HOW WE DID IT F
irst things first, we should say that the World’s 50 Best Bars Annual Report is the new name for the Brands
Report and the Cocktail Report combined. We figured this body of research could be presented in a singular report every January, denoting a full stop, not a comma, to industry’s year of business.
We’re pleased to say that 28 of The World’s 50 Best Bars took part in this survey. Not a bad return, given there’s no prize at the end – except this invaluable report of course. But we didn’t stop there. The top 50 are the inner circle, but our Academy vouched for 542 bars in total last year. Of these we contacted the top-ranked 250, widening the pool to gain greater global insight and
reduce the risk of anomalous results. In total we gathered 100 completed questionnaires, which we feel an accurate representation of the best bars in the world.
On page 6, you’ll see a list of all the Top 50 bars that took part and those that have featured in previous lists. Plus a breakdown of the rest of the respondents by ranking and geography. This year we heard
from bars from 28 cities in 15 countries and six regions. Europe – as a continent of 50 countries and a powerhouse of the bar industry – made up the largest share, but we have strong representation from North America, Asia and Latin America, and a sprinkling of bars from Australasia and Africa & Middle East. This distribution is consistent with the geographical mix of bars at
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