A nonprofit that recognizes bars around the world for their energy, enthusiasm and the “collective sharing of ideas,” announced the results of its annual award contest on Thursday, naming a Denver cocktail bar and a longtime local bartender as the best in the nation.
Yacht Club won the Spirited Award for the Best U.S. Cocktail Bar from the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation. The bar, owned by Mary Allison Wright and McLain Hedges, got its start at The Source food hall before the pandemic and then opened its own location at 3701 Williams St. in 2021. It specializes in serving high-brow cocktails and hot dogs in a low-key setting.
Alex Jump, a longtime bartender at Death & Co. in Denver who now runs her own cocktail consulting business, won Best U.S. Bar Mentor.
The awards, which began in 2007, recognize “beverage professionals, products, and establishments across every facet of the spirits and cocktail community on a global scale.”
