NOMINEESANDWINNERSOFTHESPIRITEDAWARDS2010TALESOFTHECOCKTAILS2010

BestAmericanCocktailBarCriteria:ThisawardrecognizestheinfluenceoncocktailtrendswithintheUnitedStatesandseekstoawardthecountry’sbestcocktailbar.*TheCloverClub,Brooklyn

*Death&Co,NYC

*Rickhouse,SanFrancisco*TheVarnish,LosAngelesWorld’sBestHotelBarCriteria:Theclassic‘AmericanBar’playedanimportantroleinthehistoryanddevelopmentofcocktailculture.Thejudgesarelookingforhotelbars,whichupholdthistradition(butarenotnecessarilyold)andofferfive‐starserviceandconsistentlywellmadedrinks.*ArtesianBaratTheLangham,London

*TheBaratTheConnaughtHotel,London

*TheFloridaRoomatTheDelano,Florida*TheBarHemingwayatTheRitz,ParisBestCocktailWritingCriteria:Greatjournalismisoneofthebestwaystocommunicatetothegeneralpublicthevalueandsignificanceofgreatcocktailsandrelatedproducts.Thisawardisforanynon‐bookjournalism(Magazine,Newspaper,Website,etc)whichpromotesbars,bartender,orcocktailsingeneral.

*CLASSmagazine

*GaryRegan*JaredBrownandAnistatiaMiller*NarenYoung

BestNewProductCriteria:Thisisawardedtowhatthejudgesconsidertobethebestnewcocktailingredient(spirit,liqueur,syruporjuice)orpieceofcocktailequipment(muddler,shakeretc.).ToqualifyproductsmustbeongeneralretailsaleinatleastthreeUSstates.

*CeleryBitters,TheBitterTruth

*CocktailKingdom’sbarware*CrèmeYvettebyCooperSpirits*MeehanCocktailBagbyJimMeehanBestAmericanBrandAmbassadorCriteria:AnawardthatrecognizestheimportanceofpersonalityinthepromotionofdrinksbrandsacrossAmerica.

*CharlotteVoisey,Hendrick’sGin

*JacquesBezuidenhout,PartidaTequila*JamieGordon,AbsolutVodka*TalsNadari,BolsGeneverWorld’sBestDrinksSelectionCriteria:Avenuestockinganoutstandingrangeofspiritsandliqueurs.Thejudgeswillfavordiscernmentaswellassheernumbersofbottlesstocked.*ArtesianBaratTheLanghamHotel,London

*BarLebenssterninCaféEinstein,Berlin

*MacaoTradingCo,NYC*TheWidderBar,ZurichAmericanBartenderoftheYearCriteria:FromJerryThomasonwards,Americanbartendershavebeenamongstthemostinfluentialondrinksstylesandcocktailcultureingeneral.Thisawardseeksto

recognizethemostinfluentialAmericanbartendertoday.Thewinnershouldbeproficientatmakingallrecognizedclassicdrinksandalsohavecreatedcontemporarycocktails,whichhavebeencopiedbyhis/herpeers.*EricAlperin,TheVarnish*KentaGoto,PeguClub

*MurrayStenson,ZigZagCafé

*SamRoss,Milk&HoneyBestNewCocktail/BartendingBookCriteria:Thebestbookpublishedin2008regardingcocktails,liquor,bars,bardesignorbartendingingeneral.Neweditionsofexistingworksmayalsobenominated.*BeachbumBerryRemixed*GinCompendiumbyGazRegan*MudPuddleBooksbyGregBoehm*

VintageSpiritsandForgottenCocktailsbyTedHaigh

World’sBestCocktailMenuCriteria:Thejudgesseektorewardinnovativeandthirstinducingcocktailmenus.Boththedesignandcontentwillbeconsidered.

*Death&Co,NYC

*TheLonsdale,London*Mayahuel,NYC*Rickhouse,SanFranciscoInternationalBartenderoftheYearCriteria:Theabsolutebestdrinksmixerintheworld.Thewinnermusthavereceivedinternationalrecognitionoftheirworkwiththeirownrecipescrossingborderstoappearoncocktailmenusinnumerouscountries.(UScitizensarenotexcluded.)