Charlotte Voisey

Charlotte Voisey, Company Mixologist with William Grant & Sons USA was recognized by the James Beard Foundation this year for contribution to mixology.

With guidance from the Gorgeous Group, Charlotte opened classic cocktail bar Apartment 195 in London in 2002 and soon after Charlotte was named UK Bartender of the Year.

In 2005 Charlotte was invited to guest bartend at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic and consequently fell in love with the US cocktail community, one year later Charlotte officially made the move stateside to represent her favorite spirit, Hendrick’s Gin.

Charlotte still competes internationally and won silver medal at the World Female Bartender Championships in Italy in 2006 and in 2008 her Punch & Judy was named cocktail of the year by a panel of judges and peers at Tales of the Cocktail.

Charlotte’s passion for all things spirits and cocktails keeps her in an active role at all major industry events including the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Sante Symposium, Las Vegas Nightclub & Bar Show, Spirits of Mexico, Aspen Food & Wine, South Beach Food & Wine, Cheers Beverage Conference and Tales of the Cocktail where Charlotte has twice won the Golden Spirit Award for Best Presenter in 2007 and 2009.

Charlotte is a regular on national television mixing cocktails on Top Chef Masters, CBS The Early Show and as a guest judge on Fine Living’s Bartender Wars.

Charlotte’s cocktail menus have been sought out by some of the best bars in the world including The Dorchester Hotel, London, Gramercy Park Hotel, New York City, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas and the Fairmont Hotel, Santa Monica, LA.