Tales of the Cocktail Basis Pronounces the Regional Prime 10 Honorees for the 2023 Spirited Awards® – Good Spirits Information

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 24, 2023) — Tales of the Cocktail Basis (TOTCF) is happy to announce the regional prime 10 honorees for the seventeenth annual Spirited Awards®. Based in 2007 to have a good time excellence within the international cocktail group, the Spirited Awards® have grow to be one of the vital internationally acknowledged accolades honoring beverage professionals, merchandise, institutions, luminaries, and media throughout each side of the drinks business on a worldwide scale. In partnership with Forbes, the Spirited Awards® official media associate, TOTCF will honor recipients throughout the Tales of the Cocktail® (TOTC) convention, which is happening in New Orleans from July 23-28, 2023. 

“We’re so grateful for the contributions of every of those Spirited Awards Regional Honorees,” stated Tales of the Cocktail Basis CEO Eileen Wayner. “We’re the sum of our elements on this business, and it’s so fulfilling to see the bars on this checklist sharing their ardour and distinctive approaches to hospitality with the worldwide drinks group.”

This yr, an distinctive variety of Spirited Awards^® submissions have been obtained throughout all classes, a testomony to the arduous work and achievements of our colleagues within the business. In that spirit, the Basis is proud to announce the Regional Prime 10 honorees, damaged into areas within the Asia Pacific (APAC), Canada, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C), Center East & Africa (MEA), U.S. Central, U.S. East, and U.S. West. 

2023 Spirited Awards^® Regional Prime 10 Honorees (in alphabetical order):

INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

*Resulting from ties, some classes have greater than 10 honorees.

Finest Worldwide Bar Crew offered by Tales of the Cocktail Basis

Finest Worldwide Bar Crew – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Above Board — Melbourne, Australia






• ATLAS — Singapore






• COA — Hong Kong, China






• DarkSide at Rosewood Hong Kong — Hong Kong, China






• Jigger & Pony on the Amara Resort — Singapore






• Manhattan Bar on the Conrad Singapore Orchard — Singapore






• PS40 — Sydney, Australia






• Republic at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia — Singapore






• Keep Gold Flamingo — Singapore






• The Baxter Inn — Sydney, Australia






• Tropic Metropolis — Bangkok, Thailand

Finest Worldwide Bar Crew – Canada

• Atwater Cocktail Membership — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• BarChef — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Civil Liberties — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Clive’s Basic Lounge on the Chateau Victoria Resort — Victoria, BC, Canada






• Pricey Good friend Bar — Dartmouth, NS, Canada






• Laowai — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Foyer Lounge and RawBar at Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Printed on Foremost — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• The Cloakroom Bar — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, BC, Canada

Finest Worldwide Bar Crew – Europe

• Bar 1661 — Dublin, Eire






• Lab 22 — Cardiff, UK






• Panda & Sons — Edinburgh, Scotland






• Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain






• Quantobasta — Lecce, Italy






• Salmon Guru — Madrid, Spain






• SCHOFIELD’S BAR — Manchester, UK






• Swift Soho — London, UK






• Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK






• The Clumsies — Athens, Greece






• The Donovan Bar on the Brown’s Resort — London, UK






• Wax On — Berlin, Germany

Finest Worldwide Bar Crew – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, Colombia






• Café de Nadie — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Chintoneria — Buenos Aires, Argentina






• El Barón Cafe & Cocktail Bar — Cartagena, Columbia






• Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Hanky Panky — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Las Brujas — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• La Factoria — San Juan, Puerto Rico






• La Uat — Buenos Aires, Argentina






• Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Finest Worldwide Bar Crew – Center East & Africa (MEA)

• Bulgari Bar at The Bvlgari Resort — Dubai, UAE






• fable — Cape City, South Africa






• Entrance Again Accra — Accra, Ghana






• Gigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar on the Attractive George Resort — Cape City, South Africa






• LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• ROKA Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• Sin + Tax — Johannesburg, South Africa






• The Artwork of Duplicity — Cape City, South Africa






• The Home of Machines — Cape City, South Africa






• Zuma Dubai — Dubai, UAE

Finest Worldwide Cocktail Bar offered by Patrón Tequila

Finest Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Above Board — Melbourne, Australia






• Bar TRENCH — Tokyo, Japan






• BYRDI — Melbourne, Australia






• COA — Hong Kong, China






• Reside Twice — Singapore






• MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia






• Nutmeg & Clove — Singapore






• RE — Sydney, Australia






• Sago Home — Singapore






• Southside Parlor — Seoul, South Korea

Finest Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Canada

• Atwater Cocktail Membership — Montreal, Quebec, Canada






• Bar Mordecai — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Bar Pompette — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Civil Liberties — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Cry Child Gallery — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• El Pequeño Bar — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• Milky Method Cocktail Bar — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• Mom Cocktail Bar — Toronto, ON, Canada






• The Cloakroom Bar — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, BC, Canada

Finest Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Europe

• A Bar with Shapes for a Identify — London, UK






• Creps Al Born — Barcelona, Spain






• Drink Kong — Rome, Italy






• Freni e Frizioni — Rome, Italy






• L’Antiquario — Naples, Italy






• Panda & Sons — Edinburgh, Scotland






• Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain






• Röda Huset — Stockholm, Sweden






• Devil’s Whiskers — London, UK






• SIPS — Barcelona, Spain






• Wax On — Berlin, Germany

Finest Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, Colombia






• Baltra Bar — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Café de Nadie — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Chintoneria — Buenos Aires, Argentina






• El Barón Cafe & Cocktail Bar — Cartagena, Colombia






• El Gallo Altanero — Guadalajara, Mexico






• Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Las Brujas — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Pocket — San Jose, Costa Rica






• Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina

Finest Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Center East & Africa (MEA)

• Barométre — Marrakech, Morocco






• Useless Finish Paradise — Beirut, Lebanon






• fable — Cape City, South Africa






• Entrance Again Accra — Accra, Ghana






• Galaxy Bar DIFC — Dubai, UAE






• Shinko — Cairo, Egypt






• Sin + Tax — Johannesburg, South Africa






• The Artwork of Duplicity — Cape City, South Africa






• The Drinkery — Cape City, South Africa






• The Home of Machines — Cape City, South Africa

Finest Worldwide Resort Bar offered by Perrier 

Finest Worldwide Resort Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Akademi on the Katamama resort — Bali, Indonesia






• ARGO on the 4 Seasons — Hong Kong, China






• BKK Social Membership at 4 Seasons Bangkok — Bangkok, Thailand






• Charles H. on the 4 Seasons Resort — Seoul, South Korea






• DarkSide at Rosewood Hong Kong — Hong Kong, China






• Dean & Nancy on 22 on the A by Adina resort — Sydney, Australia






• Jigger & Pony on the Amara Resort — Singapore






• Origin Bar on the Shangri-La Resort — Singapore






• Republic at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia — Singapore






• VIRTÙ on the 4 Seasons Tokyo Otemachi — Tokyo, Japan






• Writers Bar on the Raffles Resort — Singapore

Finest Worldwide Resort Bar – Canada

• 1927 Foyer Lounge on the Rosewood Resort Georgia — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Bar Artéfact at Auberge Saint-Antoine Resort — Québec Metropolis, Québec, Canada






• Botanist on the Fairmont Pacific Rim Resort — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Clive’s Basic Lounge on the Chateau Victoria Resort — Victoria, BC, Canada






• Clockwork Champagne & Cocktails on the Fairmont Royal York Resort — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Library Bar on the Fairmont Royal York — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Foyer Lounge and RawBar at Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Marcus Restaurant + Terrace on the 4 Seasons Resort — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• Rundle Bar on the Fairmont Banff Springs — Banff, Alberta, Canada






• The Courtney Room on the Magnolia Resort — Victoria, BC, Canada

Finest Worldwide Resort Bar – Europe

• Atrium Bar at 4 Seasons Resort Firenze — Florence, Italy






• Foyer Bar at The London EDITION — London, UK






• Pier42 at Amerikalinjen — Oslo, Norway






• Pulitzer’s Bar on the Pulitzer Amsterdam — Amsterdam, Netherlands






• Punch Room at The London EDITION — London, UK






• Facet Hustle at The NoMad Resort London — London, UK






• Tremendous Lyan on the Kimpton De Witt — Amsterdam, Netherlands






• The Courtroom on the Palazzo Manfredi — Rome, Italy






• The Donovan Bar on the Brown’s Resort — London, UK






• The Doping Bar at Aethos Milan — Milan, Italy






• Widder Bar & Kitchen at Widder Resort — Zurich, Switzerland

Finest Worldwide Resort Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• BEKEB on the Resort Casa Hoyos — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico






• Celajes Lounge Bar at Resort Belmar — Monteverde, Costa Rica






• Fifty Mils on the 4 Seasons Resort — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Resort B Relais & Châteaux — Lima, Peru






• Mi Amor Bar on the Mi Amor Resort — Tulum, Mexico






• Mezcaleria Gota Gorda on the Boutique Resort Soiree — Playa Zipolite, Mexico






• Mulberry Undertaking at La Zebra Resort — Tulum, Mexico






• Nobu on the Nobu Resort Los Cabos — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico






• Rum Room at Rosewood Little Dix Bay — British Virgin Islands






• Zapote Bar on the Rosewood Mayakoba — Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Finest Worldwide Resort Bar – Center East & Africa (MEA)

• Bulgari Bar at The Bvlgari Resort — Dubai, UAE






• Bushwick on the Material Resort — Tel Aviv, Israel






• Gigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar on the Attractive George Resort — Cape City, South Africa






• HERO on the Trademark Resort — Nairobi, Kenya






• Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar on the Imperial Resort — Tel Aviv, Israel






• La Otra on the Imperial Resort — Tel Aviv, Israel






• Library Bar at The Abu Dhabi EDITION — Abu Dhabi, UAE






• Monkey Bar on the 25hours Resort — Dubai, UAE






• Sky 28 on the Kenzi Tower Resort — Casablanca, Morocco






• Tambourin Rooftop Lounge and Bar on the Villa Rosa Kempinski Resort — Nairobi, Kenya






• Vista Bar & Restaurant on the One&Solely — Cape City, South Africa

Finest Worldwide Restaurant Bar offered by Tales of the Cocktail Basis

Finest Worldwide Restaurant Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Alba Bar & Deli — Brisbane, Australia






• Analogue Initiative — Singapore






• Bar Torino — Adelaide, Australia






• Bombay Canteen — Mumbai, India






• Caffe Fernet — Singapore






• Continental Deli Bar Bistro — Sydney, Australia






• INDULGE Bistro x Spirit of Hven — Taipei, Taiwan






• Loewy — Jakarta, Indonesia






• No Sleep Membership — Singapore






• Restaurant Hubert — Sydney, Australia

Finest Worldwide Restaurant Bar – Canada

• Aloette — Toronto, Ontario, Canada






• Bar Kismet — Halifax, NS, Canada






• Highwayman Restaurant & Bar — Halifax, NS, Canada






• Honō Izakaya — Quebec Metropolis, Québec, Canada






• Kissa Tanto — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Le Majestique — Montreal, Québec, Canada






• Le Swan French Diner — Toronto, ON, Canada






• Printed on Foremost — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• The Ostrich Membership — Halifax, NS, Canada






• Wind Cries Mary — Victoria, BC, Canada

Finest Worldwide Restaurant Bar – Europe

• 14 De La Rosa — Barcelona, Spain






• Angelita — Madrid, Spain






• Bonhomie — Paris, France






• Carico Milano — Milan, Italy






• Danico — Paris, France






• Hacha — London, UK






• KOL Restaurant — London, UK






• Le Mary Celeste — Paris, France






• Locale Firenze — Florence, Italy






• Odori Vermuteria di Atene — Athens, Greece

Finest Worldwide Restaurant Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• ARCA Tulum — Tulum, Mexico






• Aruba Day Ingesting Bar — Tijuana, Mexico






• Casa Prunes — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• COCHINCHINA — Buenos Aires, Argentina






• Huset Cocina de Campo — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Woman Bee — Lima, Peru






• La Sala de Laura — Bogotá, Colombia






• Mesa Franca — Bogotá, Colombia






• SubAstor — São Paolo, Brazil






• Tan Tan — São Paolo, Brazil

Finest Worldwide Restaurant Bar – Center East & Africa (MEA)

• Amazónico — Dubai, UAE






• Amelia Restaurant & Lounge — Beirut, Lebanon






• Buddha-Bar Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• COYA Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• Ëlgr Restaurant — Cape City, South Africa






• LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• Marble — Johannesburg, South Africa






• Mimi Kakushi — Dubai, UAE






• ROKA Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• The Athletic Membership & Social — Cape City, South Africa






• Zuma Dubai — Dubai, UAE

Finest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar offered by Diageo Bar Academy

Finest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)

• Bar Planet — Sydney, Australia






• Caretaker’s Cottage — Melbourne, Australia






• Gold Bar at EDITION — Tokyo, Japan






• Hickson Home — Sydney, Australia






• Final Phrase — Singapore






• Mahaniyom — Bangkok, Thailand






• Night time Hawk — Singapore






• One or Two — Melbourne, Australia






• Penrose — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia






• Thirsty Shaker — Hong Kong, China

Finest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Canada*

• Bagheera — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Bar Banane — Toronto, ON, Canada






• Friendlies Bar — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Mount Nice Classic & Provision — Vancouver, BC, Canada






• Sidecar — Ottawa, ON, Canada






• Simpl Issues — Toronto, ON, Canada






• Stolen Items — Ottawa, ON, Canada






• The Inventory Room — Vancouver, BC, Canada

*8 nominees as a result of variety of nominations obtained 

Finest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Europe

• Bar Lupo — Zurich, Switzerland






• FOCO — Barcelona, Spain






• Freni e Frizioni Draft — Rome, Italy






• Gucci Giardino 25 — Florence, Italy






• Line Athens — Athens, Greece






• Paladar — Cork, Eire






• Passing Fancies — Birmingham, UK






• Punch Room at The Madrid EDITION — Madrid, Spain






• Seed Library at One Hundred Shoreditch  — London, UK






• Silverleaf on the Pan Pacific London — London, UK






• Velvet on the Corinthia London — London, UK

Finest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)

• CATA Agave Bar — Tamarindo, Costa Rica






• Comeré — Oaxaca, Mexico






• Door No.4 — Georgetown, Cayman Islands






• Jardín Tragos y Pasteles — Bogotá, Colombia






• Juliana — Guayaquil, Ecuador






• Library by the Sea at The Kimpton Seafire Resort — Seven Mile Seaside, Cayman Islands






• Mamba Negra — Medellín, Colombia






• Mulberry Undertaking at Tribu Hostel — Holbox, Mexico






• Rayo Cocktail Bar — Mexico Metropolis, Mexico






• Sastreria Martinez — Lima, Peru

Finest New Worldwide Cocktail Bar – Center East & Africa (MEA)

• Amelia Restaurant & Lounge — Dubai, UAE






• Electrical Pawn Store at The H Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• Ergo Cocktail Bar & Restaurant — Dubai, UAE






• Jass Lounge — Dubai, UAE






• Mars Rooftop Lounge — Accra, Ghana






• NsuomNam Seafood and Fish Restaurant — Accra, Ghana






• RASPOUTINE — Dubai, UAE






• Salmon Guru Dubai — Dubai, UAE






• SĀN Seaside — Dubai, UAE






• Vine — Accra, Ghana

U.S. ESTABLISHMENTS

Finest U.S. Bar Crew offered by William Grant & Sons

Finest U.S. Bar Crew – U.S. Central

• Arnaud’s French 75 Bar — New Orleans, LA






• DrinkWell — Austin, TX






• Gray Ghost — Detroit, MI






• Half Step — Austin, TX






• Lazy Chook at The Hoxton — Chicago, IL






• Nickel Metropolis — Austin, TX






• Porco Lounge & Tiki Bar — Cleveland, OH






• Standby — Detroit, MI






• The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX






• Three Dots and a Sprint & The Bamboo Room — Chicago, IL

Finest U.S. Bar Crew – U.S. East

• Allegory on the Eaton Resort — Washington, D.C.






• Attaboy Nashville — Nashville, TN






• Bar Stomach — New York, NY






• Clover Membership — Brooklyn, NY






• Double Rooster Please — New York, NY






• Hawksmoor — New York, NY






• LPM Restaurant & Bar Miami — Miami, FL






• Overstory — New York, NY






• Service Bar — Washington, D.C.






• The Fox Bar & Cocktail Membership — Nashville, TN

Finest U.S. Bar Crew – U.S. West

• Century Grand — Phoenix, AZ






• Comfortable Accidents — Albuquerque, NM






• Highball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZ






• Pacific Cocktail Haven — San Francisco, CA






• Paper Aircraft — San Jose, CA






• The Comfortable — Sacramento, CA






• True Laurel — San Francisco, CA






• UnderTow — Phoenix, AZ






• Viridian Bar — Oakland, CA






• Williams & Graham — Denver, CO






• Yacht Membership — Denver, CO

Finest U.S. Cocktail Bar offered by Absolut Vodka

Finest U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central 

• Bordel — Chicago, IL






• DrinkWell — Austin, TX






• Estereo — Chicago, IL






• Julep — Houston, TX






• Kiesling — Detroit, MI






• Manolito — New Orleans, LA






• Nickel Metropolis — Austin, TX






• Sparrow — Chicago, IL






• Sportsman’s Membership — Chicago, IL






• The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX

Finest U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East

• Bar Goto — New York, NY






• barmini by José Andrés — Washington, D.C.






• Pricey Irving Gramercy — New York, NY






• Double Rooster Please — New York, NY






• Previous Glory — Nashville, TN






• Overstory — New York, NY






• Pearl Diver — Nashville, TN






• Portland Hunt + Alpine Membership — Portland, ME






• Serenata — Washington, DC






• Service Bar — Washington, DC






• Sunken Harbor Membership — Brooklyn, NY

Finest U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West

• Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour — Phoenix, AZ






• Century Grand — Phoenix, AZ






• Overseas Nationwide — Seattle, WA






• Navy Energy — Seattle, WA






• Raised by Wolves — San Diego, CA






• Rum Membership — Portland, OR






• Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA






• Trick Canine — San Francisco, CA






• True Laurel — San Francisco, CA






• Wildhawk — San Francisco, CA






• Yacht Membership — Denver, CO

Finest U.S. Resort Bar offered by Gray Goose

Finest U.S. Resort Bar – U.S. Central 

• Bar Marilou on the Maison de la Luz — New Orleans, LA






• Catbird on the Thompson Resort — Dallas, TX






• Chandelier Bar on the 4 Seasons New Orleans — New Orleans, LA






• Scorching Tin on the Pontchartrain Resort — New Orleans, LA






• Lazy Chook at The Hoxton — Chicago, IL






• loa on the Worldwide Home — New Orleans, LA






• Midnight Rambler at The Joule — Dallas, TX






• The Bar at Resort Zachary — Chicago, IL






• The Elysian Bar on the Resort Peter and Paul — New Orleans, LA






• Vol. 39 at The Kimpton Grey Resort — Chicago, IL

Finest U.S. Resort Bar – U.S. East

• Allegory on the Eaton Resort — Washington, D.C.






• Champagne Bar at The Surf Membership Miami — Miami, FL






• Pricey Irving on Hudson on the Aliz Resort — New York, NY






• El Quijote at Resort Chelsea — New York, NY






• Minibar at The Meridian Resort — Miami Seaside, FL






• Orilla Bar & Grill on the Urbanica the Euclid Resort — Miami Seaside, FL






• Panorama Room at Graduate Resort Roosevelt Island — New York, NY






• Raines Regulation Room on the William — New York, NY






• White Limozeen at The Graduate — Nashville, TN






• Zou Zou’s on the Pendry Manhattan West — New York, NY

Finest U.S. Resort Bar – U.S. West

• Anasazi Bar and Lounge on the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi — Santa Fe, NM






• ARDOR at The West Hollywood EDITION — West Hollywood, CA






• Del Rey at Villa Royale — Palm Springs, CA






• Hey Love at The Jupiter — Portland, OR






• Legacy Membership at Circa — Las Vegas, NV






• Libertine Social on the Mandalay Bay — Las Vegas, NV






• Little Rituals on the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZ






• Mountaineering Membership on the Graduate Seattle Resort — Seattle, WA






• Overlook Lounge, Aperitifs & Spirits on the Wynn — Las Vegas, NV






• Ski Lodge at The Cosmopolitan — Las Vegas, NV

Finest U.S. Restaurant Bar offered by Amaro Montenegro and Choose Aperitivo

Finest U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central

• Arnaud’s French 75 Bar — New Orleans, LA






• Bakery Bar — New Orleans, LA






• Gray Ghost — Detroit, MI






• Kumiko — Chicago, IL






• Lengua Madre — New Orleans, LA






• Maple and Ash — Chicago, IL






• Margot’s — New Orleans, LA






• Mister Mao — New Orleans, LA






• Monteverde — Chicago, IL






• Spoon and Secure — Minneapolis, MN






• The Hope Farm — Fairhope, AL






• The Lounge at MARCH — Houston, TX

Finest U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East

• Blossom Bar — Brookline, MA






• Bresca — Washington, DC






• Café La Trova — Miami, FL






• COTE Korean Steakhouse — New York, NY






• Crown Shy — New York, NY






• Gramercy Tavern — New York, NY






• Jaguar Solar — Miami, FL






• Macchialina — Miami, FL






• Manhatta — New York, NY






• The Gray — Savannah, GA

Finest U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West

• Confederate Bar — Los Angeles, CA






• Bar Agricole — San Francisco, CA






• Bicyclette — Los Angeles, CA






• Cleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Basic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NV






• L’Oursin — Seattle, WA






• Lolo — San Francisco, CA






• Palomar — Portland, OR






• Redbird — Los Angeles, CA






• Valentine — Phoenix, AZ






• Viridian — Oakland, CA

Finest New U.S. Cocktail Bar offered by Diageo Bar Academy

Finest New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central 

• Adiós Bar — Birmingham, AL






• Bandista on the 4 Seasons — Houston, TX






• Dovetail Bar on the Schaeffer Resort — New Orleans, LA






• EZ’s Liquor Lounge — Houston, TX






• In Plain Sight — Austin, TX






• 9 Bar — Chicago, IL






• Penny Drip — Fort Wayne, IN






• Refuge — Houston, TX






• The Elm — Bloomington, IN






• The Meadowlark — Chicago, IL

Finest New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East

• Amazonia — Washington D.C.






• Chez Zou — New York, NY






• Church — Baltimore, MD






• Foyer Bar at The Resort Chelsea — New York, NY






• Martiny’s — New York, NY






• Marygold’s Brasserie on the Arlo Wynwood — Miami, FL






• Milady’s — New York, NY






• Nubeluz at The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad — New York, NY






• Swan Room at 9 Orchard — New York, NY






• The Danforth — Portland, ME






• The Gibson Room — Miami, FL

Finest New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West

• Child Gee — Lengthy Seaside, CA






• Capri Membership — Los Angeles, CA






• Dalva — San Francisco, CA






• For The Report — San Francisco, CA






• Right here At the moment Brewery & Kitchen — Seattle, WA






• Khla — Phoenix, AZ






• Pacific Normal + The Sundown Room on the KEX Portland — Portland, OR






• The Butterscotch Den — Sacramento, CA






• The Let’s Go Disco and Cocktail Membership — Los Angeles, CA






• UnderTow — Gilbert, AZ

Spirited Awards Judges

Under is a listing of Spirited Awards^® Chairs, chargeable for overseeing the judging course of this yr:

• Spirited Awards General Chair
  






• Spirited Awards Worldwide Chair
  






• Asia Pacific Co-Chairs

  • Lorenzo Antinori

  
  
  
  

  • Sam Bygrave

  
  
  
  

  • Pankaj Balachandran

  
  
  
  

  • Charmaine Thio






• Canada Co-Chairs

  • Kate Boushel

  
  
  
  

  • Sabrine Dhaliwal






• Europe Co-Chairs

  • Roberta Mariani

  
  
  
  

  • Nicola Riske






• Latin America & Caribbean Co-Chairs

  • Carlos Aguinsky

  
  
  
  

  • Jean Trinh






• Center East & Africa Co-Chairs

  • Stephen “Kojo” Aidoo

  
  
  
  

  • Cassandra Eichhoff

  
  
  
  

  • Caitlin Hill






• U.S. Central Co-Chairs

  • Steva Casey

  
  
  
  

  • Lynn M. Home






• U.S. East Co-Chairs

  • Jackson Cannon

  
  
  
  

  • Laura Cullen






• U.S. West Co-Chairs
  






• Writing & Media Co-Chairs

  • François Monti

  
  
  
  

  • Matthew Rowley

  
  
  
  

  • Sandrae Lawrence






• Timeless Co-Chair

  • Jared Brown

  
  
  
  

  • Anistatia Miller

Spirited Awards^® judges are a set of revered bartenders, bar house owners, educators, and writers from throughout the globe entrusted with this vital calling. Drawing on their years of expertise and their data of the present work being carried out domestically, nationally, and internationally, collectively the judges can consider nominees from far and broad to make sure that the Spirited Awards^® represents the breadth and variety of the worldwide drinks business. 

Tales of the Cocktail Basis’s Spirited Awards^® Committee is devoted to valuing the inclusion of the communities we serve by making certain that our judging panel displays their unbelievable variety when it comes to race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality. Recognizing that inclusion is vital to a well-represented committee, TOTCF strives to make sure that we now have an equitable illustration of gender throughout the judging panel. The Spirited Awards^® aren’t primarily based on common vote and all nominations will likely be evaluated by their respective judging committees. 

Tales of the Cocktail Basis want to thank all of its Spirited Awards sponsors. Title Companions: Diageo Bar Academy, Pernod Ricard; Presenting Companions: Bacardi Restricted, William Grant & Sons; Supporting Companions: Gruppo Montenegro, Johnnie Walker, Libbey, Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic, Perrier, The Busker. 

In mild of the continuing international occasions with the Russian authorities’s invasion of Ukraine, Tales of the Cocktail Basis’s coverage will stay unchanged for the 2023 Spirited Awards. The Spirited Awards Committee and Tales of the Cocktail Basis Board is not going to take into account nominees from Russia for this yr’s awards, nor will the Spirited Awards ​committee embrace any Russian-based judges.

The Basis stands in solidarity with colleagues and mates within the hospitality business in Ukraine and with all residents impacted by the catastrophic invasion. The group acknowledges business colleagues in Russia who don’t help the warfare, but additionally have minimal methods to protest with out risking their very own private security. 

To be taught extra in regards to the Spirited Awards Committee and awards standards, please go to the Tales of the Cocktail Basis’s Spirited Awards web page.

General Prime 10 Nominees will likely be introduced on June 1, 2023, Prime 4 Finalists will likely be named on June 21, 2023, and Winners will likely be celebrated on July 27, 2023 on the seventeenth Annual Spirited Awards Ceremony on the Fillmore New Orleans.