Miami shines once again at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards 2018!

Miami was presented with numerous awards for achievements in the spirits industry.  It was a special moment for Miami as the late, legendary bartender, John Lermayer, was also awarded the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award for his impactful contributions to the spirits community. The 2018 class of winners has been recognized amongst peers and supporters at

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Spirited Miami’s 2016 Most Anticipated Cocktail Books! (PART I)

Have we ever told you we love books? We are always searching for the best cocktail books out there, we think 2016 is going to be a groundbreaking year for cocktail books. Here are our picks for most anticipated through the first half of the year: Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of

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Broken Shaker takes home Best American Hotel Bar & we were there! But what is Tales of the Cocktail & The Spirited Awards?

There has been big news since last week about the award that was won by The Broken Shaker at The Freehand Hotel. The Broken Shaker took home one of the big awards of the night which was Best American Hotel Bar.  We broke the news immediately on Twitter as the award went out.  We were

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Tales of the Cocktail announces top 10 Spirited Award nominees; Miami’s Broken Shaker & John Lermayer nominated!

For those that don’t know, Tales of the Cocktail is the world’s premier cocktail festival held in New Orleans.  Industry professionals and cocktail enthusiasts flock to New Orleans for five days of seminars, tastings, networking events and some of the most amazing parties you will ever go to! Today they have announced their Spirited Award

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