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CONTACT:
Ann Tuennerman
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Debbie Rizzo
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TALES OF THE COCKTAIL ANNOUNCES 2008

SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS
Winners Received the Exclusive Reidel Crystal Award

NEW ORLEANS, LA – July 24, 2008 – Through the Spirit Awards, Tales of the Cocktail provides
recognition to those individuals and establishments that have shown an outstanding talent for advancing
the craft of the cocktail. To embody the ideals with which Tales of the Cocktail was originally founded,
these awards will provide recognition to both national, as well as to local New Orleanians. Pernod Ricard
sponsored this year’s second awards show.

The 2008 Tales of the Cocktail awards committee is comprised of the following industry leaders:

Simon Difford--Author of DiffordsGuide

Helmut Adam-Editor of Mixology Magazine
Jacob Briars - Vodka Professor for 42 Below
Philip Duff – Cocktail Expert and Consultant to Bols
Robert Hess -Founder of DrinkBoy.com
Anistatia Miller – Author and Director of Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiritueux
Xavier Padovani – Global Brand Ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin
Audrey Saunders – The Libation Goddess behind the Pegu Club
LeNell Smothers – The Spirited Palate behind LeNells, NYC
Jamie Terrell – Mixologist and Sagatiba Global Brand Ambassador
Charlotte Voisey – Mixologist and William Grant Ambassador
Angus Winchester – Playboy Bartender and Founder of Alconomics

The 2008 Tales of the Cocktail Spirit Awards Winners were:

World’s Best NEW Cocktail Bar

Le Lion - Bar de Paris - Hamburg, Germany

Best New Product

Fever Tree Mixers

Best Cocktail Writing

Gary Regan (San Francisco Chronicle)

Best Drinks Brand Representative/Brand Ambassador

Xavier Padovani – Hendrick’s Gin

Best Cocktail Menu

1806 Bar in Melbourne, Australia

Best New Cocktail/Bartending Book

Imbibe by David Wondrich

Best Classic Cocktail Bar

Milk and Honey, New York City

Best Drinks Selection

Salvatore at Fifty

Mixologist/Bartender of the Year

Nick Strangeway – Hawksmoor, London, England

World’s Best Cocktail Bar

Milk & Honey New York

Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award

Dale DeGroff - King Cocktail

About the New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society

The New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to
raising funds to benefit hospitality industry members, produces Tales of the Cocktail annually. Its mission
it so preserve the rich history of the restaurants and bars of New Orleans and the unique culture of dining
and drinking famous to the city, while educating locals, visitors, and the hospitality industry about this
culinary heritage.

About Tales of the Cocktail

Tales of the Cocktail, a culinary and cocktail festival features award-winning mixologists, authors,
bartenders, chefs and designers in the New Orleans French Quarter at five days of cocktail events such as
dinner-pairings, cocktail demos and tastings, seminars, mixing competitions, design expos, book-signings
and much more. Measuring their success in garnishes, Tales of the Cocktail 2008, used 8085 mint leaves,
6 cups of Goji berries, 280 liters of lime juice, 350 liters of lemon juice, 2340 jalapeño slices and 6
thousand pounds of ice and for more than thousands of sippers!

Save the date for next year’s Tales of the Cocktail, July 8-12, 2009.

For more information, go to www.TalesoftheCocktail.com.

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