Australian Liquor Industry Awards 2023: Be there!
The 2023 Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA) will take place on 25 October at The Star!
ALIA sees over 600 members of the industry gather to celebrate another successful year and recognise the best brand, people, venues and operators of the last 12 months.
Recognising the best of both the on- and off-premise, bars, hotels, retailers and suppliers the night sees over 50 awards presented including 12 major awards.
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The full list of the On-Premise Awards for 2022 is below – but the real question is, who will follow in the footsteps of these deserving winners at ALIA 2023?
ON-PREMISE AWARDS
BEST NEW VENUE OR CONCEPT
WINNER: Odd Culture, Newtown
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Continental Hotel, Sorrento
BEST NEW BAR
WINNER: Pearl Diver Cocktails & Oysters, Melbourne and Hickson House, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
BEST SPORTS VENUE
WINNER: Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay
BEST GAMING VENUE
WINNER: Eastwood Hotel, Eastwood
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Eatons Hill Hotel, Moreton Bay
BEST FOOD MENU
WINNER: Bopp & Tone, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mimi’s, Coogee Pavillion
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
WINNER: Frankie’s Pizza, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, Adelaide
BAR MANAGER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Tash Conte, Black Pearl
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sarah Mycock, Old Mate’s Place
BAR TEAM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Black Pearl, Fitzroy
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Maybe Sammy, Sydney
BEST DRAUGHT PRODUCT
WINNER: Stone and Wood Pacific Ale
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Great Northern Super Crisp
BEST ON-PREMISE SPIRIT/LIQUEUR
WINNER: Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Never Never Triple Juniper Gin
BEST NO-LO PRODUCT
WINNER: Heaps Normal Quiet XPA
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Lyre’s Dry London Spirit
BEST MIXER
WINNER: Fever-Tree Indian Tonic
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Crawley’s Syrup
BEST BEER LIST
WINNER: Boilermaker House, Melbourne
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, The Rocks
BEST WINE LIST
WINNER: Bar Liberty, Melbourne
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Dear Sainte Éloise, Sydney
BEST COCKTAIL LIST
WINNER: Maybe Sammy, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Everleigh, Fitzroy
BEST GIN BAR
WINNER: Four Pillars Gin Laboratory, Surry Hills
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Hickson House, The Rocks
BEST RUM BAR
WINNER: The Lobo, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Jacoby’s Tiki Bar, Enmore
BEST TEQUILA BAR
WINNER: Cantina OK!, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tio’s Cerveceria, Surry Hills
BEST WHISKEY BAR
WINNER: Baxter Inn, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Whisky & Alement, Melbourne
BEST BRAND AMBASSADOR
WINNER: Trish Brew, Fever Tree
HIGHLY COMMENDED: James Irvine, Four Pillars Gin
MAJOR AWARDS
BARTENDER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Sarah Proietti, Maybe Sammy
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Millie Tang, The Gresham, Brisbane
BAR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Maybe Sammy, Sydney
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Cantina OK!, Sydney
BAR GROUP OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Swillhouse
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Maybe Group
ON-PREMISE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Vanguard Luxury Brands
HIGHLY COMMENDED: CUB & CUB Premium Beverages, and Pernod-Ricard