Annunciati i finalisti di Spirited Awards 2022 (Tales of the Cocktail Foundation)

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES

International Bartender of the Year presented by Patrón Tequila

• Lorenzo Antinori — ARGO at the Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong, China
• Keith Motsi — Charles H Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul, South Korea
• Remy Savage — A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London, UK
• Matt Whiley — RE, Sydney, Australia

Best International Bar Mentor presented by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic

• Monica Berg
• Renato ‘Tato’ Giovannoni
• Lauren Mote
• Agostino ‘Ago’ Perrone

Best International Brand Ambassador presented by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic

• Martin Hudak — Mr Black Spirits
• Daniyel Jones — House of Angostura
• Ricardo Nava — Bacardí Latin America
• Nicola Riske — The Macallan

Best International Bar Team presented by House of Angostura

• Alquímico — Cartagena, Colombia
• Maybe Sammy — Sydney, Australia
• The Clumsies — Athens, Greece
• Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain

Best International Cocktail Bar presented by Tequila Fortaleza

• Maybe Sammy — Sydney, Australia
• Satan’s Whiskers — London, UK
• Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK
• Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain

Best International Hotel Bar presented by Perrier

• Charles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South Korea
• Fifty Mils at the Four Seasons Hotel — Mexico City, Mexico
• Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
• The American Bar at The Stafford London — London, UK

Best International Restaurant Bar presented by Amaro Montenegro and Select Aperitivo

• Danico — Paris, France
• Le Mary Celeste — Paris, France
• Pujol — Mexico City, Mexico
• Sexy Fish — London, UK

Best New International Cocktail Bar presented by Stranger & Sons

• A Bar with Shapes for a Name — London, UK
• Argo at the Four Seasons Hotel — Hong Kong, China
• Schofield’s Bar — Manchester, UK
• Sips — Barcelona, Spain

US CATEGORIES

US Bartender of the Year presented by Del Maguey

• Josh Davis — 16th Street Bar, Chicago, IL
• Chris Hannah — Jewel of the South, New Orleans, LA
• Masahiro ‘Masa’ Urushido — Katana Kitten, New York, NY
• Christine Wiseman — BarLab Hospitality Group, Miami, FL

Best US Bar Mentor presented by Bar Smarts

• Meaghan Dorman
• Sean Kenyon
• Nectaly Mendoza
• Jeffrey Morgenthaler

Best US Brand Ambassador presented by Libbey Glass

• Chris Cabrera — Bacardí USA
• Tad Carducci — Gruppo Montenegro
• Vance Henderson — Hendrick’s Gin
• Lynn House — Heaven Hill

Best US Bar Team presented by William Grant & Sons

• Half Step — Austin, TX
• Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
• Katana Kitten — New York, NY
• The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX

Best US Cocktail Bar presented by Absolut Vodka

• Bar Goto — New York, NY
• Katana Kitten — New York, NY
• The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
• Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA

Best US Hotel Bar presented by Grey Goose

• Dear Irving on Hudson at the Aliz Hotel — New York, NY
• Hey Love at The Jupiter — Portland, OR
• Little Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZ
• Silver Lyan at the Riggs Washington DC — Washington, DC

Best US Restaurant Bar presented by Maison Ferrand

• Café La Trova — Miami, FL
• Cleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NV
• Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
• Kumiko — Chicago, IL

Best New US Cocktail Bar presented by Aviation Gin

• Double Chicken Please — New York, NY
• Happy Accidents — Albuquerque, NM
• Temple Bar — New York, NY
• Yacht Club — Denver, CO

WRITING & MEDIA CATEGORIES

Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication presented by Diageo Bar Academy

• Class magazine
• Discard the Zine
• Vine Pair
• Whisky Magazine

Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series presented by Diageo Bar Academy

• Radio Imbibe
• Shōshin Art Club
• The Cocktail Lovers Podcast
• The Speakeasy Podcast

Best Cocktail & Spirits Writing presented by Diageo Bar Academy

• ‘Get Real: The bar world looks beyond feel-good measures on sustainability and climate change’ by Max Falkowitz, for Imbibe Magazine
• ‘Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Destroyed American Bar Culture?’ by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, for Daily Beast
• ‘Meet the Eco-Packaging Innovations Transforming the Drinks Industry’ by Betsy Andrews, for SevenFifty Daily
• ‘The Greatest Drinking Contest in History’ by David Wondrich, for Daily Beast

Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book presented by Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic

• Death & Co: Welcome Home by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, and David Kaplan
• The Cocktail Seminars by Brian D. Hoefling
• The Japanese Art of the Cocktail by Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig
• The Way of the Cocktail: Japanese Traditions, Techniques, and Recipes by Julia Momosé with Emma Janzen

Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits presented by Diageo Bar Academy

• Bourbon: The Story of Kentucky Whiskey by Clay Risen
• Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerland
• Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O’Meara
• The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails edited by David Wondrich with Noah Rothbaum

GLOBAL CATEGORIES

Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

• Abasolo Ancestral Corn Whisky
• Citadelle Gin Jardin d’été
• Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic – Italian Orange
• Nixta Licor de Elote

World’s Best Cocktail Menu presented by Diageo Bar Academy

• Little Red Door — Paris, France
• Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
• Swift Soho — London, UK
• Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK

World’s Best Spirits Selection presented by Beam Suntory

• In Situ Mezcaleria — Oaxaca City, Mexico
• Jack Rose Dining Saloon — Washington, DC
• Sexy Fish — London, UK
• Swift Soho — London, UK