Australian Bartender Magazine presented the Australian Bar Awards for 2015 last night at Doltone House with more than 500 bar industry professionals in attendance. Running for the 15th year, the awards were interspersed with the top 8 finalists of Bartender of the Year competing on stage.
L-R: Jenna Hemsworth, Lee Potter Cavanagh, Lewis Halls
The Gresham in Brisbane took out Bar of the Year while Lee Potter Cavanagh was named Bartender of the Year for 2015.
Here is the full list of the winners of Australian Bar Awards & Bartender of the Year 2015:
Pub of the Year State Awards:
ACT: Benstpoke
NSW: Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
NT: The Deck Bar
QLD: Statler & Waldorf
SA: The Wheatsheaf
TAS: The New Sydney Hotel
VIC: The Rochester
WA: The Brisbane Hotel
Bar of the Year State Awards:
ACT: Akiba
NSW: The Barber Shop
NT: Chow
QLD: The Gresham
SA: Hains & Co.
TAS: Ash & Besters
VIC: Bad Frankie
WA: Enrique’s
Cocktail Bar of the Year State Awards:
ACT: Molly
NSW: Bulletin Place
NT: The Deck Bar
QLD: The Bowery
SA: Maybe Mae
TAS: IXL Long Bar
VIC: Black Pearl
WA: Dominion League
New Pub of the Year:
Coogee Pavilion, Sydney
Rookie of the Year:
Will Sleeman, The Black Pearl
Best Specialty Beer Venue:
Frankie’s by the Slice, Sydney
Cocktail List of the Year:
The Lobo Plantation, Sydney
Bar Operator of the Year:
Swillhouse Group NSW
Bar Manager of the Year:
Petr Dvoracek, The Barber Shop, Sydney
Small Bar of the Year:
Mechanics Institute Perth
Regional Bar of the Year:
Pocket Bar Terrigal
Wine Bar of the Year:
Coppa Spuntino Brisbane
Bar Team of the Year:
Ramblin’ Rascals Tavern
Cocktail Bar of the Year:
Bulletin Place, Sydney
Best Bartenders Bar:
Black Pearl Melbourne
Pub Operator of the Year:
Solotel
Best Bar Food:
Varnish on King, Perth
Training Program of the Year:
The Exchange
Brand Ambassador of the Year:
Sean Forsyth, Bacardi
Outstanding Contribution:
Mr Andy Freeman
New Bar of the Year:
Boilermaker House, Melbourne
Best Live Music Bar:
Brooklyn Standard Brisbane
Nightclub of the Year:
The Emerson, Melbourne
Pub of the Year:
Watsons Bay Hotel, Sydney
Bar of the Year:
The Gresham, Brisbane
Bartender of the Year:
1st Place: Lee Potter Cavanagh
2nd Place: Jenna Hemsworth
3rd Place: Lewis Halls
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