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Here’s all the winner photos from the 18th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards

The Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards is done for another year. 2018 was the 18th instalment of what is the Oscars of the bar industry, and some 40-odd awards were handed out on the evening recognising the outstanding achievements of the country’s best bars, bar operators, and bartenders.

Here’s the Australian winner of the MONIN Cup 2018

“This year’s theme Mix Your Origins challenged young bartenders to let their creativity loose with native ingredients, local spirits and MONIN’s versatile and natural flavours,” said Saskia Armée, Brand Manager at Stuart Alexander & Co.

Loreta Kwong from Joe Taylor takes out the Australian final of the Opihr World Adventure Cocktail competition

Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin is crafted with a selection of exotic hand-picked botanicals, including spicy Cubeb berries from Indonesia, Black Pepper from India and Coriander from Morocco, making the spice route the perfect stage for the Australian finalists to showcase their talents and creations at The Junk Lounge, located smack back in the middle of Sydney Harbour.