Here’s the Definitive Ranking of the World’s Best Bars and Bartenders
Drink up with these winners from Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.
New Orleans’ Tales of the Cocktail has grown into the world’s most prestigious mixology conference, and at the conclusion of each year’s event they pour out the Spirited Awards to salute the best bars, bartenders and other related categories.
Here, a sampling of selected winners from the 2016 edition:
World’s Best Cocktail Bar
The Connaught Bar at the Connaught (London)
American Bartender of the Year
Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Clyde Common (Portland)
Best American Hotel Bar
The Elephant Bar at The NoMad (New York)
Best American Cocktail Bar
Smuggler’s Cove (San Francisco)
Best New American Cocktail Bar
Sweet Liberty (Miami Beach)
Best American Restaurant Bar
Saxon + Parole (New York)
Best International Restaurant Bar
Hawksmoor Spitalfields (London)
International Bartender of the Year
Hidetsugu Ueno of Bar High Five (Tokyo)
Best International Cocktail Bar
Happiness Forgets (London)
Best International Hotel Bar
The Connaught Bar at The Connaught (London)
Best New International Cocktail Bar
Oriole (London)
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Dandelyan at Mondrian Sea Containers (London)
World’s Best Spirits Selection
Tommy’s (San Francisco)
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
Stiggins’ Fancy Plantation Pineapple (Barbados)
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