Spirited Awards Top Four Finalists 2022

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Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has released the Spirited Awards Top Four Finalists 2022. Here is the full list.

Here is the full list of the Spirited Awards Top Four Finalists 2022 presented in alphabetical order.

Spirited Awards Top Four Finalists 2022 – INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES

International Bartender of the Year

• 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

• Monica Berg
• Renato “Tato” Giovannoni
• Lauren Mote
• Agostino “Ago” Perrone

Best International Brand Ambassador

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

Best International Bar Team

• ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, Colombia
• MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
• The Clumsies — Athens, Greece
• Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain

Best International Cocktail Bar

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

Best International Hotel Bar

• 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

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

Best New International Cocktail Bar

•  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

Spirited Awards Top Four Finalists 2022 – U.S. CATEGORIES

U.S. Bartender of the Year

• 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 U.S. Bar Mentor

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

Best U.S. Brand Ambassador

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

Best U.S. Bar Team

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

Best U.S. Cocktail Bar

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

Best U.S. Hotel Bar

• 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 U.S. Restaurant Bar

• 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 U.S. Cocktail Bar

• 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

• CLASS magazine
• Discard the Zine
• VinePair
• Whisky Magazine

Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series

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

Best Cocktail & Spirits Writing

• “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

• 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

• 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

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

World’s Best Cocktail Menu

• 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

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

Pioneer Award

• Amanda Gunderson

Timeless International Award

• Harry’s New York Bar — Paris, France

Timeless U.S. Award

• Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel — New York, NY

Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award

• The recipient of the 2022 Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced at the 2022 Spirited Awards

The 16th annual Spirited Awards Ceremony Ceremony will take place at The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans on Thursday, July 28. The ceremony will be available for global viewing on the Tales of the Cocktail 2022 digital platform.