The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) has announced the regional top 10 finalists, or ‘honourees’ for the 2022 Spirited Awards, and once again Australia’s bars have been recognised.
These are the 16th annual Spirited Awards, which recognise beverage professionals, products, and establishments across the spirits and cocktail community from around the world.
The winners will be announced at the Tales of the Cocktail conference, which returns for an in-person celebration in New Orleans from July 25-29.
“Returning to an in-person celebration for our 20-year anniversary means it’s more important than ever to support one another and celebrate our phenomenal industry,” said Tales of the Cocktail Foundation CEO Eileen Wayner.
“We are honoured to take this opportunity to thank all of our colleagues in the cocktail community for their contributions to the industry, and offer our congratulations to all of this year’s regional honourees.”
Australia’s 2022 Spirited Awards® Regional Top 10 Honourees (in alphabetical order):
Best International Bar Team – Asia Pacific (APAC)
- AHA Saloon — Taipei, Taiwan
- Charles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South Korea
- Havana Social — Bangkok, Thailand
- Jigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — Singapore
- MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
- MO BAR at the Mandarin Oriental — Singapore
- No Sleep Club — Singapore
- Tropic City Cocktail Bar— Bangkok, Thailand
- Union Trading Company — Shanghai, China
- Vesper Cocktail Bar — Bangkok, Thailand
Best International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)*
- Bar TRENCH — Tokyo, Japan
- BYRDI — Melbourne, Australia
- Clipper — Auckland, New Zealand
- COA — Hong Kong, China
- JungleBird — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
- Nutmeg & Clove — Singapore
- Old Mate’s Place — Sydney, Australia
- Sidecar — New Delhi, India
- Southside Parlor — Seoul, South Korea
- The Diplomat — Hong Kong, China
- The Pontiac — Hong Kong, China
- The SG Club — Tokyo, Japan
*Includes 13 honourees due to a tie
Best International Hotel Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)
- Bar Trigona at the Four Seasons Hotel — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Charles H. Seoul at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South Korea
- Flaggerdoot Cocktail Lounge at the Jackalope — Melbourne, Australia
- Jigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — Singapore
- MO BAR at the Mandarin Oriental — Singapore
- Origin Bar at The Shangri-La Hotel — Singapore
- Punch Room at The Shanghai EDITION — Shanghai, China
- The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental — Bangkok, Thailand
- The St Regis Bar HK — Hong Kong, China
- Writers Bar at the Raffles Hotel — Singapore
Best International Restaurant Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)*
- Bar Torino — Adelaide, Australia
- Caffe Fernet — Singapore
- Cork & Screw Country Club — Jakarta, Indonesia
- Happy Stan — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- KOR Shanghai — Shanghai, China
- KOR Taipei — Taipei, Taiwan
- Shady Acres — Hong Kong, China
- Skye Manila — Taguig, Philippines
- The Continental Deli — Newtown, Australia
- The Dragon Chamber — Singapore
- The Reservoire — Bangalore, India
- Union Bar & Brasserie — Jakarta, Indonesia
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Asia Pacific (APAC)
- Apollonia — Sydney, Australia
- ARGO — Hong Kong, China
- DEAN & NANCY — Sydney, Australia
- Pearl Diver Cocktails and Oysters — Melbourne, Australia
- Quality Goods Club — Hong Kong, China
- RE — Sydney, Australia
- Republic at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia — Singapore
- Sago House — Singapore
- Teresa Cocktail Bar — Napier, New Zealand
- The Bellwood — Tokyo, Japan
