2017 Spirited Awards® Top Four Finalists

AMERICAN CATEGORIES

Best American Bar Team

• Herbs and Rye (Las Vegas, NV)
• Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Company (Miami, FL)
• The NoMad Bar (New York, NY)
• Williams & Graham (Denver, CO)

American Bartender of the Year

• Jeff Bell of PDT (New York, NY)
• John Lermayer of Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Company (Miami, FL)
• Kevin Diedrich of Pacific Cocktail Haven (San Francisco, CA)
• Yael Vengroff of The Spare Room (Los Angeles, CA)

Best American Brand Ambassador

• Anne Louise Marquis (Campari USA)
• Lynn House (Heaven Hill)
• Misty Kalkofen (Del Maguey)
• Robin Nance (Auchentoshan)

Best American Cocktail Bar

• Anvil Bar and Refuge (Houston, TX)
• Attaboy (New York, NY)
• Columbia Room (Washington, DC)
• Trick Dog (San Francisco, CA)

Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar

• Harvard & Stone (Los Angeles, CA)
• Honeycut (Los Angeles, CA)
• Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Company (Miami, FL)
• The NoMad Bar (New York, NY)

Best American Hotel Bar

• Compère Lapin at Old No. 44 Hotel (New Orleans, LA)
• Proof on Main at 21c Museum Hotel (Louisville, KY)
• The Hawthorne at The Commonwealth Hotel (Boston, MA)
• The Spare Room at The Roosevelt Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)

Best American Restaurant Bar

• Cane & Table (New Orleans, LA)
• Dante NYC (New York, NY)
• Gramercy Tavern (New York, NY)
• Spoon and Stable (Minneapolis, MN)

Best New American Cocktail Bar

• Bar Clacson (Los Angeles, CA)
• BlackTail (New York, NY)
• Jupiter Disco (Brooklyn, NY)
• Wildhawk (San Francisco, CA)

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES

Best International Bar Team

• Black Pearl (Melbourne, Australia)
• Dandelyan (London, UK)
• Lost + Found Drinkery (Nicosia, Cyprus)
• The Connaught Bar (London, UK)

International Bartender of the Year

• Erik Lorincz of The American Bar (London, UK)
• Iain Griffiths of Dandelyan (London, UK)
• Nico de Soto of Danico (Paris, France)
• Shingo Gokan of Speak Low (Shanghai, China)

Best International Brand Ambassador

• Camille Ralph Vidal (St-Germain)
• Ian Burrell (Rum Ambassador)
• Joe McCanta (Grey Goose)
• Raj Nagra (Bombay Gins)

Best International Cocktail Bar

• Black Pearl (Melbourne, Australia)
• Bramble (Edinburgh, UK)
• Le Syndicat (Paris, France)
• Little Red Door (Paris, France)

Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar

• Oriole (London, UK)
• Panda & Sons (Edinburgh, Scotland)
• The Baxter Inn (Sydney, Australia)
• Trailer Happiness (London, UK)

Best International Hotel Bar

• Dandelyan at The Mondrian (London, UK)
• Manhattan Bar at The Regent Singapore (Singapore)
• Punch Room at The Edition (London, UK)
• The American Bar at The Savoy (London, UK)

Best International Restaurant Bar

• Le Mary Celeste (Paris, France)
• Sager + Wilde (London, UK)
• The Blind Pig (London, UK)
• Tippling Club (Singapore)

Best New International Cocktail Bar

• ATLAS (Singapore)
• Danico (Paris, France)
• Swift (London, UK)
• Three Sheets (London, UK)

WRITING CATEGORIES

Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication

• Class Magazine
• Difford’s Guide (diffordsguide.com)
• Hot Rum Cow
• The Daily Beast Drink + Food

Best Cocktail & Spirits Writer

• Alyson Sheppard
• Kara Newman
• Robert Simonson
• Wayne Curtis

Best New Cocktail & Bartending Book

• A Proper Drink by Robert Simonson
• Regarding Cocktails by Sasha Petraske with Georgette Moger-Petraske
• Shake.Stir.Sip. by Kara Newman
• Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin & Rebecca Cate

Best New Spirits Book

• Amaro by Brad Thomas Parsons
• Bourbon: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of An American Whiskey by Fred Minnick
• Colonial Spirits: A Toast to our Drunken History by Steven Grasse
• Whiskey: A Spirited Story with 75 Classic and Original Cocktails by Michael Dietsch

GLOBAL CATEGORIES

Best Bar Mentor

• David Wondrich
• Don Lee
• Ivy Mix & Lynnette Marrero
• Paul McGee

Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient

• Ancho Reyes Verde (Mexico)
• Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal PUEBLA, San Pablo Ameyaltepec Wild Papalote (Mexico)
• ITALICUS – Rosolio di Bergamotto (Italy)
• Plantation O.F.T.D. (France)

World’s Best Cocktail Menu

• Beaufort Bar (London, UK)
• BlackTail (New York, United States)
• The Dead Rabbit (New York, United States)
• Trick Dog (San Francisco, United States)

World’s Best Spirits Selection

• ATLAS (Singapore)
• canon: whiskey and bitters emporium (Seattle, WA)
• Old Lightning (Los Angeles, United States)
• The Office (Chicago, United States)