Check out the complete list of winner’s from the Spirits Awards at 2009 Tales of the Cocktail

For those of who that didn’t attend Tales of the Cocktail this year (or for those who may be been in an oyster and alcohol haze) here’s the complete rundown on those who took home awards on July 11th.

The 2009 Tales of the Cocktail Spirit Awards Winners were:
· World’s Best Drinks Selection
WINNER - Merchant Hotel, Belfast
· Best American Cocktail Bar
WINNER - Pegu Club, NYC
· World’s Best Cocktail Bar
WINNER - PDT, NYC
· World’s Best New Cocktail Bar
WINNER - Clover Club, Brooklyn
· World’s Best Hotel Bar
WINNER - Merchant Hotel, Belfast
· American Bartender of the Year
WINNER - James Meehan, PDT
· International Bartender of the Year
WINNER - Tony Conigliaro
· Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book
WINNER - The Essential Cocktail - Dale DeGroff
· Best Cocktail Writing
WINNER - Dave Wondrich
· Best New Product
WINNER - Bols Genever
· World’s Best Cocktail Menu
WINNER - Merchant Hotel, Belfast
· Best American Brand Ambassador
WINNER - Simon Ford, Plymouth Gin and Pernod Ricard
· Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER - Peter Dorelli

And here’s the list of the notable names that made up the awards committee
· Simon Difford (Chairman)
· Julio Bermejo
· Salvatore Calabrese (Best Drinks Selection 2008)
· Frank Coleman
· Dale DeGroff (Helen David Lifetime Achievement 2008)
· Simon Ford
· Ted Haigh
· Michael Menegos
· Sasha Petraske (Best Bar 2008)
· Christy Pope
· Gary Regan (Best Writer 2008)
· Claire Smith
· Nick Strangeway (Bartender of the Year 2008)
· Dave Wondrich (Best Bartending Book 2008)

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