Pictures by Christopher Pearce
On Monday night time almost 700 trade professionals packed Doltone Home at Sydney’s Jones Bay Wharf for the twenty second Annual Bartender Journal Bar Awards. Greater than 30 awards had been introduced with bars from throughout the nation represented.
Congratulations once more to all of the finalists and the winners of this 12 months’s Bar Awards. Because of all of the sponsors for his or her valued help. You possibly can see all of them right here whenever you’re subsequent making selections about what to inventory in your venue.
BAR AWARDS 2023 WINNERS:
BAR TEAM OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY CAMPARI
CANTINA OK!, SYDNEY, NSW
WHISKY BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GLENFIDDICH
THE ELYSIAN BAR, MELBOURNE, VIC
HOST OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PERNOD RICARD
PIPPA CANAVAN, MECHANICS INSTITUTE, PERTH, WA
COCKTAIL LIST OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GREY GOOSE
MAYBE SAMMY ‘MIRAGE’
BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PERNOD RICARD
CARETAKER’S COTTAGE, MELBOURNE
TEQUILA BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY TEQUILA PATRON
EL PRIMO SANCHEZ, SYDNEY
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE BLEND BY BEAM SUNTORY
ANDIE BULLEY, SAVILE ROW, BRISBANE
COCKTAIL BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY BOMBAY SAPPHIRE
BYRDI, MELBOURNE
BAR MANAGER OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY HENDRICK’S GIN
MATTY OPAI, ICEBERGS DINING ROOM & BAR, SYDNEY
BEST BREWERY BAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY MELBOURNE MARTINI
BOB HAWKE BEER & LEISURE CENTRE, SYDNEY, NSW
BEST BAR FOOD
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY CAMPARI
ALBA BAR & DELI, BRISBANE
BAR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY MONKEY SHOULDER
DIMITRI RTSHILADZE, FOXTROT UNICORN, NIEUW RUIN, PERTH
BEST SPECIALTY BEER VENUE
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY ESTRELLA DAMM
MR WEST, MELBOURNE
TRAINING PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIAN BARTENDER MAGAZINE
THE BLEND BY BEAM SUNTORY
BRAND AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIAN BARTENDER MAGAZINE
NICK MILES, PERNOD RICARD
BEST BARTENDERS’ BAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY MONKEY SHOULDER
MEMPHIS SLIMS HOUSE OF BLUES, ADELAIDE, SA
GIN BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY HENDRICK’S GIN
BAR PLANET, SYDNEY
REGIONAL BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE BLEND BY BEAM SUNTORY
THE 18TH AMENDMENT BAR, GEELONG, VIC
BEST DISTILLERY BAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY FEVER-TREE
ARCHIE ROSE DISTILLERY & BAR, SYDNEY, NSW
NEW BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY VANGUARD LUXURY BRANDS
LE FOOTE, SYDNEY
HOTEL BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY MELBOURNE MARTINI
CAMEO AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, MELBOURNE
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY BACARDI RUM
RAMBLIN’ RASCALS TAVERN, SYDNEY
SMALL BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY ALM
BAR BELLAMY, MELBOURNE
RESTAURANT BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY FEVER-TREE
GIMLET AT CAVENDISH HOUSE, MELBOURNE
WINE BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY UNICO ZELO
JENNIE WINE BAR, ADELAIDE, SA
PUB OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY VANGUARD LUXURY BRANDS
COOGEE PAVILION, SYDNEY
NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY ALM
THE ABERCROMBIE, SYDNEY
RUM BAR OF THE YEAR
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY BACARDI RUM
THE LOBO, SYDNEY
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GLENFIDDICH
STEFANO CATINO, MAYBE SAMMY
BAR OF THE YEAR STATE
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PATRON TEQUILA
ACT: BAR ROCHFORD, CANBERRA, ACT
NSW: BAR PLANET, SYDNEY, NSW
NT: SMOKE & OAK, DARWIN, ACT
QLD: FROG’S HOLLOW SALOON, BRISBANE, QLD
SA: MEMPHIS SLIMS HOUSE OF BLUES, ADELAIDE, SA
TAS: SONNY, HOBART, TAS
VIC: CARETAKER’S COTTAGE, MELBOURNE, VIC
WA: FOXTROT UNICORN, PERTH, WA
COCKTAIL BAR OF THE YEAR STATE
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GREY GOOSE
ACT: VOLSTEAD REPEAL, CANBERRA, act
NSW: DOUBLE DEUCE LOUNGE, SYDNEY, NSW
NT: HANKY PANKY LOUNGE, DARWIN, NT
QLD: SAVILE ROW, BRISBANE, QLD
SA: MAYBE MAE, ADELAIDE, SA
TAS: RUDE BOY, HOBART, TAS
VIC: BYRDI, MELBOURNE, VIC
WA: TERRARIUM BAR, PERTH, WA