The Australian Bar Awards 2017 were held last night at Doltone House in Pyrmont with a bar industry professionals from all over the country in attendance. Now in its 17th year, the awards are presented by Australian Bartender Magazine with the top 8 finalists of Bartender of the Year competing on stage.
The Baxter Inn in Sydney took out the coveted Bar of the Year award and Daniel Gregory (pictured) was named Bartender of the Year for 2017.
Here is the full list of the winners of Australian Bar Awards 2017 & Bartender of the Year 2017:
Bartender of the Year
Winner: Daniel Gregory
2nd Place: Jonothan Carr
3rd Place: James Irvine
Bar of the Year – State Awards:
ACT: Highball Express
NSW: The Baxter Inn
NT: Lazy Susan’s
QLD: Cobbler
SA: Hains & Co
TAS: Salamanca
VIC: The Beaufort
WA: Mechanics Institute
Cocktail Bar of the Year – State Awards:
ACT: Bar Rochford
NSW: PS40
NT: The Pearl
QLD: Seymour’s Cocktails & Oysters
SA: Maybe Mae
TAS: Robbie Brown’s
VIC: Black Pearl
WA: Dominion League
Cocktail List of the Year:
PS40, Sydney
Rookie of the Year:
Ella Rhodes, Cobbler
Live Music Bar of the Year:
Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall, Brisbane
Bar Operator of the Year:
Jared Merlino, Sydney
Small Bar of the Year:
Bad Frankie, Melbourne
Wine Bar of the Year:
Embla, Melbourne
Outstanding Contribution Award:
Mike Enright (The Barber Shop)
New Bar of the Year:
Above Board, Melbourne
Hotel Bar of the Year:
Eau de Vie Sydney
Cocktail Bar of the Year:
Black Pearl, Melbourne
Whisky Bar of the Year:
Whisky & Ailment, Melbourne
Best Sustainable Bar Program:
Charlie Parker’s, Sydney
Rum Bar of the Year:
The Lobo Plantation, Sydney
Bar Team of the Year:
The Gresham, Brisbane
Bar Manager of the Year:
Dimitri Rtshiladze, Mechanics Institute
Nightclub of the Year:
The Emerson, Melbourne
Regional Bar of the Year:
Dulcie’s Cottage, Merimbula
Pub Operator of the Year:
Merivale
Best Bar Food:
Seymour’s Cocktails & Oysters, Brisbane
Training Program of the Year:
The Exchange/The Blend CCA & Beam Suntory
Brand Ambassador of the Year:
Samuel Ng, Four Pillars Gin
Restaurant Bar of the Year:
Restaurant Hubert, Sydney
Best Specialty Beer Venue:
Boilermaker House, Melbourne
New Pub of the Year:
The Dolphin, Sydney
The Phil Bayly Award for Tequila Bar of the Year:
Tio’s Cerveceria, Sydney
Gin Bar of the Year:
The Barber Shop, Sydney
Best Bartender’s Bar:
Big Poppa’s, Sydney
Bar of the Year:
The Baxter Inn, Sydney
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