The update is that we are moving to a digital-only Bar Awards for 2021 on Tuesday, 21 September and cancelling the Sydney Bar Week event line-up for 2021.
“Our venue relies on the guests’ experience so a huge part of it is the staff and making sure they are happy, it’s the most important thing and everything else is there to support that. Staff are by far number one.” – Naomi Palmer
“There’s no point having all these awesome bottles if we can’t share them with the people that want to try them. Half serves is such an easy way to let people compare, try something a little more pricey, or simply try something really punchy without feeling it too much the next morning.” – Bryce McDonough, Burrow Bar
Personally, I struggle to stay still so lockdown sucks for me. But what I’ve tried to focus on is keeping myself active and engaged with my friends and colleagues.
Vote now to be a part of the 2nd Annual Hottest 100 Aussie Spirits countdown to find Australia’s favourite local spirit brand!
It’s been a long wait. You, the Australian bar industry, have had your say over three months of voting (and a year’s hiatus), and now the results are in: these are the finalists for the 20th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards.
There are so many gins on the market these days and what better way to sample them than to visit one of the country’s leading gin bars. At each of these 12 finalist bars, you’ll find a carefully curated gin selection and gin cocktails to match.
Alexandra Dahlenburg starts this week as Group General Manager, working across The Barber Shop, The Duke of Clarence and the upcoming Hickson House, slightly delayed by COVID but now firmly slated to open in September, with the team now deep into developing the drinks programme.
We know you love tequila. And you came out in force to vote for your favourite tequila bars. So here they are. The Top 12 Tequila Bars in Australia, as voted by you.
In the last year, she has truly shown her mettle supporting her beloved staff and the wider community through COVID. She continues this today with daily food drives during Sydney’s current lockdown.
These are the 2021 best rum bars in Australia as voted by you – the Australian bar industry. We have upped the number of finalists for most categories this year to 12, to take account of the fact that we missed a year in 2020.
It’s nearly time for the announcement of all the finalists for the 20th Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards and we thought we’d reveal the finalists for a few awards this week. So here they are! The best whisky bars in Australia as voted by you.