Congratulations to all this year’s ALIA liquor awards on-premise finalists. From Hotel of the Year and Bar of the Year to Best New Bar, Best Sports Venue, Best Cocktail List, we can reveal the on-premise liquor finalists in full.
To find out who wins on the night, secure your ticket or table to the ALIA awards night now.
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New Venue or Concept
Continental Hotel, Sorrento, Vic
Harbord Hotel
Huntlee Tavern, Hunter Valley
Maylands Hotel, Adelaide
Odd Culture, Newtown
Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury, QLD
The Crown, Lutwyche, Brisbane
The Kingston, Richmond
The Prince, St Kilda
Victoria Park Hotel (The Park), Perth
Best New Bar
Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
Dr Gimlette, Brisbane
Frank Mac’s, Sydney
Frog’s Hollow Saloon, Brisbane
Hanky Panky Lounge, Darwin
Hickson House, Sydney
Jolene’s, Sydney
Pearl Diver Cocktails & Oysters, Melbourne
Shell House Sky Bar, Sydney
Sky Bar Melbourne, Melbourne
The Still, Hobart
The Stolen Gem, Melbourne
Best Sports Venue
Brass Monkey Hotel, Perth
College Lawn Hotel, Melbourne
Golden Sheaf Hotel, Sydney
Imperial Hotel Bourke St, Melbourne
Park House Mona Vale, Sydney
Regatta Hotel, Brisbane
Silverlake Social, Melbourne
The Locker Room, Sydney
The Oaks Hotel, Sydney
The Sporting Globe Richmond, Melbourne
Best Gaming Venue
Ambarvale Hotel, Sydney
Bidwill Hotel, Sydney
Crossroads Hotel, Sydney
Eastwood Hotel, Sydney
Eatons Hill Hotel, Moreton Bay, Queensland
El Cortez Hotel, Sydney
Golden Sheaf Hotel, Sydney
Hotel Richlands, Brisbane
Rosstown Hotel, Melbourne
Wentworth Hotel, Sydney
Best Food Menu
Bopp & Tone, Sydney
Civic Pub, Canberra
Mimi’s, Coogee Pavilion
Naughtons Hotel, Melbourne
Odd Culture Newtown
Sandstone Point Hotel, Qld
Terminus Hotel North Fitzroy, Melbourne
The Old Fitz, Sydney
Verandah, Sydney
Watervale Hotel, South Australia
Best Live Music Venue
Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Frankie’s Pizza, Sydney
Hotel Esplanade, Melbourne
Howler, Melbourne
Marlborough Hotel, Sydney
Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, Adelaide
Sandstone Point Hotel, Queensland
Suzie Wong’s Good Time Bar, Brisbane
The Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney
The Lord Gladstone, Sydney
Best Bar Manager
Brianna Aboud, Ramblin Rascals, Sydney
Tash Conte, Black Pearl, Melbourne
Daniella Darakis, The Gresham, Brisbane
Alissa Gabriel, Apollonia, Sydney
Luke Kelly, The Everleigh, Melbourne
Michael Keogh, Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, Adelaide
Sarah Mycock, Old Mate’s Place, Sydney
Andrew Pare, Three Wolves, Cairns
Matthew Portillo, Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane
Kayla Reid, Nick and Norah’s Melbourne
Johnny Sharman, Shady Pines Saloon, Sydney
Laura Veal, The Botanist, Sydney
Shirley Yeung, Foxtrot Union, Perth
Best Bar Team
18th Amendment Bar, Geelong
Apollonia, Sydney
Black Pearl, Melbourne
Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane
Cantina OK!, Sydney
Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
Door Knock, Sydney
Maybe Sammy, Sydney
Memphis Slims House Of Blues, Adelaide
Shady Pines Saloon, Sydney
The Barber Shop, Sydney
The Gresham, Brisbane
Best No-Low Alcohol Product
Better Beer Zero Carb, Zero Sugar
Brick Lane Sidewinder Hazy Pale
Gage Roads Yeah Buoy XPA
Giesen 0% Sauvignon Blanc
Gordon’s 0.0
Heaps Normal Quiet XPA
Heineken 0.0
Lyre’s Dry London Spirit
McGuigan Zero Sparkling
Naked Life Italian Spritz
Seedlip Grove
Sobah Pepperberry IPA
Best Mixers
Angostura Bitters
Capi
Coca-Cola
Crawley’s Syrup
East Imperial
Fever-Tree
Long Rays
Monin Syrups
Mr Consistent
Red Bull
Schweppes
The Artisan Drinks Company
Best On-Premise Spirit
Archie Rose Signature Gin
Buffalo Trace
Bundaberg UP
Fireball
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old
Hickson House Australian Dry Gin
Jack Daniel’s
Jose Cuervo
Monkey Shoulder
Never Never Triple Juniper Gin
Patrón Silver
Best Beer Venue
Bitter Phew, Sydney
Boilermaker House, Melbourne
Dutch Trading Co, Perth
Forest Lodge Hotel, Forest Lodge
Forrester’s Hotel, Surry Hills
Odd Culture, Newtown
Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Royal Albert Hotel, Surry Hills
The Alehouse Project, Brunswick East
The Local Taphouse, St Kilda
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, The Rocks
The Terminus, North Fitzroy
Best Wine List
Leigh Street Wine Room, Adelaide
Apoteca, Adelaide
Bar Liberty, Melbourne
Bartolo, Sydney
Dear Saint Eloise, Sydney
Dolphin Hotel, Sydney
Lucinda Wine Bar, Hobart
Maeve Wine, Brisbane
Petition Wine Merchant, Perth
The Lincoln, Melbourne
The Terminus, North Fitzroy
The Winery, Sydney
Best Cocktail List
Apollonia, Sydney
Black Pearl, Melbourne
Death and Taxes, Brisbane
Door Knock, Sydney
Eau De Vie, Melbourne
Maybe Mae, Adelaide
Maybe Sammy, Sydney
Mechanics Institute, Perth
Re, Sydney
Shady Pines, Sydney
The Botanist, Sydney
The Everleigh, Melbourne
The Gresham, Brisbane
Best Gin Bar
Covent Garden, Brisbane
Four Pillars Gin Laboratory, Sydney
Gin Palace, Melbourne
Hain’s & Co, Adelaide
Hickson House, Sydney
Memphis Slims House Of Blues, Adelaide
Moya’s, Sydney
The Barber Shop, Sydney
The Botanist, Sydney
The Everleigh, Melbourne
The Flour Factory, Perth
Union Electric, Melbourne
Best Rum Bar
18th Amendment Bar, Ballarat
Burrow Bar, Sydney
Flamingos Tiki Bar, Cairns
Hains & Co, Adelaide
Highball Express, Canberra
Jacoby’s Tiki Bar, Sydney
Jungle Boy, Melbourne
Peg Leg Tavern, Sydney
Rude Boy, Hobart
Rum Diary, Melbourne
The Lobo, Sydney
Best Tequila Bar
Bar Patron, Sydney
Bodega Underground, Melbourne
Caballitos, Perth
Cantina Ok!, Sydney
Esteban, Sydney
Hot Tamale, Darwin
Los Bar, Brisbane
Mejico, Sydney
SoCal, Sydney
Taquito, Melbourne
Tio’s Cerveceria, Sydney
Best Whisky Bar
Baxter Inn, Sydney
Death and Taxes, Brisbane
Grain Bar, Sydney
Hippo Bar, Canberra
J&M, Sydney
Jolene’s, Sydney
The Doss House, Sydney
The Elysian Whisky Bar, Melbourne
The Gresham, Brisbane
The Still, Hobart
Varnish on King, Perth
Whisky & Alement, Melbourne
Best Brand Ambassador
Ross Blainey, Glenfiddich & The Balvenie
Trish Brew, Fever Tree
Shay Chamberlain, Never Never
Joseph Chisholm, Bacardi-Martini Australia
Hayley Dixon, Proximo Spirits
Martin Hudak, Mr Black
James Irvine, Four Pillars Gin
Alice Newport, Pernod-Ricard
Nip of Courage Team, Australian Craft Distilling Industry
Natalie Ng, Tilde
Jeremy Shipley, Lyre’s Spirit Co
Andy Tsai, Brown Forman
MAJOR AWARDS
Bartender of the Year
Joyce Chang, Death and Taxes
Alicia Clarke, Double Deuce, Sydney
Oisin Conneely, Black Pearl
Leah Dunnigan, Baxter Inn, Sydney
Harrison Kenney, Cantina OK
Ana Mitchell, 18th Amendment Bar, Geelong
Sarah Proietti, Maybe Sammy
Grace Rawlins, Memphis Slims House Of Blues
Aiden Rodriquez, Eau de Vie, Melbourne
Jo Stass, Door Knock
Millie Tang, The Gresham
Alex Thorne, Apollonia
Publican of the Year
Tara Bonser, The Fiddler
Shaun Brown, Forrester’s Hotel
Graham Campion, Longueville Hotel
Toby Chick, Hotel Rose Bay
Jon de Fraga, The Kingston and Public House Richmond
Brad Harding, Sandstone Point Hotel
Kayla Seeney, Camden Valley Inn
David Thompson, Verandah Bar
Amanda Verratti, Royal Hotel Bondi
Rabih Yanni, Botanical Hotel
Bar of the Year
18th Amendment, Geelong
Apollonia, Sydney
Black Pearl, Melbourne
Cantina OK!, Sydney
Death and Taxes, Brisbane
Maybe Sammy, Sydney
Mechanics Institute, Perth
Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, Adelaide
Nick and Nora’s, Melbourne
The Barber Shop, Sydney
The Doss House, Sydney
The Everleigh, Melbourne
Whisky & Alement, Melbourne
Hotel of the Year
Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
Camden Valley Inn
Coogee Pavilion
Forrester’s Hotel, Surry Hills
Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay
Harbord Hotel
Hotel Esplanade, St Kilda
Marsden Brewhouse
Sandstone Point Hotel
The Prince Consort, Fortitude Valley
The Terminus Hotel, North Fitzroy
Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
Bar Group Operator of the Year
Applejack Hospitality, Sydney
Barrelhouse Group, Sydney
Camorra Bar Group, Sydney
Dap & Co
Drunken Monkey Group, Brisbane
Gonzo Group, Adelaide
Made in the Shade, Melbourne
Maybe Group, Sydney
Sneakers & Jeans, Perth
Speakeasy Group, NSW & Vic
Swillhouse, Sydney
The Hospo Group, Cairns
Hotel Group Operator of the Year
Australian Venue Co
Comiskey Group
Harvest Hotels
Laundy Hotels
Lewis Land Group
Merivale
Momento Hospitality
Odd Culture Group
Redcape
Sand Hill Road
Solotel
The Sydney Collective
On-Premise Supplier of the Year
Bacardi-Martini Australia
Brown-Forman
Campari
Carlton & United Breweries
Coopers
Diageo
Lion
Pernod Ricard
Proximo
SouthTrade International
Spirits Platform
The Exchange
Vanguard Luxury Brands
William Grant & Sons