L.A. Jackson was the only Nashville hotel bar to be named a Top 10 Honoree for “Best U.S. Hotel Bar/U.S. East” for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2022.
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
About L.A. Jackson
Named one of the best hotel bars around the world by Travel + Leisure, one coolest hotel bars by AskMen and one of the essential bars in Nashville by EATER, the rooftop indoor-outdoor playground at Thompson is a party any time of day. From the booziest brunch in town, to summer fitness classes with mimosas and more, L.A. Jackson has earned its place as a must-visit destination. Located on the top floor of the Thompson Nashville, the 200+ seat bar boasts breathtaking views of the city and is the perfect Gulch spot to unwind after the work day, celebrate special occasions, and make new friends over porch sippin’ cocktails. The beer selection highlights Southern breweries with a bevy of beverages on tap, while the wine program looks globally for an eclectic collection. Completing the experience, the food menu features shareable small plates and crave-worthy snacks including, Pizza Hand Pies with house tomato jam, Oaxacan cheese & parmesan; Venison Poppers with bacon, jalapeño, cream cheese & pepper jelly; and the L.A. Jackson Burger double stacked with aioli & fries. Executive Pastry Chef Kate Sigel offers Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding with brown butter rum sauce, a la mode; Fried Apple Hand Pies with spiced apples, cream cheese & buttered Belle Meade bourbon sauce; and a variety of Ice Cream Sandwiches.
L.A. Jackson is located at the rooftop of the Thompson Hotel 401 11th Ave S, Nashville. L.A. Jackson is open Monday through Thursday from 4PM-midnight; Friday and Saturday 3PM-1AM, and Sunday 3PM-midnight. Telephone: (615) 262-6007; Website: www.lajacksonbar.com
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation announces the Regional Top 10 Honorees for the 2022 Spirited Awards
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 Bar & Bistrot at the Mandarin Oriental — 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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