Aussie bars The Baxter Inn, Eau de Vie Melbourne, and Black Pearl were top four finalists last night (along with Australian Bartender). Sadly though, the Australian contingent came away from the evening empty-handed, with London dominating the international categories.
Take a look at the full list of winners below.
2016 Spirited Awards® Winners
American Categories
Best American Bar Team
Presented by William Grant & Sons
ABV San Francisco
Best American Brand Ambassador
Presented by El Dorado Rum
Colin Asare-Appiah (Bacardi)
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar
Presented by William Grant & Sons
Herbs & Rye (Las Vegas)
Best American Restaurant Bar
Presented by Goose Island Beer Company
Saxon + Parole (New York)
American Bartender of the Year
Presented by Bacardi USA
Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Clyde Common (Portland)
Best American Cocktail Bar
Presented by Pernod Absinthe
Smuggler’s Cove (San Francisco)
Best American Hotel Bar
Presented by Ramazzotti
The Elephant Bar at The NoMad (New York)
Best New American Cocktail Bar
Presented by Luxardo
Sweet Liberty (Miami Beach)
International Categories
Best International Bar Team
Presented by House of Angostura
American Bar at the Savoy (London)
Best International Brand Ambassador
Presented by Rutte Distillateurs
Max Warner (Chivas Regal)
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar
Presented by The Cromwell
Callooh Callay (London)
Best International Restaurant Bar
Presented by Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
Hawksmoor Spitalfields (London)
International Bartender of the Year
Presented by Bacardi USA
Hidetsugu Ueno of Bar High Five (Tokyo)
Best International Cocktail Bar
Presented by Chivas Regal
Happiness Forgets (London)
Best International Hotel Bar
Presented by The Cromwell
The Connaught Bar at The Connaught (London)
Best New International Cocktail Bar
Presented by Maison Ferrand
Oriole (London)
Writing
Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication
Presented by Fords Gin
Cocktail Lovers
Best New Cocktail & Bartending Book
Presented by Nikka Whisky
The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual: Secret Recipes and Barroom Tales from Two Belfast Boys Who Conquered the Cocktail World by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer
Best Cocktail & Spirits Writer
Presented by Beam Suntory
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
Best New Spirits Book
Presented by Maison Ferrand
Divided Spirits – Tequila, Mezcal, and the Politics of Production by Sarah Bowen
Global
Best Bar Mentor
Presented by BarSmarts
Angus Winchester
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Presented by Beam Suntory
Dandelyan (London)
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
Presented by the Parlor Lounge at The Mirage
Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple (Barbados)
World’s Best Spirits Selection
Presented by the Parlor Lounge at The Mirage
Tommy’s (San Francisco)
World’s Best Cocktail Bar
Presented by Gazela Vinho Verde
The Connaught Bar at the Connaught (London)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sasha Petraske