Bourbons Bistro awarded 2023 Global Bar of the Year by Whisky Magazine's Icons of Whisky Awards

In a ceremony at Merchant Taylor's Hall in London, the World's Best and individual country winners in the World Whiskies Awards and the Icons of Whisky global winners were announced, as well as inductees to the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame. After winning Whisky Magazine America’s Bar of the Year award for the second year in a row, Bourbons Bistro was also named 2023 Global Bar of the Year.

“There are so many great bourbon bars out there, to be named as American Bar of the Year for two years running was an honor,” explains co-founder Jason Brauner. “When they announced Bourbons Bistro as winner of the global Bar of the Year we were blown away. For 18 years we have worked to bring the best of bourbon culture to our community. We put the time in day after day, week after week, and it’s great to be recognized by one of our industry’s leading publications. Big thanks to Whisky Magazine for this award and congratulations to Heaven Hill and all the other bourbon innovators who were honored in London.”

The publication’s Icons of Whisky has awarded the industry’s best people, places, innovators and agencies since 2007. The global winners were chosen by an expert panel from a shortlist of regional winners from America, Ireland, India, Scotland, and the Rest of the World.

From bartenders to brand ambassadors, chefs to visitor attraction managers, the Icons of Whisky awards honor the people who work tirelessly to produce and promote whisky, along with the very best shops, bars, visitor attractions and agencies. Among this year’s 33 winners were local entrants Heaven Hill Brands, which took home the title of Distiller of the Year, and Bourbons Bistro, named 2023 worldwide Bar of the Year.

On the Icons of Whisky results, Christopher Coates, editor-at-large of Whisky Magazine and chair of both the Icons of Whisky and World Whiskies Awards, said: "The 17th annual Icons of Whisky awards saw the stiffest competition yet. The experiences offered by the top whisky bars, retailers and attractions today are truly world-class – and have become bywords for hospitality and tourism excellence beyond just the drinks sphere.” 
Learn more about the awards at iconsofwhisky.com.