Full Pour Magazine Wins Best Cocktail and Spirits Publication at Tales of the Cocktail Annual Spirited Awards

The modern drinks publication that celebrates the diverse world of social sips and beverage culture earns one of the industry's most respected honors.

BROOKFIELD, Conn., July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Pour, the independent print magazine devoted to all facets of drinks culture, has been recognized as the Best Cocktail and Spirits Publication at the 19^th Annual Spirited Awards. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation named this year's prestigious winners at the Spirited Awards Ceremony, which took place at the Tales of the Cocktail conference in New Orleans on July 24, 2025.

Since its founding in 2007, the Spirited Awards have grown into one of the industry's most respected honors, celebrating excellence among beverage professionals, products and establishments across all corners of the global drinks community, and the spirit of growth and transformation that defines it.

An industry-led and peer-supported program, the Spirited Awards Committee comprises revered bartenders, bar owners, educators and writers who are entrusted with evaluating nominees based on structured criteria. Nominations are not based on popular vote, and all nominations are evaluated by their respective judging committees, ensuring each vote carries equal weight in the evaluation process. Each recipient was carefully selected by a panel of over 250 industry experts.

"We are incredibly honored to receive this most amazing recognition from such an acclaimed institution as the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation and exemplary committee of our peers," says Full Pour Founder/Editor & Publisher Lauren Buzzeo. "Full Pour was born from a love of storytelling and a deep respect for the people, places and culture behind every pour, whether it's spirited, zero-proof or somewhere—and anywhere—in between."

In alignment with the 2025 conference theme—Evolve—this year's winners exemplify those who embrace change, foster progress and drive the continuous evolution of the global drinks community, ideals that are central to the core mission of Full Pour.

Launched in March 2023, the quarterly print magazine celebrates the diverse world of social sips and beverage culture, reporting across category lines for a uniquely comprehensive view of today's drinks landscape, inclusive of wine and beer, spirits and cocktails, cider, cannabis infusions, zero-proof creations, coffee, tea and more.

"This award means the world to this small but mighty team, who broke away from mainstream drinks media to start something authentically different and fiercely independent," says Buzzeo. "We're beyond thrilled and honored to be acknowledged for the inclusive category space we've created to celebrate all social sips in the modern beverage landscape, and only hope to continue serving and elevating beverage culture—one story at a time."

Without the pretense, snobbery or stuffiness of legacy drinks media, Full Pour aims to encourage conscious consumption, consumer confidence and new conversation across all drink categories, for all people. It also features an innovative approach to advertising partnerships, reconsidering the traditional media-advertiser model to drive change and positive impact through its Flow Into Community Program, aligning with advertising partners to mutually support nonprofit organizations and improve the food and beverage community at large in sustainable and equitable ways through promotion, visibility and support.

Woman owned and environmentally minded, the magazine is printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, 100% post-consumer-waste recycled paper, also labeled PCF (processed chlorine free) by the Chlorine Free Products Association; eschews chemical laminates and plastic coatings or shipping materials; and is committed to using natural soy- and vegetable-based inks and non-toxic toners as opposed to petroleum-based products.

Full Pour is currently available for purchase as single-issue copies ($20) or annual subscriptions (4 issues, $76) at www.full-pour.com, with free shipping across North America. The magazine is also distributed to select retailers, including Barnes and Noble, Chapters/Indigo and a variety of amazing independent magazine retailers around the world, and shipped worldwide via online retailer Newsstand. For more information about domestic retail/wholesale, email [email protected]; for international retail, contact Ra & Olly Ltd.

For more information or to subscribe for the latest news, please visit www.full-pour.com

About Full Pour:
Full Pour, an independent print magazine with a fresh take on drinks media, is a celebration of the diverse world of social sips and beverage culture. Launched in March 2023 by Editor and Publisher Lauren Buzzeo, a decades-long drinks- and publishing-industry vet, the magazine reports across beverage category lines for a uniquely comprehensive view of the modern social-drinks landscape, reported with passion and authenticity. With a progressive advertising model aimed to foster visibility and support for nonprofit organizations as well as environmentally friendly production measures from sourcing to printing and shipping, Full Pour aims to have everyone drink in life to the fullest, regardless of what brims your cup.

Contact Information:
Full Pour
Lauren Buzzeo; [email protected]

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