LONDON -- Drinks in London could be mixed with freshly poured tears this Friday after the city was stripped of its status as the cocktail capital of the world.Ending four years of dominance by London's Artesian, New York City's Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog was crowned as the world's best bar at an awards ceremony in London.The Manhattan-based bar has closely trailed Artesian for years, having placed second in 2014 and 2015.This year, the Artesian didn't even break into the top 50, compiled by Drinks International magazine, making way for Dead Rabbit to take first place.London and New York have been fierce rivals for cocktail bar domination, often being the only two cities listed in the top five each year.The 2016 top 50 winners include bars from 27 cities in 20 countries, and were voted in by 450 of the global drink industry's elite.Though London's no longer the reigning cocktail king, it still placed nine bars in the top 50 list, more than any other city. These include the Connaught Bar, Dandelyan and Happiness Forgets, all of which are included in the top 10.Europe continues to dominate the prestigious list with 11 countries representing the continent, comprising roughly half of the top 50 winners.Drinking dens from the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus, Sweden, Italy and Spain are honored this year.The Gibson, based in London, is the world's rookie bar of the year, debuting on the list at sixth place.The United States is well represented with 14 bars shared between Miami, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.New world champion Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog is joined by seven other New York City bars that made the cut, including top 10 entries Attaboy, Employees Only and NoMad Bar.Asia's bar scene profile continues to rise with seven winners on the list, up from last year's five.Singapore's Manhattan Bar and 28 Hong Kong Street took top honors for the region, clocking in at 11th and 14th place, respectively. Other showings were from Tokyo and Shanghai as well as Hong Kong, which has two winners.Australia, meanwhile, has three bars included -- all based in Melbourne and Sydney.Buenos Aires-based Floreria Atlantico was the lone awardee for South America as the world's 49th best bar.Here's the full list of the 2016 world's 50 best bars.1. The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog, New York2. American Bar, London3. Dandelyan, London4. Connaught Bar, London5. Attaboy, New York6. The Gibson, London7. Employees Only, New York8. NoMad Bar, New York9. The Clumsies, Athens10. Happiness Forgets, London11. Manhattan, Singapore12. The Baxter Inn, Sydney13. Licoreria Limantour, Mexico City14. 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore15. Speak Low, Shanghai16. The Broken Shaker, Miami17. Candelaria, Paris18. Tales & Spirits, Amsterdam19. Nightjar, London20. Maison Premiere, New York21. Operation Dagger, Singapore22. Black Pearl, Melbourne23. High Five, Tokyo24. Little Red Door, Paris25. Linje Tio, Stockholm26. Central Station, Beirut27. Lobster Bar, Hong Kong28. Mace, New York29. Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco30. Bar Termini, London31. La Factoria, Old San Juan32. Oriole, London33. The Jerry Thomas Project, Rome34. Dante, New York35. Trick Dog, San Francisco36. ABV, San Francisco37. The Walker Inn, Los Angeles38. Nottingham Forest, Milan39. Aviary, Chicago40. Baba au Rum, Athens41. Quinary, Hong Kong42. Himkok, Oslo43. Lost & Found, Nicosia44. Ruby, Copenhagen45. PDT, New York46. Bulletin Place, Sydney47. Bramble, Edinburgh48. Callooh Callay, London49. Floreria Atlantico, Buenos Aires50. Buck & Breck, BerlinCopyright 2016 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.