In just over a month , cocktail industry luminaries from around the man will convoke in New Orleans for the fourteenth one-year Tales of the Cocktail ( TOTC ) league . The hard liquor - filled calendar week will cap off with the 10th one-year Spirited Awards dinner , where bar , bartenders , writers , brand ambassadors , distiller and other experts will be honour for their heavy work over the past year .
This week , we induce a tasting of what to expect when TOTC release its top four finalists in each of its awarding categories , including best American and outside taproom teams , best cocktail menu and best new spirit or cocktail ingredient . They were vote on by a panel of 112 diligence pros , led by chairmen Simon Ford , Jacob Briars and David Wondrich .
Want to know who ’s taking home this year ’s top prizes ? You ’ll be able-bodied tolivestreamthe event , host by Ford , on Saturday , July 23 at 8 p.m. CST .
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American class :
Best American Bar TeamABV ( San Francisco)Attaboy ( New York)The Dead Rabbit ( New York)Williams & Graham ( Denver )
American Bartender of the YearBobby Heugel of Anvil Bar & Refuge ( Houston)John Lermayer of Sweet Liberty ( Miami Beach)Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Clyde Common ( Portland)Naren Young of Dante ( New York )
undecomposed American Brand AmbassadorColin Asare - Appiah ( Bacardi)Tim Cooper ( The 86 Co.)Anne Louise - Marquis ( Marnier Lapostolle)Chris Patino ( Pernod Ricard )
Best American Cocktail Barcanon : whiskey and bitter emporium ( Seattle)The NoMad ( New York)Prizefighter ( Emeryville)Smuggler ’s Cove ( San Francisco )
Best American High - Volume Cocktail BarFlatiron Lounge ( New York)Harvard & Stone ( Los Angeles)Herbs & Rye ( Las Vegas)Polite Provisions ( San Diego )
Best American Hotel BarThe Elephant Bar at The NoMad ( New York)The Hawthorne at the Commonwealth Hotel ( Boston)Sable Kitchen & Bar at Hotel Palomar ( Chicago)The Spare Room at The Hollywood Roosevelt ( Los Angeles )
Best American Restaurant BarCane & Table ( New Orleans)Gramercy Tavern ( New York)nopa ( San Francisco)Saxon + Parole ( New York )
Best New American Cocktail BarDante ( New York)Leyenda ( Brooklyn)Suffolk arm ( New York)Sweet Liberty ( Miami Beach )
International category :
Best International Bar TeamAmerican Bar at the Savoy ( London , United Kingdom)Black Pearl ( Melbourne , Australia)Connaught Bar ( London , United Kingdom)Dandelyan ( London , United Kingdom )
International Bartender of the YearMarcis Dzelzainis of Sager + Wilde Paradise Row ( London , United Kingdom)Iain Griffiths of White Lyan and Dandelyan ( London , United Kingdom)Zdenek Kastanek of 28 Hong Kong Street ( Singapore)Hidetsugu Ueno of Bar High Five ( Tokyo , Japan )
Best International Brand AmbassadorIan Burrell ( Rum Ambassador)Dean Callan ( Monkey Shoulder)Camille Vidal ( St - Germain)Max Warner ( Chivas Regal )
Best International Cocktail BarBar High Five ( Tokyo , Japan)Bramble Bar ( Edinburgh , United Kingdom)Happiness Forgets ( London , United Kingdom)Le Lion Bar de Paris ( Hamburg , Germany )
Best International High Volume Cocktail BarCallooh Callay ( London , United Kingdom)The Clumsies ( Athens , Greece)Eau De Vie ( Melbourne , Australia)Trailer Happiness ( London , United Kingdom )
Best International Hotel BarAmerican Bar at The Savoy ( London , United Kingdom)The Connaught Bar at The Connaught ( London , United Kingdom)Dandelyan at the Mondrian , London ( London , United Kingdom)Punch Room at The London Edition ( London , United Kingdom )
Best International Restaurant BarDuck & Waffle ( London , United Kingdom)Hawksmoor Spitalfields ( London , United Kingdom)Le Mary Celeste ( Paris , France)Tippling Club ( Singapore )
Best New International Cocktail BarCharles H. ( Seoul , South Korea)The Dark Horse ( Bath , United Kingdom)Gibson Bar ( Singapore)Oriole ( London , United Kingdom )
Global categories :
Best Bar MentorBridget AlbertFrancesco LafranconiDré MassoAngus Winchester
World ’s Best Cocktail MenuDandelyan ( London , United Kingdom)Little Red Door ( Paris , France)Mace ( New York , United States)Trick Dog ( San Francisco , United States )
undecomposed New Spirit or Cocktail IngredientCaña Brava 7 - twelvemonth Reserva Añeja Rum by the 86 Co. ( Panamá)Lagavulin 8 - Year Old – 200th Anniversary Edition ( United Kingdom)Plantation Stiggins ’ Fancy Pineapple Rum ( Barbados)Rutte Celery Dry Gin by Rutte Spirits ( Netherlands )
human race ’s Best Spirits SelectionThe Baxter Inn ( Sydney , Australia)Multnomah Whiskey Library ( Portland , United States)Old Lightning ( Marina Del Rey , United States)Tommy ’s ( San Francisco , United States )
Writing categories :
Best New Cocktail & Bartending Book“Good affair to Drink with Mr Lyan and Friends ” by Ryan Chetiyawardana“The drained Rabbit potable Manual : Secret Recipes and Barroom Tales from Two Belfast Boys Who Conquered the Cocktail World ” by Sean Muldoon , Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer“The Craft Cocktail Party : Delicious Drinks for Every Occasion ” by Julie Reiner“The NoMad Cocktail Book ” by Leo Robitschek
Best New Spirits Book“Divided spirit – Tequila , Mezcal and the Politics of Production ” by Sarah Bowen“Vermouth : The Revival of the Spirit that create America ’s Cocktail Culture ” by Adam Ford“Bourbon Curious : A Simple Tasting Guide for the Savvy Drinker ” by Fred Minnick“Bourbon Empire : The Past and Future of America ’s whisky ” by Reid Mitenbuler
Best Cocktail & Spirits PublicationAustralian BartenderCocktail LoversDifford ’s GuideLiquor.com
Best Cocktail & Spirits WriterSandrae LawrenceJeffrey MorgenthalerRobert SimonsonNaren Young
