Danico takes the crown at the 2024 Spirited Awards!
Tales of the Cocktail announced the winners of its 2024 Spirited Awards last night in New Orleans. Parisian bar Danico shined, earning the title of Best International Restaurant Bar—a major honor for the French cocktail scene!
Beyond the crowning of Danico, the 2024 Spirited Awards awarded the supreme title of World's Best Bar, as well as Best International Cocktail Bar, to ALQUÍMICO (Cartagena, Colombia).
The complete list of the 2024 Spirited Awards
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
International Bartender of the Year
Eric van Beek — Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico, Mexico
Best International Bar Mentor
Danil Nevsky
Best International Brand Ambassador
Dave Mitton — Lot 40 / J.P. Wiser's
Best International Bar Team
Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico, Mexico
Best International Cocktail Bar
ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, Colombia
Best International Hotel Bar
BKK Social Club at Four Seasons Bangkok — Bangkok, Thailand
Best International Restaurant Bar
Danico — Paris, France
Best New International Cocktail Bar
Bar Leone — Hong Kong, China
U.S. CATEGORIES
U.S. Bartender of the Year
Kapri Robinson — Allegory, Washington, D.C.
Best U.S. Bar Mentor
Alex Jump
Best U.S. Brand Ambassador
Anna Mains — Monkey Shoulder
Best U.S. Bar Team
Jewel of the South — New Orleans, Louisiana
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar
Yacht Club — Denver, Colorado
Best U.S. Hotel Bar
Allegory at the Eaton Hotel — Washington, D.C.
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
Cleaver - Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, Nevada
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
Superbueno — New York, New York
WRITING & MEDIA CATEGORIES
Best Cocktail & Spirits Publication
The Cocktail Lovers
Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series
Bartender at Large
Best Cocktail & Spirits Writing
A New Spirit Confronts the Consequences of Colonialism by Adaorah Oduah, for Punch
Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book
The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts by Camper English
Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits
Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin
GLOBAL CATEGORIES
Best New Spirit or Cocktail Ingredient
YUZUCO Yuzu Super Juice
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico, Mexico
World’s Best Spirits Selection
Baba Au Rum — Athens, Greece
Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
Hidetsugu Ueno
Timeless International Award
Café Pacifico — London, United Kingdom
Timeless U.S. Award
The Buena Vista — San Francisco, California
Tales Visionary Award
Colin Asare-Appiah
World’s Best Bar
ALQUÍMICO — Cartagena, Colombia