The 16th annual Tales of the Cocktail (TOTC) Spirited Awards has named Ryan (Mr Lyan) Chetiyawardana’s Lyaness at Sea Containers London as the World’s Best Bar
The Awards were held at the New Orleans Ritz Carlton Hotel and turned out to be a Steller night for Chetiyawardana who also saw Lyaness named as best International Hotel Bar, as well as his Washington DC-based Silver Lyan at the Riggs named as Best US Hotel Bar.
In total, London-based establishments collected five out of the eight international awards as Alex Kratena and Monica Berg’s Tayēr + Elementary won Best International Cocktail Bar, Sexy Fish was crowned Best International Restaurant Bar, and A Bar with Shapes for a Name picked up Best New International Cocktail Bar, with its founder Remy Savage being named International Bartender of the Year.
Sydney’s Maybe Sammy won Best International Bar Team, the only bar not based in London to win an award in the international bar categories.
In the individual recognitions –
- Lauren Mote, founding partner of Bittered Sling and recently announced global manager of program excellence at Patron, picked up the award for Best International Bar Mentor
- Martin Hudak of Mr Black Spirits was named Best International Brand Ambassador.
- The Japanese Art of the Cocktail won Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book
For more information, go to talesofthecocktail.org