Cocktail fan? These 61 bars were just named among the world’s best Cocktail fan? These 61 bars were just named among the world’s best

While wine tourism has been around for decades, it’s only in recent years that travel in pursuit of other kinds of beverages has really taken off (and no, we don’t mean city break stag dos where the only priority is how cheap the beer is).

Craft beer is on the up, but there’s also a growing appreciation for cocktails. You can’t go to Singapore without a visit to Raffles to try the Singapore Sling, and it would be rude not to order a caipirinha when in Brazil. The best cocktail bars (in our opinion) are the ones that give you a sense of place, through both the design of the space, and the use of local ingredients across the menu.

If you’re also a big fan of fruity concoctions but aren’t sure where to start on planning your next trip, you might just want to check out the Pinnacle Guide, a list of the world’s greatest cocktail bars that launched last year.

Similar to the Michelin-star system, the Pinnacle Guide awards pins to bars it evaluates – one pin for excellent, two for outstanding, and three for exceptional – with 146 pinned bars to date, including 61 that were recently added to the list.

For our UK readers, 12 new bars were awarded either one or two pins, including ten in London. The bars outside of London that were recognised were The Hideout in Bath and the Tom Thumb Cocktail Bar in Newquay, Cornwall.

Stateside, 12 new bars made the list, including The Roosevelt Room in Austin, Texas and Standby in Detroit. Canada also made its debut on the list, with seven bars making the cut.

The full list of newly one-pinned bars:

• Australia – Dean & Nancy On 22 (Sydney)
• Canada – Bagheera (Vancouver), Bar Pompette (Toronto), Cloakroom Bar (Montréal), Library Bar (Toronto), Mount Pleasant Vintage & Provisions (Vancouver), Suite 115 (Toronto)
• Greece – Purovoku Project (Thessaloniki), Red Nose Bar (Volos)
• Hong Kong – The Aubrey
• Ireland – Pig’s Lane (Kerry), The Sidecar (Dublin)
• Italy – 1930 Cocktail Bar (Milan), Aguardiente (Marina Di Ravenna), Arts Bar (Venice), Cortiletto (Marzamemi), Giacosa 1815 (Florence), Rumore Bar Americano (Milan), Santa Cocktail Club (Florence)
• Mexico – Rayo (Mexico City)
• Singapore – Night Hawk
• Switzerland – Bar Am Wasser (Zurich)
• United Arab Emirates – 1920 Speakeasy (Dubai), Bar Dali (Dubai), Galaxy Bar (Dubai), La Petite Maison (Dubai), Salmon Guru (Dubai), Sexy Fish (Dubai)
• UK – Eve Bar (London), Florattica Rooftop (London), Scales (London), Soma Canary Wharf (London), Soma Soho (London), The Cocktail Trading Company (London), The Hideout (Bath), The Pisco Bar At Coya Mayfair (London), The Royal Cocktail Exchange (London), Tom Thumb Cocktail Bar (Newquay)
• USA – Castalia (Detroit, MI), Panamericano Bar (Miami, FL), Sugar Monk (New York), The Fountain Inn (Washington, DC), The Roosevelt Room (Austin, TX)

The full list of newly two-pinned bars:

• Canada – Prophecy (Vancouver)
• France – Gentlemen 1919 (Paris)
• Greece – The Clumsies (Athens)
• Ireland – Bar 1661 (Dublin)
• Italy – The Court (Rome), The Lobby Bar (Montalcino)
• Mexico – Bekeb (San Miguel De Allende), Fo+Ma (Mexico City)
• Switzerland – Caaa By Pietro Catalano (Lucerne), N/5 The Bar (St. Moritz)
• UK – Dover Yard (London), Murder Inc. (London)
• USA – Mirate (Los Angeles, CA), Papercut (Austin, TX), Press Club (Washington, DC), Realm Of The 52 Remedies (San Diego, CA), Standby (Detroit, MI), The Manor Bar (Montecito, CA)

Currently, only one bar in the world has been given three pins: London’s Lyaness.

Venues are judged against a number of weighted categories, including look and feel, front of house, staff management, operations, community, and, most importantly, the drinks programme.

You can find the full list of pinned bars on the Pinnacle Guide website.

More information: thepinnacleguide.com

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