Tales Of The Cocktail Winners And Party Photos
Charles Joly of Chicago's The Aviary won American Bartender of the Year.
Food Republic's own Simon Ford won Best New Product for his Fords Gin.
Jessica Gonzales and Karen Fu of NYC's NoMad Hotel, winner of the World's Best Hotel Bar.
Leo Robitschek of NoMad Hotel.
Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon of NYC's Dead Rabbit, winner of Best New Cocktail Bar.
Pam Wiznitzer of Dead Rabbit.
John Gertsen of Boston's Drink, winner of World's Best Cocktail Bar.
The whole crew of Boston's Drink celebrates winning the grand title of World's Best Cocktail Bar.
Susan Fedroff, Brad Farran and Julie Reiner of NYC's Clover Club, which took home awards for Best American Cocktail Bar and Best High Volume Cocktail Bar.
Leo Robitschek of NoMad helps Brad Farran of Clover Club celebrate his successful evening.
Naren Young of NYC's Saxon + Parole, winner of Best Restaurant Bar.
Todd Richman of Sidney Frank and Jagermeister took home the award for Best American Brand Ambassador.
Food Republic favorite Julie Reiner won three awards: Best Bar Mentor, and her bar Clover Club won for Best American Cocktail Bar and Best High Volume Cocktail Bar. New York newcomers the Dead Rabbit won Best New Cocktail Bar and the World's Best Cocktail Menu for their tome-like list of 19th century cocktails, and Jack McGarry took the prize for World's Best Bartender. The NoMad Hotel won World's Best Hotel Bar, marking the first time an American bar won in the category. The team at Saxon + Parole won for Best Restaurant Bar.
Food Republic contributor Simon Ford won Best New Product for his stellar Ford's Gin. We were instant fans when he served us some pre-launch secret stash at the last Food Republic Test Kitchen.
In other cities, James Beard Award winner Charles Joly from Chicago's Aviary won American Bartender of the Year. We congratulated him on a big year, and he said, "You have to do the work!" We're pretty sure there's a larger than fair share of talent involved as well. Canon in Seattle's Capitol Hill were given the title of World's Best Drink Selection. And Drink in Boston came home with the grand title of World's Best Cocktail Bar. We're looking forward to having a tipple with them next time we're in Beantown.
Todd Richman, the guy who has gotten all of us to take Jagermeister seriously, won the award for Best American Brand Ambassador, and I guess that means we'll be celebrating with Jager-marinated BBQ for the rest of the summer!
Be sure to check back soon for a complete recap of the awards from our very own Simon Ford.
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