Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Announces Spirited Awards® 2024 Regional Top 10 Honorees

The 18th annual Spirited Awards^® is dedicated to honoring excellence in the drinks industry, showcasing the best of the global cocktail community.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 18, 2024)—Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is pleased to announce the Regional Top 10 Honorees for the 18th annual Spirited Awards^®. Established in 2007 to honor excellence in the drinks industry, the Spirited Awards® has grown into one of the most internationally prestigious recognitions, celebrating individuals, products, establishments, media, and industry luminaries from across the world who continue to inspire the global cocktail community. In partnership with Forbes, the Spirited Awards® official media partner, TOTCF will celebrate the Spirited Awards® during the Tales of the Cocktail® (TOTC) conference, taking place in New Orleans from July 21-26, 2024.

“The Spirited Awards is crucial to our industry, not only as an award but also as an appreciation for every Regional Top 10 Honoree’s hard work and effort, which eventually motivates them to reach higher,” said Symphony Loo, Spirited Awards Asia Pacific (APAC) Co-Chair.

Broken into geographical regions: Asia Pacific (APAC), Canada, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C), Middle East & Africa (MEA), U.S. Central, U.S. East, and U.S. West, the Spirited Awards^® Regional Top 10 Honorees represent a global class of cocktail teams and establishments that are making an indelible mark on their local cocktail communities–and beyond. To toast the 2024 Honorees, the Foundation is proud to recognize this inspiring group and announce the Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees. 

2024 Spirited Awards^® Regional Top 10 Honorees (in alphabetical order):

INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

*Due to ties, some categories have more than 10 honorees.

Best International Bar Team presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

Best International Bar Team – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• ARGO at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong — Hong Kong, China
• ATLAS — Singapore
• Caretaker’s Cottage — Melbourne, Australia
• Dean & Nancy on 22 at the A by Adina Hotel — Sydney, Australia
• Double Deuce Lounge — Sydney, Australia
• Hope & Sesame Guangzhou — Guangzhou, China
• Jigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — Singapore
• Native — Singapore
• Night Hawk — Singapore
• Nutmeg & Clove — Singapore

Best International Bar Team – Canada *

• Atwater Cocktail Club — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Civil Liberties — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Cry Baby Gallery — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Dear Friend — Dartmouth, NS, Canada
• Laowai — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Library Bar at Fairmont Royal York — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Published on Main — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• The Cloakroom Bar — Montréal, QC, Canada
• The Coldroom — Montréal, QC, Canada
• The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, BC, Canada

Best International Bar Team – Europe

• 1930 Cocktail Bar — Milan, Italy
• Bar 1661 — Dublin, Ireland
• Cinquanta Spirito Italiano — Pagani, Italy
• Mirror Cocktail Bar at Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel — Bratislava, Slovakia
• Panda & Sons — Edinburgh, Scotland
• Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain
• Satan’s Whiskers — London, UK
• Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK
• The Cambridge Public House — Paris, France
• The Clumsies — Athens, Greece

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

• Café de Nadie — Mexico City, Mexico
• CoChinChina — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• El Gallo Altanero — Guadalajara, Mexico
• Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico City, Mexico
• Hanky Panky — Mexico City, Mexico
• La Factoría — San Juan, Puerto Rico
• La Uat — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Rayo Cocktail Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
• Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Zapote Bar at Rosewood Mayakoba — Playa del Carmen, Mexico

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

• COYA Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• fable — Cape Town, South Africa
• Front/Back Accra — Accra, Ghana
• Lost + Found Drinkery — Nicosia, Cyprus
• LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Mimi Kakushi — Dubai, UAE
• Salmon Guru Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Sin + Tax — Johannesburg, South Africa
• The Drinkery — Cape Town, South Africa
• Zuma Dubai — Dubai, UAE

Best International Cocktail Bar presented by Patrón Tequila

Best International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Above Board — Melbourne, Australia
• BYRDI — Melbourne, Australia
• Caretaker’s Cottage — Melbourne, Australia
• COA — Hong Kong, China
• Hope & Sesame Guangzhou — Guangzhou, China
• Maybe Sammy — Sydney, Australia
• Nutmeg & Clove — Singapore
• The Bellwood — Tokyo, Japan
• The Cocktail Club — Jakarta, Indonesia
• ZEST — Seoul, South Korea

Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada *

• Atwater Cocktail Club — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Bar Mordecai — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Bar Pompette — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Civil Liberties — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Cocktail Bar — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Dear Friend Bar — Dartmouth, NS, Canada
• Laowai — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Milky Way Cocktail Bar — Montréal, Quebec, Canada
• The Cloakroom Bar — Montréal, QC, Canada
• The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• The Raven Room — Whistler, BC, Canada

Best International Cocktail Bar – Europe

• 🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a Name — London, UK
• Drink Kong — Rome, Italy
• HIMKOK — Oslo, Norway
• Kwãnt — London, UK
• Line Athens — Athens, Greece
• Panda & Sons — Edinburgh, Scotland
• Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain
• Röda Huset — Stockholm, Sweden
• Satan’s Whiskers — London, UK
• Three Sheets Bar — London, UK

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

• ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena des Indias, Colombia
• Bon Vivants — Nassau, Bahamas
• Carnaval Bar — Lima, Peru
• El Barón Cafe & Cocktail Bar — Cartagena, Colombia
• Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico City, Mexico
• La Factoría — San Juan, Puerto Rico
• La Uat — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Oh No! Lulu — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Rayo Cocktail Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
• The Liquor Store — São Paulo, Brazil
• Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

• CAUSE | EFFECT Cocktail Kitchen — Cape Town, South Africa
• Dead End Paradise — Beirut, Lebanon
• Front/Back Accra — Accra, Ghana
• Galaxy Bar — Dubai, UAE
• Honeycomb Hi-Fi — Dubai, UAE
• Salmon Guru Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Shinkō — Cairo, Egypt
• Sin + Tax — Johannesburg, South Africa
• The Drinkery — Cape Town, South Africa
• The House of Machines — Cape Town, South Africa

Best International Hotel Bar presented by Ford’s Gin

Best International Hotel Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• ARGO at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong — Hong Kong, China
• Bar Trigona at Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• BKK Social Club at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok — Bangkok, Thailand
• Charles H. at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul — Seoul, South Korea
• DarkSide at Rosewood Hong Kong — Hong Kong, China
• Dean & Nancy on 22 at the A by Adina Hotel — Sydney, Australia
• Origin Bar at the Shangri-La Hotel — Singapore
• The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental — Bangkok, Thailand
• VIRTÙ at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo Otemachi — Tokyo, Japan
• Writers Bar at Raffles Singapore Hotel — Singapore

Best International Hotel Bar – Canada

• Bar 1608 at Fairmont Le Château Frontenac — Quebec City, QC, Canada
• Bar George at Le Mount Stephen Hotel — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Clive’s Classic Lounge at Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites — Victoria, BC, Canada
• Clockwork Champagne & Cocktails at Fairmont Royal York Hotel — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Library Bar at Fairmont Royal York — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Marcus Lounge and Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Montréal — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Nacarat at Fairmont Queen Elizabeth — Montréal, QC, Canada
• The Lobby Lounge and RawBar at Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Writers Room Bar at Park Hyatt — Toronto, ON, Canada

Best International Hotel Bar – Europe *

• Atrium Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze — Florence, Italy
• Avra Bar at Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens — Athens, Greece
• Bar Les Ambassadeurs at Hôtel de Crillon — Paris, France
• Mirror Cocktail Bar at Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel — Bratislava, Slovakia
• Punch Room at The Madrid EDITION — Madrid, Spain
• Seed Library at One Hundred Shoreditch Hotel — London, UK
• Side Hustle at The NoMad Hotel London — London, UK
• Super Lyan at Kimpton De Witt — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• The Court at Palazzo Manfredi — Rome, Italy
• The Donovan Bar at Brown’s Hotel — London, UK
• Velvet by Salvatore Calabrese at Corinthia London — London, UK

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

• BEKEB at Hotel Casa Hoyos — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
• Carlotta Reforma at The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City — Mexico City, Mexico
• Fifty Mils at  Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City — Mexico City, Mexico
• Hotel B at Relais & Châteaux — Lima, Peru
• King Cole Bar at The St. Regis Mexico City — Mexico City, Mexico
• La Botica at Las Ventanas al Paraiso — Los Cabos, Mexico
• Library by the Sea at Kimpton Seafire Resort — Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands
• NKIRU Bar at 45 by Director Hotel — Santiago, Chile
• Rabo di Galo at Rosewood São Paulo — São Paulo, Brazil
• Zapote Bar at Rosewood Mayakoba — Playa del Carmen, Mexico

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

• Blind Tiger at Jumeirah Al Naseem — Dubai, UAE
• Electric Pawn Shop at the Dubai Hotel — Dubai, UAE
• Flashback Speakeasy Bar & Lounge at Paramount Hotel Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Gigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at the Gorgeous George Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
• HERO at Trademark Hotel — Nairobi, Kenya
• Jiko Restaurant at Tribe Hotel — Nairobi, Kenya
• Library Bar at The Abu Dhabi EDITION — Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Monkey Bar at 25hours Hotel — Dubai, UAE
• Smoke & Mirrors at SLS Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• The Bulgari Bar at the The Bulgari Resort Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• The Leopard Bar at the Twelve Apostles Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa

Best International Restaurant Bar presented by Gin Mare

Best International Restaurant Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Alba Bar & Deli — Brisbane, Australia
• Burnt Ends — Singapore
• Caffe Fernet — Singapore
• Gimlet at Cavendish House — Melbourne, Australia
• Neon Pigeon — Singapore
• PANTJA — Jakarta, Indonesia
• Ralph’s Bar — Chengdu, China
• SG Low — Tokyo, Japan
• Sugarhall — Singapore
• Vender Bar — Taichung City, Taiwan

Best International Restaurant Bar – Canada

• Bar Kismet — Halifax, NS, Canada
• Honō Izakaya — Quebec City, QC, Canada
• Le Majestique — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Major Tom — Calgary, AB, Canada
• Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provision — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Published on Main — Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Quetzal — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Restaurant Pompette — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Rouge Gorge — Montréal, QC, Canada
• SUYO — Vancouver, BC, Canada

Best International Restaurant Bar – Europe

• Angelita — Madrid, Spain
• Bar Lupo — Zurich, Switzerland
• Carico Milano — Milan, Italy
• Danico — Paris, France
• Galileo — Barcelona, Spain
• Gucci Giardino 25 — Florence, Italy
• Hakkasan — London, UK
• Le Mary Celeste — Paris, France
• Locale Firenze — Firenze, Italy
• Sins of Sal — Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

• ARCA Tulum — Tulum, Mexico
• Aruba Day Drink Bar — Tijuana, Mexico
• Bar Carmen Medellín — Medellín, Colombia
• Casa Prunes — Mexico City, Mexico
• CoChinChina — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Jardín Tragos y Pasteles — Bogotá, Colombia
• Lady Bee — Lima, Peru
• Mamba Negra — Medellín, Colombia
• Niño Gordo — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Tan Tan — São Paulo, Brazil

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

• Amelia Restaurant & Lounge — Dubai, UAE
• Asoka — Cape Town, South Africa
• Bôndai Restaurant & Bar — Accra, Ghana
• COYA Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Funky Monkey — Diani, Kenya
• LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Mimi Kakushi — Dubai, UAE
• Roka Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• Upper Union — Cape Town, South Africa
• Zuma Dubai — Dubai, UAE

Best New International Cocktail Bar presented by Diageo Bar Academy

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Apollo Inn — Melbourne, Australia
• Bar Leone — Hong Kong, China
• Bar Us — Bangkok, Thailand
• Cat Bite Club — Singapore
• El Primo Sanchez — Sydney, Australia
• Fura — Singapore
• Puffy Bois Pizza — Singapore
• The Savory Project — Hong Kong, China
• The Waratah — Sydney, Australia
• Tokyo Confidential — Tokyo, Japan

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada

• Bar Bello — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Bar Bisou Bisou — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Bar Dominion — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Bon Délire — Montréal, QC, Canada
• Charlie’s Watch Repair — Calgary, AB, Canada
• Electric Bill Bar — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Humboldt Bar at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites — Victoria, BC, Canada
• LE TIGRE — Toronto, ON, Canada
• Must be the Place — Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• Overpressure Club — Toronto, ON, Canada

Best New International Cocktail Bar – Europe *

• Abstract Bistrot — Lyon, France
• Bar Llama — Madrid, Spain
• Bar Nouveau — Paris, France
• Dram Bar — London, UK
• Equal Parts — London, UK
• Groovy Fluids — Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Rumore — Milan, Italy
• Savoy Brasserie & Bar at Mandarin Oriental Savoy — Zurich, Switzerland
• The Honey Moon — Paris, France
• Twice Shy — London, UK
• Vesper Bar at The Dorchester — London, UK
• Viajante87 — London, UK
• Wacky Wombat — London, UK

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

• 1929 Cocktail Bar — Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
• Alofah Tiki Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
• Bijou Drinkery Room — Mexico City, Mexico
• Booze The Bar Room — Lima, Peru
• Cielo Bar — La Paz, Bolivia
• Cocktail & Bites — Bayamón, Puerto Rico
• Hoja Santa — Aguascalientes, Mexico
• SOFÁ – un bar — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• The Dilly Club — Nassau, Bahamas
• The M Bar at Nobu Hotel Los Cabos — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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

• 7 Tales at Grosvenor House — Dubai, UAE
• Kōzo Kigali — Kigali, Rwanda
• Ling Ling at  Atlantis The Royal — Dubai, UAE
• Mii-Yao — Beirut, Lebanon
• Moonshine — Dubai, UAE
• No.19 Accra — Accra, Ghana
• SOON Izakaya — Dubai, UAE
• Soul Kitchen Dubai — Dubai, UAE
• The Smiths — Lagos, Nigeria
• Uchi DIFC — Dubai, UAE

U.S. ESTABLISHMENTS

Best U.S. Bar Team presented by William Grant & Sons

Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central

• Anna’s — New Orleans, LA
• Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 — New Orleans, LA
• Best Intentions — Chicago, IL
• DrinkWell — Austin, TX
• Grey Ghost — Detroit, MI
• Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
• Meteor — Minneapolis, MN
• Nickel City — Austin, TX
• Sportsman’s Club — Chicago, IL
• Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL

Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East

• Allegory DC — Washington, D.C.
• Bar Belly — New York, NY
• Bar Goto — New York, NY
• Martiny’s — New York, NY
• Milady’s — New York, NY
• Mister Paradise — New York, NY
• Old Glory — Nashville, TN
• Overstory — New York, NY
• Proof — Charleston, SC
• Service Bar — Washington, D.C.

Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West

• Accomplice Bar — Los Angeles, CA
• Century Grand — Phoenix, AZ
• Employees Only Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA
• Highball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZ
• Navy Strength — Seattle, WA
• Pacific Cocktail Haven — San Francisco, CA
• Strong Water Anaheim — Anaheim, CA
• Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
• True Laurel — San Francisco, CA
• Yacht Club — Denver, CO

Best U.S. Cocktail Bar presented by Del Maguey Mezcal

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

• Adiõs Bar — Birmingham, AL
• Bar Tonique — New Orleans, LA
• Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 — New Orleans, LA
• Best Intentions — Chicago, IL
• DrinkWell — Austin, TX
• Here Nor There — Austin, TX
• Julep — Houston, TX
• Kiesling — Detroit, MI
• Meadowlark — Chicago, IL
• MONEYGUN — Chicago, IL
• Sparrow — Chicago, IL
• Standby — Detroit, MI

Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East

• Bar Belly — New York, NY
• Bar Goto — New York, NY
• barmini by José Andrés — Washington, D.C.
• Dear Irving Gramercy — New York, NY
• Double Chicken Please — New York, NY
• Martiny’s — New York, NY
• Milady’s — New York, NY
• Mister Paradise — New York, NY
• Overstory — New York, NY
• Service Bar — Washington, D.C.

Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West

• Baby Gee — Long Beach, CA
• Capri Club — Los Angeles, CA
• Foreign National — Seattle, WA
• Happy Accidents — Albuquerque, NM
• Highball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZ
• The Doctor’s Office — Seattle, WA
• Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
• Trick Dog — San Francisco, CA
• True Laurel — San Francisco, CA
• Yacht Club — Denver, CO

Best U.S. Hotel Bar presented by Grey Goose

Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central 

• Catbird at Thompson Dallas Hotel — Dallas, TX
• Chandelier Bar at Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans — New Orleans, LA
• Dovetail Bar at The Schaeffer Hotel — New Orleans, LA
• Lazy Bird at The Hoxton — Chicago, IL
• Midnight Rambler at The Joule — Dallas, TX
• Milk Room at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel — Chicago, IL
• Otoko x Watertrade at South Congress Hotel — Austin, TX
• The Elysian Bar at Hotel Peter and Paul — New Orleans, LA
• The Sazerac Bar at The Roosevelt New Orleans — New Orleans, LA
• Vol. 39 at The Kimpton Gray Hotel — Chicago, IL

Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East

• 27 Restaurant at Freehand Miami — Miami Beach, FL
• Allegory DC — Washington, D.C.
• Champagne Bar at Four Seasons at The Surf Club — Miami, FL
• Dear Irving on Hudson at Aliz Hotel — New York, NY
• Frannie & The Fox at Emeline — Charleston, SC
• Lobby Bar at The Hotel Chelsea — New York, NY
• MATADOR BAR at The Miami Beach EDITION — Miami Beach, FL
• Nubeluz at The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad — New York, NY
• Raines Law Room at The William — New York, NY
• White Limozeen at The Graduate Nashville — Nashville, TN

Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West

• Ardor at The West Hollywood EDITION — West Hollywood, CA
• Little Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZ
• Mountaineering Club at Graduate Seattle Hotel — Seattle, WA
• Pacific Standard at KEX Portland — Portland, OR
• Pint + Jigger at the Ala Moana Hotel — Honolulu, HI
• Rise Over Run at the LINE Hotel — San Francisco, CA
• Rudolph’s Bar & Tea at Freehand LA — Los Angeles, CA
• The Manor Bar at  Rosewood Miramar Beach — Montecito, CA
• The Maybourne Bar at The Maybourne Hotel Beverly Hills — Beverly Hills, CA
• The Ski Lodge at Superfrico at The Cosmopolitan — Las Vegas, NV

Best U.S. Restaurant Bar presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central *

• Bar Pigalle — Detroit, MI
• Brennan’s Restaurant — New Orleans, LA
• Coquette — New Orleans, LA
• Daisies — Chicago, IL
• Espiritu Mezcaleria — New Orleans, LA
• Grey Ghost — Detroit, MI
• Kumiko — Chicago, IL
• Maple & Ash — Chicago, IL
• Rose Mary — Chicago, IL
• Spoon and Stable — Minneapolis, MN
• The Loyalist — Chicago, IL

Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East

• Amazonia — Washington D.C.
• Blossom Bar — Brookline, MA
• Bresca — Washington, DC
• Cosme — New York, NY
• COTE Korean Steakhouse — New York, NY
• Crown Shy — New York, NY
• Gramercy Tavern — New York, NY
• Jaguar Sun — Miami, FL
• Macchialina — Miami, FL
• The Grey — Savannah, GA

Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West

• Accomplice Bar — Los Angeles, CA
• Bar Cecil — Palm Springs, CA
• Cleaver — Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NV
• L’Oursin — Seattle, WA
• Lolo — San Francisco, CA
• Palomar — Portland, OR
• République — Los Angeles, CA
• Strong Water Anaheim — Anaheim, CA
• Valentine — Phoenix, AZ
• Viridian — Oakland, CA

Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar presented by Diageo Bar Academy

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

• Cobra — Columbus, OH
• daydreamer — Austin, TX
• Equipment Room — Austin, TX
• Good Night John Boy — Chicago, IL
• Jolie — New Orleans, LA
• Lemon — Chicago, IL
• Murray’s Tavern — Austin, TX
• Saint Valentine — Dallas, TX
• The Eastman — Rochester, MI
• Wild Child — Kansas City, MO

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

• Bartley Dunne’s — New York, NY
• Curean — Greenville, SC
• Equal Measure — Boston, MA
• Jac’s On Bond — New York, NY
• Medium Cool — Miami Beach, FL
• Papi Portland — Portland, ME
• Paradise Lost — New York, NY
• Pretty Decent — Louisville, KY
• Superbueno — New York, NY
• The Portrait Bar at The Fifth Avenue Hotel — New York, NY

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

• Aphotic — San Francisco, CA
• Bar Next Door — Los Angeles, CA
• Cavaña at LUMA Hotel — San Francisco, CA
• Dark Room — Seattle, WA
• Dirty Pretty — Portland, OR
• Donna’s — Los Angeles, CA
• FYPM — Phoenix, AZ
• Hey Kiddo — Denver, CO
• Ok Yeah — Denver, CO
• STOA — San Francisco, CA

2024 Spirited Awards Committee

The Spirited Awards® Committee comprises revered bartenders, bar owners, educators, and writers who are entrusted with evaluating nominees based on structured criteria. The experienced and diverse committee of judges brings years of expertise and knowledge of industry developments locally, nationally, and internationally. The Spirited Awards® nominations are not based on popular vote, and all nominations are evaluated by their respective judging committees, ensuring each vote carries equal weight in the evaluation process.

Honorees were selected by a panel of over 250 industry experts, led by the following Chair and Co-Chairs representing distinct regions: 

• Spirited Awards Overall Chair
  • Charlotte Voisey
• Asia Pacific Co-Chairs
  • Sam Bygrave
  • Andrew Ho
  • Symphony Loo
  • Charmaine Thio
• Canada Co-Chairs
  • Kate Boushel
  • Jon Smolensky
• Europe Co-Chairs
  • Stephanie Jordan
  • Roberta Mariani
• Latin America & Caribbean Co-Chairs
  • Carlos Aguinsky
  • Georgina Barbachano García
• Middle East & Africa Co-Chairs
  • Stephen “KOJO” Aidoo
  • Caitlin Hill
  • Nana Sechere
• U.S. Central Co-Chairs
  • Joshua Gandee
  • Lynn M. House
• U.S. East Co-Chairs
  • Jackson Cannon
  • Jaymee Mandeville
• U.S. West Co-Chairs
  • Jason Asher
  • Erin Schaeferle

To learn more about the Spirited Awards Committee and awards criteria, please visit the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Spirited Awards® page.

Spirited Awards® 2024 Timeline

Top 10 Nominees will be announced on May 29, 2024, Top 4 Finalists along with the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award, Tales Visionary Award, International Timeless Award, and U.S. Timeless Award will be named on June 17, 2024, and Spirited Awards Winners will be celebrated on July 25, 2024 at the 18th Annual Spirited Awards Ceremony at the Fillmore New Orleans. 

Spirited Awards® 2024 Partners

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation would like to thank all of its Spirited Awards® sponsors: Brown-Forman, Del Maguey Mezcal, Diageo Bar Academy, Fords Gin, G. H. Mumm Champagne, Gin Mare, Grey Goose, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Johnnie Walker, Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic, Patron Tequila, and William Grant & Sons.

Spirited Awards® Directory 

Tales of the Cocktail is pleased to share the Spirited Awards® Directory Giving discerning imbibers a comprehensive compendium of all Spirited Awards® winners and nominees from the past 18 years, this resource is updated annually, making it a go-to guide for planning the perfect drinking and dining itinerary. Access Spirited Awards® Directory to explore award-winning bars. 

22 Years of Inspiration & Tales of the Cocktail

This year, marking the 22-year anniversary, the conference returns with more seminars, events, and, of course, imbibing, all in the name of the conference’s 2024 theme, “Inspire.” Chosen to represent the collective of individuals who come together to create, share, and find inspiration each year at Tales, the 2024 conference will highlight the global cocktail community that continues to inspire each other year after year. 

To facilitate celebrations, Tales of the Cocktail’s 2024 official host hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, provides a room block and special rate for attendees. The online reservation platform can be accessed via the Marriott website, here. Guests are invited to secure their reservations early as reservations are first come, first served, and the last day to book is June 24, 2024.

Please follow along for additional information on the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation website, Instagram, X, and Facebook. 

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