Miami, FL
• Katana Kitten — New York, NY
• Mace Bar — New York, NY
• Proof — Charleston, SC
• The Long Island Bar — Brooklyn, NY
• Service Bar DC — Washington, DC
• Silver Lyan at the Riggs Washington DC — Washington, DC
• Sugar Monk — New York, NY
• Ticonderoga Club — Atlanta, GA

*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie

Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West

• Big Bar — Los Angeles, CA
• Cleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NV
• Death & Co. at the Ramble Hotel — Denver, CO
• Lady Jane — Denver, CO
• Paper Plane — San Jose, CA
• Rob Roy — Seattle, WA
• Rumba — Seattle, WA
• The Snug — Sacramento, CA
• Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
• True 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, LA
• DrinkWell — Austin, TX
• Julep — Houston, TX
• Longfellow’s Other Room — Cincinnati, OH
• Queen’s Park — Birmingham, AL
• The Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL
• The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
• The Violet Hour — Chicago, IL
• The Whistler — Chicago, IL
• Vault — Fayetteville, AR

Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East

• Bar Goto — New York, NY
• Bar Goto Niban — Brooklyn, NY
• Katana Kitten — New York, NY
• Mace Bar — New York, NY
• Pearl Diver — Nashville, TN
• Portland Hunt + Alpine Club — Portland, ME
• Proof — Charleston, SC
• Raines Law Room Chelsea — New York, NY
• Service Bar — Washington, DC
• The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club — Nashville, TN

Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West

• Bar Leather Apron — Honolulu, HI
• Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour — Phoenix, AZ
• Century Grand — Phoenix, AZ
• Jammyland Cocktail Bar & Reggae Kitchen — Las Vegas, NV
• Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
• Navy Strength — Seattle, WA
• Occidental — Denver, CO
• Teardrop Lounge — Portland, OR
• The Snug — Sacramento, CA
• Wildhawk — 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, LA
• Bourbon “O” Jazz Bar at Bourbon Orleans Hotel — New Orleans, LA
• Evening Bar at the Shinola hotel — Detroit, MI
• Hot Tin at the Pontchartrain Hotel — New Orleans, LA
• Lazy Bird at The Hoxton — Chicago, IL
• Midnight Rambler at the Joule — Dallas, TX
• The Driskill Bar at The Driskill Hotel — Austin, TX
• The Elysian Bar at the Hotel Peter and Paul — New Orleans, LA
• The Library at the Detroit Club — Detroit, MI
• Vaso 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, FL
• Dear Irving on Hudson at the Aliz Hotel — New York, NY
• El Quijote at Hotel Chelsea — New York, NY
• JIMMY at ModernHaus SoHo — New York, NY
• King Cole Bar at The St. Regis New York — New York, NY
• L.A. Jackson at the Thompson Nashville — Nashville, TN
• Orilla Bar & Grill at the Urbanica the Euclid Hotel — Miami Beach, FL
• Silver Lyan at the Riggs Washington DC — Washington, DC
• The Living Room at The Dewberry — Charleston, SC

Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West

• ARDOR at The West Hollywood EDITION — West Hollywood, CA
• Hey Love at The Jupiter — Portland, OR
• Libertine Social at the Mandalay Bay — Las Vegas, NV
• Little Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZ
• Mayor’s Table at the Lido House Newport — Newport Beach, CA
• Mountaineering Club at the Graduate Seattle Hotel — Seattle, WA
• Stella. at Hotel Sorrento — Seattle, WA
• The Amigo Room at Ace Hotel & Swim Club — Palm Springs, CA
• The Manor Bar at Rosewood Miramar Beach — Montecito, California
• The 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, AL
• Coltivare — Houston, TX
• Copper Spoon — Fort Wayne, IN
• Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
• Kumiko — Chicago, IL
• Monteverde — Chicago, IL
• Rosie Cannonball — Houston, TX
• Saba — New Orleans, LA
• Spoon and Stable — Minneapolis, MN
• Takoi — Detroit, MI
• Thyme X Table — Bay Village, OH
• Watershed Kitchen and Bar — Columbus, OH

*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie

Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East

• Café La Trova — Miami, FL
• Chickadee — Boston, MA
• Cosme — New York, NY
• Crown Shy — New York, NY
• Gramercy Tavern — New York, NY
• Jaguar Sun — Miami, FL
• Kimball House — Decatur, GA
• Llama San — New York, NY
• Macchialina — Miami, FL
• Sunny’s at Lot 6 — Miami, FL

Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West

• Across the Pond — Phoenix, AZ
• Bavel — Los Angeles, CA
• Cleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NV
• L’Oursin — Seattle, WA
• Otium — Los Angeles, CA
• Redbird — Los Angeles, CA
• Republique — Los Angeles, CA
• Strong Water Anaheim — Anaheim, CA
• Sunday Vinyl — Denver, CO
• Tavernetta — Denver, CO

Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar presented by Aviation Gin

Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central 

• Angel Share — Houston, TX
• Apothecary — Dallas, TX
• Bar Loretta — San Antonio, TX
• Chandelier Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel — New Orleans, LA
• Dragonfly — Detroit, MI
• Law Bird — Columbus, OH
• Settle Down Tavern — Madison, WI
• Supergeil — Detroit, MI
• Tiki Tatsu-Ya — Austin, TX
• Trash Panda Drinking Club — Houston, TX

Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East

• Delbar — Atlanta, GA
• Double Chicken Please — New York, NY
• Hoja Taqueria — Miami, FL
• Last Saint — Charleston, SC
• Margot Natural Wine Bar — Miami, FL
• O.K.P.B. — Washington, DC
• Overstory — New York, NY
• Temple Bar — New York, NY
• The Bar at Audrey — Nashville, TN
• The Sunken Harbor Club — Brooklyn, NY

Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West

• Bar Maze — Honolulu, HI
• Bicyclette — Los Angeles, CA
• Forget Me Not — Denver, CO
• Happy Accidents — Alburquerque, NM
• Highball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZ
• Inside Passage — Seattle, WA
• Kona’s Street Market — San Francisco, CA
• Palmetto — Oakland, CA
• Trade Winds Tavern — Seattle, WA
• Yacht Club — Denver, CO

Below is a list of Spirited Awards^® Chairs, responsible for overseeing the judging process this year:

• Spirited Awards Overall Chair
  • Charlotte Voisey
• Spirited Awards International Chair
  • Jacob Briars
• 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
• Middle 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
  • Kiowa Bryan
  • Mary Palac
• Writing & Media Co-Chairs
  • François Monti
  • Paul Clarke
  • Matthew Rowley
  • Sandrae Lawrence
• Timeless Co-Chair
  • Christine Sismondo
  • Colin 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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