The winners of the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2019 were announced at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans with the World’s Best Cocktail Bar going to Dante in New York City.
Other notable awards include the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award which was given to Javier de las Muelas. The inaugural Philanthropy Award went to Speed Rack by Ivy Mix & Lynnette Marrero, the Timeless American Award to Napoleon House, New Orleans and the Timeless International Award to El Floridita from Havana Cuba.
Australia was represented by Maybe Sammy from Sydney with the Best New International Cocktail Bar. Here is the full list of the winners of the Spirited Awards 2019 in the American, International, Writing and Global categories:
Spirited Awards 2019
AMERICAN CATEGORIES
American Bartender of the Year
Julio Cabrera – Cafe La Trova, Miami, FL
Best American Brand Ambassador
Tim Cooper, Fords Gin
Best American Bar Team
Herbs and Rye – Las Vegas, NV
Best American Cocktail Bar
Attaboy – New York, NY
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar
Herbs and Rye – Las Vegas, NV
Best American Hotel Bar
Compère Lapin at The Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery – New Orleans, LA
Best American Restaurant Bar
Dante – New York, NY
Best New American Cocktail Bar
Katana Kitten – New York, NY
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
International Bartender of the Year
Monica Berg – Tayer and Elementary, London, UK
Best International Brand Ambassador
Joe McCanta, Grey Goose
Best International Bar Team
Licorería Limantour – Mexico City, Mexico
Best International Cocktail Bar
Atlas Bar – Singapore
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar
Schumann’s Bar – Munich, Germany
Best International Hotel Bar
Manhattan at Regent Singapore – Singapore
Best International Restaurant Bar
Hawksmoor Spitalfields – London, UK
Best New International Cocktail Bar
Maybe Sammy – Sydney, Australia
GLOBAL CATEGORIES
Best Bar Mentor
Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
Fords Gin Officers’ Reserve
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Trick Dog – San Francisco, CA
World’s Best Spirits Selection
Atlas Bar – Singapore
WRITING & MEDIA CATEGORIES
Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication
SevenFifty Daily
Best Cocktail & Spirits Writer
Robert Simonson, The New York Times, Imbibe Magazine, PUNCH
Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book
Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions by Alex Day, David Kaplan, and Nick Fauchald
Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History or Spirits
A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris by Philip Greene
Best Broadcast, Podcast or Online Video Series
Bartender at Large
SPECIAL AWARDS
World’s Best Bar
Dante, NYC
Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
Javier de las Muelas
Philanthropy Award
Speed Rack – Ivy Mix & Lynnette Marrero
Timeless American Award
Napoleon House, New Orleans
Timeless International Award
El Floridita, Havana Cuba
