Spirited Awards Nominees Announced

Posted on June 17, 2010
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Best American Cocktail Bar
The Clover Club-Brooklyn
Death & Co-NYC
Rickhouse-San Francisco
The Varnish-Los Angeles

World’s Best Hotel Bar
The Artesian at the Langham, London
The Bar at The Connaught Hotel, London
Florida Room at The Delano, Florida
Hemingway Bar, Paris

Best Cocktail Writing
CLASS magazine
Gary Regan
Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller
Naren Young

Best New Product
Celery Bitters, The Bitter Truth
Cocktail Kingdom’s barware
Crème Yvette by Cooper Spirits
Meehan Cocktail Bag by Jim Meehan

Best American Brand Ambassador
Charlotte Voisey, Hendrick’s Gin
Jacques Bezuidenhout, Partida
Jamie Gordon, Absolut
Tals Nadari, Bols

World’s Best Drinks Selection
Artesian Bar at The Langham Hotel, London
Bar Lebensstern in Café Einstein, Berlin
Macao Trading Co, NYC
Widder Bar, Zurich

American Bartender of the Year
Eric Alperin, The Varnish
Kenta Goto, The Pegu Club
Murray Stenson, Zig Zag
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey

Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book
Beachbum Berry Remixed
Gin Compedndium by Gaz Regan
MudPuddle Books by Greg Boehm
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh

World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Death & Co, NYC
Lonsdale, London
Mayahuel, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco

International Bartender of the Year
Agostino Perrone, The Connaught Hotel, London
Brian Miller, Death & Co, NYC
Salvatore Calabrese, London
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey, NYC

World’s Best New Cocktail Bar
Cure, New Orleans
Dutch Kills, Queens
Mayahuel, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco

World’s Best Cocktail Bar
69 Colebrooke Row, London
The Cocktail Bar at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast
Death & Co, NYC
Quo Vadis, London

Best International Brand Ambassador
Angus Winchester, Tanqueray
Dan Warner, Beefeater
Jacob Briars, 42 Below
John Gakuru, Sagatiba

Best Bar Mentor
Dale DeGroff
Robert Hess
Sasha Petraske
Tony Abou-Ganim

Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Rea
Gary Regan
Murray Stenson
Tony Abou-Ganim