Bar Awards 2023: The country’s Top 12 Rookies announced today!

It’s nearly time for the announcement of all the finalists for the 22nd Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards. But before the print edition of the mag hits your bars, we are announcing a category each day. And today, it’s one of the most coveted awards each year – the Rookie of the Year, proudly sponsored by The Blend.

Ana Mitchell, 18th Amendment Bar in Geelong

The Bar Awards will take place on Wednesday, 13th of September this year at Doltone House, and is just one of the 30-plus events in store for Sydney Bar Week this year, which takes place from September 9th to 13th — click here to visit the barweek.com.au and check out the full timetable.

BAR AWARDS TICKETS

And if you’re a finalist in this year’s awards, ticket sales are now open at sydneybarweek.com.au/bar-awards  Tickets are exclusively available for sponsors and the bar trade, so wait until your category is announced before purchasing.

So without further ado, here are the Top 12. Congrats to all the finalists!

Maybe Sammy’s Hunter Gregory

Rookie of the Year

Proudly sponsored by The Blend

 

  • Albert Rust, Eileen’s Bar Four Pillars, Sydney
  • Ana Mitchell, 18th Amendment Bar, Geelong
  • Andie Bulley, Savile Row, Brisbane
  • Corby Small, The Gresham, Brisbane
  • Hunter Gregory, Maybe Sammy, Sydney
  • Hunter McFarlane, Maybe Mae, Adelaide
  • Hunter Simpson, Bar Planet, Sydney
  • Jackson Eagles, Burrow Bar, Sydney
  • James Hardy, Foxtrot Unicorn, Perth
  • Judith Zhu, Door Knock, Sydney
  • Rachel Mynczywor, Boodle Beasley, Hobart
  • Sujal Pandey, The Doss House, Sydney

BAR AWARDS TICKETS

And if you’re a finalist in this year’s awards, ticket sales are now open at sydneybarweek.com.au/bar-awards  Tickets are exclusively available for sponsors and the bar trade, so wait until your category is announced before purchasing.

Please note: Tickets can be purchased in Tables of 10 or 11. For anything less that that, you will be seated with other guests. We will do our best to accommodate all seating requests but sometimes it is not possible.

The 22nd Annual Bartender Magazine Bar Awards is part of the official Sydney Bar Week 2023 line-up.

Sydney Bar Week 2023, 9-13 September, 2023

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