The ALIA 2024 on-premise finalists revealed

The votes have been counted and we are delighted to reveal the on-premise finalists for the 2024 Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA).

A huge thanks to everyone who voted this year, this helps us to ensure that ALIA is truly representative of what is happening in Australia’s liquor industry right now, and where, who and what are really engaging with the trade.

You can book your early bird tickets here. Also, if you are a finalist listed below, you can contact the ALIA events team here, for your social media assets.

This year’s finalists are:

Best Renovation – Venue

• Alliance Hotel, Brisbane
• Arkaba Hotel, Adelaide
• Beach Hotel Merewether, Newcastle
• Bli Bli Hotel, Sunshne Coast
• Caterpillar Club, Sydney
• Darling Pavilion, Sydney
• Metropole Hotel, Townsville
• Pleasure Club, Newtown
• The Belvedere, Woody Point
• The Doonan, Doonan
• The Station, South Perth
• White Horse, Surry Hills

Best New Bar

• Alice, Brisbane
• Bar Bellamy, Melbourne
• Bar Kokomo, Darwin
• Bar Sumi, Sydney
• Beaconsfield Wine Bar, Beaconsfield
• Centro 86, Sydney
• Goodwater, Melbourne
• Non Disclosure Bar, Geelong
• Now & Then, Sydney
• Old Loves, Sydney
• Pleasure Club, Newtown
• The Brass Monkey, Melbourne
• The Waratah, Sydney

Best Sports Venue

• Arkaba Hotel, Adelaide
• Bella Vista Hotel, Norwest
• Broadbeach Tavern, Broadbeach
• Enmore hotel, Enmore
• Harbord Hotel, Freshwater
• Illinois Hotel, Five Dock
• Prince Consort Hotel, Brisbane
• Shafston Hotel, East Brisbane
• Southgate Inn, Tamworth
• The Golden Sheaf, Double Bay
• The Locker Room Sydney Olympic Park
• The Magpie, Enmore, Sydney
• The Peakhurst, Sydney
• The Sporting Globe Richmond, Melbourne

Best Gaming and Wagering Venue

• Bli Bli Hotel, Sunshine Coast
• Camellia Hotel, Rosehill
• Covent Gardens, Sydney
• Eastwood Hotel, Sydney
• Harbord Hotel, Freshwater
• Lucky Star Taver, Brisbane
• Moonee Beach Tavern, Moonee Beach
• Palm & Pawn Hotel, North Wagga Wagga
• Peakhurst Inn, Sydney
• Shafston Hotel, Brisbane
• Southgate Inn, Tamworth
• The Oaks Hotel, Neutral bay
• The Prince Consort, Fortitude Valley

Best Food Menu

• Rose & Crown, Brisbane
• The Iluka Beach Bar, Iluka
• Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne
• Bar Margaux, Melbourne
• Cinder, The Terminus North Fitzroy, Melbourne
• Bank Hotel, Newtown
• Full Moon Hotel, Sandgate
• Forest Lodge Hotel, Sydney
• Old Fitz, Sydney
• Old Love’s, Sydney
• The Peakhurst, Sydney
• Sinclairs, The Log Cabin, Sydney
• The Duke of Clarence, Sydney

Best Live Music Venue

• Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane
• Caterpillar Club, Sydney
• Greaser, Brisbane
• Jolene’s, Sydney
• Memphis Slim’s, Adelaide
• Pleasure club, Sydney
• Ramblin Rascal, Sydney
• Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point
• The Duke of Enmore, Sydney
• The Gov, Adelaide
• The Rosemount Hotel, North Perth

Best Bar Owner

• Alex Percy & Loic Mouchelin, Santé Toowoomba
• Anneliese Grazioli, Hanky Panky Lounge & Bar Kokomo, Darwin, NT
• Brooke Hayman & Julian White, Whisky & Alement, VIC
• Ciara Doran, The Doss House & Frank Mac’s, Sydney
• Dimitri Rtshiladze, Foxtrot Unicorn & Nieuw Ruin, Perth, WA
• Luke Whearty, Byrdi, VIC
• Matthew Stirling, Robert Libecans & Ryan Noreiks, Caretaker’s Cottage, VIC
• Natalie Ng, Now & Then, Sydney
• Ollie Margan, Maybe Mae, SA
• Pasan Wijesena, Earl’s Juke Joint, NSW
• Pete Ehemann, The Cumberland, Sydney
• Pete Hollands, Alice, Brisbane

Best Bar Team

• Alice, Brisbane
• Caretakers Cottage, Melbourne
• Double Deuce Lounge, Sydney
• Foxtrot Unicorn, Perth
• Frank Mac’s, Sydney
• Goodwater, Melbourne
• Jolene’s, Sydney
• Old Mate’s Place, Sydney
• Pleasure Club, Newtown
• The Everleigh, Melbourne
• The Gresham, Brisbane
• Whisky + Alement, Melbourne

Best Brand Ambassador

• Abbie Weir, Amber Beverages – Stolli
• Alice Newport, Beam
• Andrew Tsai, Jack Daniel’s
• Corina Retter, Bacardi Martini Australia
• Dan Ritchie, Archie Rose
• James MacRae, Hendrick’s
• Kate McGraw, Diageo
• Kayla Grigoriou, Grey Goose/Angel’s Envy
• Krystal Hart, Campari
• Luke Hackner, Fireball
• Nick Miles, Jameson Irish Whiskey
• Shay Chamberlain, Never Never
• Trish Brew, Fever-Tree

Best Gin Bar

• Dr Gimlette, Brisbane
• Frank Mac’s, Sydney
• Frisk, Perth
• Gin Lane, Sydney
• Gin Palace, Melbourne
• Hains & Co, Adelaide
• Malt & Juniper, Adelaide
• Moya’s Juniper Lounge, Sydney
• Proud Henry’s, Brisbane
• The Barber Shop, Sydney
• Union Electric, Melbourne

Best Rum Bar

• Flamingos Tiki Bar, Cairns
• Hains & Co, Adelaide
• Highball Bar, Canberra
• Hula Bula Bar, Perth
• Jacoby’s, Sydney
• Jolly Roger, Brisbane
• Jungle Boy, Melbourne
• Old Love’s, Sydney
• Rude Boy, Hobart
• Rum Diary, Melbourne
• Sneaky Tony’s, Perth
• The Cumberland, Manly
• The Lobo, Sydney

Best Tequila or Agave Spirit Bar

• Caballitos, Perth
• Cabana Bar, Palm Cove
• Cantina OK!, Sydney
• Centro 86, Sydney
• El Primo Sanchez, Sydney
• Esteban, Sydney
• Hot Tamale, Darwin
• La Cholita, Perth
• Loquita, Canberra
• Los Amantes del Agave, Melbourne
• Maxican Society, Adelaide
• Pancho Villa, Hobart
• SoCal, Sydney
• Tio’s Cerveceria, Surry Hills

Best Whisk(e)y Bar

• Baxter Inn, Sydney
• Death & Taxes, Brisbane
• Eau de Vie, Sydney
• Goodwater, Melbourne
• Jolene’s, Sydney
• Mary Mary, Hobart
• Ralph Louis Frederick, Adelaide
• Saville Row, Brisbane
• The Elysian Whisky Bar, Fitzroy
• Three Wolves, Cairns
• Varnish on King, Perth
• Whisky + Alement, Melbourne

Best No-Low Alcohol Product

• Asahi Super Dry 0.0
• Carlton Zero
• Great Northern zero
• Guinness 0.0
• Heaps Normal Quiet XPA
• Heineken 0.0
• Leitz Eins-Zwei-Zero
• Lyres Gin
• NON
• Seedlip
• Yeah Buoy
• Yes You Can

Best Draught Product

• Balter XPA
• Brookvale Union Alcoholic Ginger Beer
• Brookvale Union Dvodka Pasiionfruit
• Carlton Draught
• Coopers Pale Ale
• Great Northern Crisp
• Guinness
• Hahn Super Dry
• Hard Rated
• Matso’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer
• Reschs
• Stone and Wood Pacific Ale
• Tooheys New
• XXXX Gold

Best On-Premise Spirit/Liqueur

• 1800 Tequila
• 818 Tequila
• Archie Rose Double Malt Whisky
• Bundaberg Rum
• Feels Botanical Bask Eau de Vie
• Fireball
• Grey Goose
• Hickson House Gin
• Jack Daniels
• Jameson
• Jim Beam White Label
• Never Never Triple Juniper
• Patron Silver
• RHUBI

Best On-Premise Mixer

• Angostura Bitters
• Artisan Drinks Co
• CAPI
• Coca-Cola
• De Kuyper Liqueurs
• Fever-Tree
• Finest Call
• Long Rays
• Monin
• Pepsi
• Red Bull
• StrangeLove

Best Beer List

• Bitter Phew, Darlinghurst
• Boilermaker House, Melbourne
• Coopers Alehouse Gepps Cross, Adelaide
• Full Moon Hotel, Sandgate
• Hop Temple, Ballarat
• Mr West, Footscray
• Odd Culture, Newtown
• Osbourne Hotel, Brisbane
• Shady Pines Saloon, Sydney
• The Forest Lodge Hotel, Sydney
• The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, Sydney
• The Taphouse, Darlinghurst
• The Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North

Best Wine List

• 2KW, Adelaide
• Bar Liberty, Melbourne
• Cru Bar, Brisbane
• Dear Saint Eloise, Sydney
• Embla, Melbourne
• Full Moon Hotel, Sandgate
• Gimlet at Cavendish House, Melbourne
• Humphrey’s Hotel, Hurstville
• Lamont’s, Cottesloe
• Lil Sis, Abercrombie Hotel, Sydney
• Mister D’Arcy, North Beach
• The Tax Office, Fortitude Valley
• Watervale Hotel, Watervale

Best Cocktail List

• Alice, Brisbane
• Before+After, Brisbane
• Byrdi, Melbourne
• Caretakers Cottage, Melbourne
• Double Deuce, Sydney
• Goodwater, Melbourne
• L’Chaim at The Old Synagogue, Fremantle
• Maybe Sammy, Sydney
• Memphis Slim’s House of Blues, Adelaide
• Santé Cocktail Bar, Toowoomba
• The Barber Shop, Sydney
• The Everleigh, Melbourne

Best Bartender

• Alex Gondzioulis, Bar Bellamy
• Alicia Clarke, Double Deuce Lounge
• Ana Mitchell, The 18th Amendment Bar
• Andie Bulley, The Waratah
• Anneliese Grazioli, Hanky Panky Lounge
• Bertie Boekemann, Now + Then
• Eduardo Conde, El Primo Sanchez
• Ellery Low, Maker
• Jake Down, Pleasure Club
• Kayla Saito, The Mulberry Group
• Lachlan Watt, Whisky & Alement
• Millie Tang, The Gresham
• Sarah Mycock, Old Mates Place
• Sarah Proietti, Maybe Sammy

Best Publican

• Alex Derrick, The Rose & Crown, Southbank
• Alex Hall, The Prince Consort
• Ashley Cranenburgh, Carringtons
• Blair Hayden, The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
• Hannah Middleton, Leeton Hotel
• Iain Ling, The Lincoln
• Jodie Tiernan, Public House Albury
• Joel Taylor, Grovedale Hotel
• Kayla Seeney, Camden Valley Inn
• Peter Hollands, The Alliance Hotel
• Zoe Archer, Settlers Inn

Best Bar

• 18th Amendment Bar, Geelong
• Bar Bellamy, Melbourne
• Caretakers Cottage, Melbourne
• Death & Taxes, Brisbane
• Double Deuce, Sydney
• Goodwater, Melbourne
• Hains & Co, Adelaide
• Maybe Mae, Adelaide
• Maybe Sammy, Sydney
• Old Mate’s Place, Sydney
• Pleasure Club, Newtown
• The Cumberland, Manly
• The Gresham, Brisbane
• Varnish on King, Perth
• Whisky & Alement, Melbourne

Best Hotel

• Bli Bli Hotel, Bli Bli
• Cremorne Hotel, Adelaide
• Fiddler Hotel, Rouse Hill
• Old Fitz, Woolloomooloo
• Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point
• The Beaufort, Perth
• The Kent Hotel, Newcastle
• The Lincoln, Melbourne
• The Log Cabin, Penrith
• The Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay
• The Prince Consort, Brisbane
• The Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North

Best Hotel Group

• Australian Venue Co
• Comiskey Group
• Hunt Hospitality
• Kickon Group
• Laundy Hotels
• Lewis Leisure
• Maeva Hospitality
• Momento Hospitality
• Odd Culture Group
• O’Hara Group
• Solotel
• Tilley and Wills Hotel Group

Best Bar Group Operator

• Gonzo Group
• Dap & Co
• Drunken Monkey Group
• The Hospo Group
• Camorra Bar Group
• Made in the Shade
• Sneakers & Jeans
• Nokturnl
• Applejack Hospitlaity
• Barrelhouse Group
• Maybe Group
• Mucho Group
• Speakeasy Group

Best Wholesaler or Distributor

• ALM
• Amber Beverages
• Iconic Beverages
• ILG
• Joval Wine Group
• Nip of Courage
• Paramount
• Proof & Company
• Proof Drinks
• Proximo Spirits
• Spirits Platform
• Swift + Moore

Best On-Premise Supplier

• Asahi Beverages
• Bacardi Martini Australia
• Brown-Forman
• Campari
• Coopers Brewery
• Diageo
• Good Drinks Australia
• Lion
• Pernod Ricard
• SouthTrade International
• Treasury Wine Estates
• William Grant and Sons