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 night now.
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Best New Venue or Concept
Brook Hotel, Mitchelton, QLD
Le Foote, Sydney, NSW
Odd Culture Fitzroy, Fitzroy, VIC
Plough & Ale, Calderwood, NSW
Prince Consort Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Saint Hotel, St Kilda, VIC
The Abercrombie, Sydney, NSW
The Beaufort, Highgate, WA
The Doonan, Doonan, QLD
Victoria Park Hotel, Victoria Park, WA
Woolly Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo, NSW
Best New Bar
Ruby My Dear, Brisbane, QLD
Bar Bellamy, Melbourne, VIC
One or Two, Melbourne, VIC
El Primo Sanchez, Sydney, NSW
Enmore Country Club, Sydney, NSW
Eau De Vie, Sydney, NSW
Moku, Sydney, NSW
Copacabana Club, Brisbane, QLD
The Shaking Hand, Canberra, ACT
Mae Mabel, Wollongong, NSW
Fossey’s Lygon, Melbourne, VIC
Maggie May, Newstead, QLD
Best Sports Venue
Bella Vista Hotel, Sydney, NSW
College Lawn Hotel, Prahran, VIC
East Village Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Fat Angel Sports Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Fat Freddy’s, Gold Coast, QLD
Settlers Inn, Port Macquaire, NSW
The Highway, Adelaide, SA
The Locker Room, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW
The Sporting Globe, Richmond, VIC
Warradale Hotel, Warradale, SA
Best Gaming Venue
Woodville Hotel, Woodville South, SA
Seaview Hotel, Townsville, QLD
Epping Hotel, Epping, VIC
Fairfield Hotel, Fairfield, NSW
Crossroads Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Prince Consort Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Royal Oak, Double Bay, NSW
The Highway, Adelaide, SA
The Peakhurst, Sydney, NSW
Best Food Menu
2KW Bar, Adelaide, SA
Alba Bar & Deli, Brisbane, QLD
Bar Margaux, Melbourne, VIC
Bopp & Tone, Sydney, NSW
Gimlet at Cavendish House, Melbourne, VIC
Pearl Diver Oyster Bar & Bistro, Melbourne, VIC
Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North, VIC
The Gem Hotel, Griffith, NSW
The Old Fitzroy, Woolloomooloo, NSW
The Peakhurst, Sydney, NSW
The Rix Hotel, Charters Towers, QLD
The Royal Hotel, Perth, WA
Watervale Hotel, Watervale, SA
Best Live Music Venue
Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, NSW
Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD
Duke of Enmore, Sydney, NSW
Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane, QLD
Mary’s Underground, Sydney, NSW
Memphis Slim’s, Adelaide, SA
Ramblin Rascal, Sydney, NSW
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point, QLD
Shady Pines, Sydney, NSW
The Abercrombie, Chippendale, NSW
The Botany View Hotel, Newtown, NSW
The Gov, Hindmarsh, SA
Best Bar Owner
Bryce McDonough & Chau Tran, Burrow Bar, NSW
Brooke Hayman & Julian White, Whisky & Alement, VIC
Ciara Doran, The Doss House & Frank Mac’s, NSW
David Stucken, Terrarium, WA
Dre Walters, Old Mates Place, NSW
Hayden Lambert, Above Board, VIC
Jamie Fleming, Alba Bar & Deli, QLD
Luke Whearty, Byrdi, VIC
Matthew Stirling, Robert Libecans & Ryan Noreiks, Caretaker’s Cottage, VIC
Natalie Ng, Door Knock, NSW
Ollie Margan, Maybe Mae, SA
Pasan Wijesena, Earl’s Juke Joint, NSW
Tash Conte, Black Pearl, VIC
Best Bar Team
Apollonia, Sydney, NSW
Baxter Inn, Sydney, NSW
Black Pearl, Melbourne, VIC
Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane, QLD
Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne, VIC
Door Knock, Sydney, NSW
Double Deuce, Sydney, NSW
Hains & Co, Adelaide, SA
Maybe Sammy, Sydney, NSW
Old Mates Place, Sydney, NSW
The Lobo, Sydney, NSW
Varnish on King, Perth, WA
Whisky & Alement, Melbourne, VIC
Best No-Low Alcohol Product
Crodino
Etto
Fizz Functional
Four Pillars Bandwagon
Heaps Normal Hazy
Heaps Normal XPA
Heineken 0.0
Lyre’s
Modus Nort
Naked Life
YES! You Can
Best Mixers
Angostura Bitters
Capi
Coca-Cola
De Kuyper Liqueurs
Fever Tree
Long Rays
Finest Call
Monin Liqueurs
Red Bull
Schweppes
Strangelove
The Artisan Drinks Company
Best Draught Product
Carlton Draught
Cooper’s pale
Lexington Hill Espresso Martini
Moon Dog Fizzer
Stone & Wood Pacific
Sydney Beer Co Lager
TAP Wines
Tooheys New
VB
XXXX Gold
Young Henry’s Newtowner
Best On-Premise Spirit
1800 Tequila
Aperol
Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
Fireball
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
Grey Goose Vodka
Jack Daniel’s
Jose Cuervo Especial Tequila
Mr Black
Never Never Triple Juniper Gin
Patrón Silver
RHUBI
Best Beer Venue
Beer DeLuxe, Melbourne, VIC
Besk, Melbourne, VIC
Bitter Phew, Sydney, NSW
Boilermaker House, Melbourne, VIC
Carringbush Hotel, Abbostford, VIC
Forest Lodge Hotel, Forest Lodge, NSW
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley, QLD
NOLA, Adelaide, SA
Odd Culture, Sydney, NSW
Royal Albert Hotel, Sydney, NSW
The Local Taphouse, Melbourne, VIC
The Scratch, Milton, QLD
Best Wine List
Alba Bar & Deli, Brisbane, QLD
Bar Liberty, Fitzroy, VIC
Cru Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Embla, Melbourne, VIC
La Salut Norfolk Hotel, Redfern, NSW
Le foote, Sydney, NSW
Lil Sis, The Abercrombie, Sydney, NSW
Love Tilly Devine, Sydney, NSW
Railway Hotel, Port Melbourne, VIC
The Dolphin Hotel, Surry Hills, NSW
The Winery, Sydney
Watervale Hotel, Watervale, SA
Best Cocktail List
Apollonia, Sydney, NSW
Black Pearl, Melbourne, VIC
Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne, VIC
Door Knock, Sydney, NSW
Double Deuce, Sydney, NSW
Maybe Mae, Adelaide, SA
Maybe Sammy, Sydney, NSW
Mechanics Institute, Perth, WA
Old Mates Place, Sydney, NSW
Savile Row, Brisbane, QLD
The Everleigh, Melbourne, VIC
The Gresham, Brisbane, QLD
Best Gin Bar
Archie Rose Distillery and Bar, Sydney, NSW
The Barber Shop, Sydney, NSW
Covent Garden, Brisbane, QLD
Four Pillars Observatory, Sydney, NSW
Frank Mac’s, Sydney, NSW
Gimlet at Cavendish, Melbourne, VIC
Gin Palace, Melbourne, VIC
Hains&Co, Adelaide, SA
Moyas Juniper lounge, Sydney, NSW
Proud Henry, Brisbane, QLD
Union Electric, Melbourne, VIC
Wolf Lane Distillery, Cairns, QLD
Best Rum Bar
Burrow Bar, Sydney, NSW
Flamingo’s Tiki Bar, Cairns, QLD
Hains & Co, Adelaide, SA
Highball Express, Canberra, ACT
Hula Bula Bar, Perth, WA
Jakoby’s Tiki Bar,
Jungle Boy, Melbourne, VIC
The Lobo, Sydney, NSW
Rosie Campbell’s, Sydney, NSW
Rude Boy, Hobart, Tasmania
Rum Jungle Tavern, Darwin, NT
Substation No 41, Brisbane, QLD
The Rum Diary, Melbourne, VIC
Best Tequila Bar
Caballitos, Perth, WA
Cabana Bar, Palm Cove, Queensland
Cantina OK!, Sydney, NSW
El Grotto, Perth, WA
Esteban, Sydney, NSW
Hot Tamale, Darwin, NT
Los Hermanos Mexican Taquería, Melbourne, VIC
Mamasita, Melbourne, VIC
Maya Mexican, Brisbane, QLD
SoCal, Sydney, NSW
Tequila Bar by Mejico, Melbourne, VIC
Tios Cervecería, Sydney, NSW
Best Whisky Bar
Archie Rose Distillery and Bar, Sydney, NSW
Cobbler Whisky Bar, Brisbane, QLD
Death & Taxes, Brisbane, QLD
Hickson House, Sydney, NSW
Jolene’s, Sydney, NSW
Savile Row, Brisbane, QLD
Suzie Wong Bar, Adelaide, SA
The Baxter Inn, Sydney, NSW
The Doss House, Sydney, NSW
The Elysian, Melbourne, VIC
Varnish on King, Perth, WA
Websters, Newtown, NSW
Whisky + Alement, Melbourne, VIC
Best Brand Ambassador
Alice Newport, Beam Suntory, (previously Pernod Ricard)
Andy Tsai, Brown-Forman
Kayla Grigoriou, Grey Goose
Krystal Hart, Campari
Lucille Rose-Hopkins, Regal Rogue & Feels Botanical
Luke Hackner, Fireball
Martin Hudak, Mr Black
Matt Bailey, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Natalie Ng, Tilde Raw Vodka
Ross Blainey, Glenfiddich
Shay Chamberlain, Never Never Distilling Co.
Trish Brew, Fever-Tree
MAJOR AWARDS
Liquor Brand of the Year
-196
1800 Tequila
Archie Rose Distilling Co.
Campari
Fireball
Four Pillars
Grainshaker
Great Northern
Hard Fizz
Jack Daniel’s
Penfolds
The Kraken
New Product of the Year
-196 Double Grape
Bombay Citron Presse
Cape Byron Single Malt Whisky
Fireball & Apple RTD
Glenfiddich 14
Hard Fizz Pina Colada
Fellr Double
Jack Daniels Bonded
Jose Cuervo Watermelon Magarita
The Kraken Black Mojito
Victoria Bitter Xtra
Wolf Lane Distillery Grapefruit Aperitif
Bartender of the Year
Alex Boon, Pearl Diver
Cara Devine, Bomba Rooftop
David Stucken, Terrarium
Eduardo Conde, El Primo Sanchez
Evan Stroeve, Pollen Hospitality
Joey Tai, Flower Drum
Kayla Reid, Nick & Nora’s
Lachlan Watt, Whisky & Alement
Millie Tang, The Gresham
Natalie Ng, Door Knock
Nick Corletto, Maybe Mae
Raphael Redant, Hickson House Distilling Co.
Sarah Mycock, Old Mates Place
Sarah Proietti, Maybe Sammy
Publican of the Year
Anthony Brady, Beach Hotel Byron Bay
David Gregory, Coogee Bay Hotel
Glenn Piper, Harbord Hotel
Jason Hirt, Prince Consort Hotel
Kayla Seeney, Camden Valley Inn
Lucas Eckersley, Howard Smith Wharves
Lucinda Dowling Black, Full Moon Hotel
Mel Porter, Porters Plainland Hotel
Nick Gregorski, Port Office Hotel
Noel and Jane Jesberg, Rix Hotel
Rabih Yanni, The Botanical Hotel
Simon Barbato, Woollahra Hotel
Bar of the Year
Cantina OK, Sydney
Black Pearl, Melbourne
Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
Death & Taxes, Brisbane
Door Knock, Sydney
Double Deuce, Sydney
Hains & Co, Adelaide
Helvetica Bar, Perth
Hickson House Distilling Co., Sydney
Maybe Sammy, Sydney
Savile Row, Brisbane
The Baxter Inn, Sydney
The Everleigh, Melbourne
Hotel of the Year
Albert Park Hotel, Albert Park
Full Moon Hotel, Sandgate
Harbord Hotel, Freshwater
Loxton Hotel, Loxton
Prince Consort Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point
Tacking Point Tavern, Port Macquarie
Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North
The Abercrombie, Chippendale
The Duke, Enmore
The Old Synagogue, Fremantle
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
Flower Hotels
Hunt Hospitality
Kickon Group
Lewis Land Group
Merivale
Odd Culture Group
Public Hospitality
Redcape
Solotel
Tilley & Wills
On-Premise Supplier of the Year
ALM
Amber Beverages
Asahi Beverages
Bacardi-Martini Australia
Beam Suntory/Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Brown-Forman
Campari
Diageo
Lion
Paramount
Pernod-Ricard
Proof & Company
Proof Drinks
Proximo Spirits
Southtrade International
Spirits Platform
Swift + Moore
Vanguard Luxury Brands
William Grant & Sons