Price:
One Table of 10: $650.00
Two Tables of 10: $1235.00
Three Tables of 10: $1820.10
This summer the international community will converge on the city where spirits live 24/7. Shaken from their slumber within the bottle, the spirits will take on a life of their own in New Orleans at Tales of the Cocktail 2010. At Tales of the Cocktail, The Roosevelt will welcome the stars of the cocktail industry for the 2010 Spirit Awards, a red carpet affair hosted by Pernod Ricard USA. Dress the part of a 1960’s “mad” man or woman with real life Mad Man, Bryan Batt as we recognize individuals and establishments for their work in pushing the craft of making cocktails forward.
What would a celebration in New Orleans be without great music and food. Reserve your table for the Spirits Awards and enjoy the cool jazz sounds of Tom Fischer and Friends as you sample some of the best cuisine New Orleans has to offer from Domenica Restaurant, Creole Cuisine, Fleur de Lis Catering, Damn Good Sweets and, of course, The Roosevelt.
Tales of the Cocktail® Announces 2010 Spirited Award® Nominees
Complete list of nominees according to category:
Best American Cocktail Bar
The Clover Club, Brooklyn
Death & Co, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco
The Varnish, Los Angeles
World’s Best Hotel Bar
The Artesian at the Langham, London
The Bar at The Connaught Hotel, London
Florida Room at The Delano, Florida
Hemingway Bar, Paris
Best Cocktail Writing
CLASS magazine
Gary Regan
Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller
Naren Young
Best New Product
Celery Bitters, The Bitter Truth
Cocktail Kingdom’s barware
Crème Yvette by Cooper Spirits
Meehan Cocktail Bag by Jim Meehan
Best American Brand Ambassador
Charlotte Voisey, Hendrick’s Gin
Jacques Bezuidenhout, Partida
Jamie Gordon, Absolut
Tals Nadari, Bols
World’s Best Drinks Selection
Artesian Bar at The Langham Hotel, London
Bar Lebensstern in Café Einstein, Berlin
Macao Trading Co, NYC
Widder Bar, Zurich
American Bartender of the Year
Eric Alperin, The Varnish
Kenta Goto, The Pegu Club
Murray Stenson, Zig Zag
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey
Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book
Beachbum Berry Remixed
Gin Compedndium by Gaz Regan
MudPuddle Books by Greg Boehm
Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh
World’s Best Cocktail Menu
Death & Co, NYC
Lonsdale, London
Mayahuel, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco
International Bartender of the Year
Agostino Perrone, The Connaught Hotel, London
Brian Miller, Death & Co, NYC
Salvatore Calabrese, London
Sam Ross, Milk & Honey, NYC
World’s Best New Cocktail Bar
Cure, New Orleans
Dutch Kills, Queens
Mayahuel, NYC
Rickhouse, San Francisco
World’s Best Cocktail Bar
69 Colebrooke Row, London
The Cocktail Bar at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast
Death & Co, NYC
Quo Vadis, London
Best International Brand Ambassador
Angus Winchester, Tanqueray
Dan Warner, Beefeater
Jacob Briars, 42 Below
John Gakuru, Sagatiba
Best Bar Mentor
Dale DeGroff
Robert Hess
Sasha Petraske
Tony Abou-Ganim
Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Rea
Gary Regan
Murray Stenson
Tony Abou-Ganim
Award Categories and Criteria
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.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.World’s Best Cocktail Bar
Criteria: Only truly world-class bars will be considered for this illustrious title. Some bars attain worldwide recognition and this award recognizes the very best of the best.World’s Best New Cocktail Bar
Criteria: Only bars which opened after March 1,2009 may be nominated. This award aims to reward new creativity and ideas as well as well executed drinks.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.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 that have been copied by his/her peers.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.)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.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.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.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.Best American Brand Ambassador
Criteria: An award that recognizes the importance of personality in the promotion of drinks brands across America.Best International Brand Ambassador
Criteria: An award which recognizes the importance of personality in the promotion of drinks brands and their creative use of brand communication to engage the trade and their ability to execute compelling education and seminars. This person will work in an International capacity or in a Country other than the USA.Best Bar Mentor
Criteria: Not everybody who is having an impact on the quality of the cocktails we drink are working behind the bar as bartenders. There are many people who are creating fine bar programs, training the next generation of great bartenders, and playing an active role in designing the bars we all love to drink in. This award is to recognize those individuals who, in their professional life, play a crucial role in raising the quality of bars, bartenders, and cocktails without currently working as a bartender.Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
Criteria: The impact that some people have on the general cocktail community can span over the course of many years. There are individuals who have worked long and hard to change the industry and educate the public. This award is to provide special recognition to these individuals and the wonderful efforts they have undertaken.
