Wednesday night’s Bar Awards was nothing short of spectacular, bringing together the very best of…
BOTY Hall of Fame
On Monday, Joey Folkersma, from Darwin took out the title of Australian Bartender of the Year for 2024. The competition presented by Australian Bartender magazine and sponsored by Hendrick’s Gin and Monkey Shoulder Whisky.
Consummate professional, James Irvine, a legend of the industry, took out top honors with his two stunning drinks – ‘Goes Na-nana-nana’ and ‘Crust off’. “What an awesome experience and another very, very fun event,” said James after the win.
And after the Top 8 round in front of 650 of the industry’s finest, only one was crowned the Bartender of the Year: Alex Gondzioulis, Sydney.
70-odd bartenders sat the exam. 16 made the second round. And after the Top 8…
The competition in the 2017 Bartender of the Year sponsored by BACARDÍ & De Kuyper was closer than it’s ever been this year. At the end of three gruelling rounds of competition, one new entrant joins the Bartender of the Year club: Mr Daniel Gregory.
After two gruelling days of competition of the Bartender of the Year sponsored by Bacardi & De Kuyper, we have a new number one: Michael Chiem. Here, we ask Chiem and the rest of the Top 8 about how it went down.
The winner of the 2015 Bartender of the Year sponsored by 42BELOW and De Kuyper…
his year’s Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year sponsored by 42BELOW and De Kuyper was…
There’s only 10 days until this year’s Bartender of the Year sponsored by ABSOLUT ELYX and Havana Club gets underway with a tough written exam. We asked the reigning champion Greg Sanderson for his tips on succeeding through the mystery challenge and Top 10.
Do you have what it takes to be crowned Australia’s Bartender of the Year? Well it’s time to step up to the plate because the Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition is coming around once more.
All you need to know about Bartender Magazine’s 2009 Bartender of the Year, Chris Hysted; from his love of Fight Club to his ‘Don’t Be A Dick’ Red Card…