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.
Sydney Bar Week
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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.
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.
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.
Indie Spirits Tasting Sydney is back for its sixth year and will be moving to the Potts Point Hotel. The event will be staged over 3 levels and feature 30-plus exhibitors and more than 100 brands. It’s the perfect way to kick off the 2021 Sydney Bar Week schedule.
Register your venue, cocktail and team before 12 July for your chance at winning a trip to Sydney Bar Week in September to compete in the Plantation Rum Cup.
Do you have what it takes to be the Bartender of the Year? Take our third practice quiz to see where your knowledge is at.
These are your awards so it’s really important that you have your say to make sure that the most deserving ten finalists are announced for each category. Voting will close 11.59pm (AEST) this coming Monday, 31st May.
Submissions for Sydney Bar Week events are now open! Do you want to do a pop-up?A takeover? A competition? Now’s the time to let us know!
Our friends at BBO, who are super pumped to be returning to Sydney Bar Week 2021. And they want you to know: “We’re back peeps!!!”
We’re working hard with suppliers to reduce the financial pressure on bartenders by having complimentary and lower priced events, to make it easier for people to make it to town this year.











