At the recent Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans the winners of this year’s Spirit Awards Winners were:

World’s Best NEW Cocktail Bar

• Le Lion – Bar de Paris – Hamburg, Germany

Best New Product

• Fever Tree Mixers

Best Cocktail Writing

• Gary Regan (San Francisco Chronicle)

Best Drinks Brand Representative/Brand Ambassador

• Xavier Padovani – Hendrick’s Gin

Best Cocktail Menu

• 1806 Bar in Melbourne, Australia

Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book

• Imbibe by David Wondrich

Best Classic Cocktail Bar

• Milk and Honey, New York City

Best Drinks Selection

• Salvatore at Fifty

Mixologist/Bartender of the Year

• Nick Strangeway – Hawksmoor, London, England

World’s Best Cocktail Bar

• Milk and Honey, New York City

Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award

• Dale DeGroff – King Cocktail