If you haven’t picked up this month’s issue of Imbibe Magazine, it’s a must read for anyone into the cocktail scene. It’s the mag’s first “best-of” issue, and the editors have published their list of the country’s top bars, bartenders and boozes. Props to NYC’s Pouring Ribbons, who snagged the Cocktail Bar of the Year title. You can pick up an issue to see the other winners, and see some snazzy online editorial here. Imbibe sent us over a list of main categories, check out the some top honorees below:
Bartender of the Year: Ryan Maybee, Kansas City, MO
Wine Person of the Year: Alice Feiring, New York City
Beer Person of the Year: Scot Blair, San Diego
Coffee Person of the Year: James Freeman, San Francisco
Drink Ambassadors of the Year: Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero, New York City
Cocktail Bar of the Year: Pouring Ribbons, New York City
Beer Bar of the Year: Little Bear, Los Angeles
Wine Bar of the Year: SE Wine Collective, Portland, OR
Coffee Shop of the Year: Sightglass, San Francisco
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