The eighth annual Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards ceremony took place over the weekend in NOLA. The 2014 field of nominees was apparently the largest in Spirited Awards history. Bar (and bartender) love is real, folks. Now everyone can rest easy knowing where the best places are to get your drink on in 2014.
London’s Artesian at the Langham Hotel won World’s Best Bar for the second straight year, along with three other awards. NYC’s The Dead Rabbit took home the award for Best American Cocktail Bar, as well as World’s Best Drinks Selection.
Check out the full list of awards below.
Photo: Tales of the Cocktail
Tales of the Cocktail 2014 Spirited Award Winners
- World’s Best Bar
: The Artesian at the Langham, London
- Best International Cocktail Bar: 28 HongKong Street, Singapore
- Best International High-Volume Cocktail Bar: Schumann’s, Munich
- Best International Restaurant Bar: The Bon Vivant, Edinburgh
- Best International Hotel Bar: The Artesian at the Langham, London
- Best New International Cocktail Bar: White Lyan, London
- Best International Bar Team: The Artesian at the Langham, London
- International Bartender of the Year: Simone Caporale, The Artesian at the Langham, London
- World’s Best Cocktail Menu: The Aviary, Chicago
- World’s Best Drinks Selection: The Dead Rabbit, New York
- Best International Brand Ambassador: Giuseppe Gallo, Martini
- Best American Brand Ambassador: Neyah White, Suntory Japanese whiskies
- American Bartender of the Year: Sean Kenyon, Denver
- Best American Cocktail Bar: The Dead Rabbit, New York
- Best American High-Volume Cocktail Bar: Polite Provisions, San Diego
- Best American Restaurant Bar: The NoMad, New York
- Best American Hotel Bar: Clyde Common, Portland
- Best New American Cocktail Bar: Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago
- Best American Bar Team: Trick Dog, San Francisco
- Best Bar Mentor: Dushan Zaric
- Best New Product: Del Maguey Ibérico mezcal
- Best Cocktail and Spirits Writer: Paul Clarke, United States
- Best Cocktail and Spirits Publication: Imbibe Magazine, United States
- Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book: Beachbum Berry’s Potions of the Caribbean by Jeff Berry
- Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award: Julio Bermejo, Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant, San Francisco
[via the Times-Picayune]