The ALIA 2025 on-premise finalists revealed

The 2025 Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA) will take place at The Fullerton Hotel on Wednesday, 5 November, with one person, place or product from the list of finalists below will be crowned ‘The Best’.

The ALIAs are voted by the industry, for the industry so it is a huge thanks to everyone from across the industry who voted for this year’s finalists, and good luck to everyone, everywhere and everything nominated.

You can buy your tickets to this year’s award’s night here, and be part of the Australian liquor industry’s night of nights. If you are a finalist you can also download social media assets here.

Best New Pub or Renovation

• Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
• Bayswater Hotel, Bayswater
• Berwick Springs Hotel, Berwick
• Dakabin Hotel, Dakabin
• Fortune of War, The Rocks
• Lord Stanley Hotel, East Brisbane
• Manly Hotel, Brisbane
• Oran Park Hotel, Oran Park
• Parc Pavilion, Cronulla
• The Beehive Hotel, Hawthorn
• The Bristol, Sydney CBD
• The Winston, Winston Hills

Best New Bar or Renovation

• Baby Driver, Melbourne
• Bar Bar, Adelaide
• Bar Conte, Sydney
• Bar Demo, Enmore
• Bar Love, Perth
• Bar Selecta, Hawthorn
• Dark Blue, Fortitude Valley
• Herbs Taverne, Sydney
• Little Cooler, Sydney
• Lucille’s, Sydney
• Nowhere Bar, Adelaide
• Pendant Public Bar, Fitzroy
• Three Wolves, Cairns

Best Sports Venue

• Arkaba Hotel, Fullarton
• Australian Hotel and Brewery, Rouse Hill
• Berwick Springs Hotel, Berwick
• Burleigh Town Hotel, Burleigh
• Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee
• Dakabin Hotel, Dakabin
• Marrickville Tavern, Marrickville
• Oran Park Hotel, Oran Park
• The Magpie, Enmore
• The Peakhurst Inn, Peakhurst
• The Winston, Winston Hills

Best Gaming & Wagering Venue

• Bella Vista Hotel, Bella Vista
• Berwick Springs Hotel, Berwick
• Bli Bli Hotel, Bli Bli
• Brahma Lodge Hotel, Brahma Lodge
• Crossroads Hotel, Casula
• Grand Junction Hotel, Traralgon
• Longueville Hotel, North Sydney
• Mermaid Waters Hotel, Mermaid Waters
• Peakhurst Inn, Peakhurst
• The Imperial Hotel, Eumundi

Best Pub Dining

• Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
• Besk, Leederville
• Edward & Ida’s, Northbridge
• Lucky Prawn, Hawke’s Beer and Leisure Centre, Marrickville
• McLaren Vale Hotel, McLaren Vale
• Peakhurst Inn, Peakhurst
• Rose & Crown Hotel, Brisbane
• The Beehive Hotel, Hawthorn
• The Dry Dock, Balmain
• The Duke of Clarence, Sydney
• The Log Cabin, Penrith
• The Red Lion, Rozelle

Best Live Music Venue

• Brooklyn Standard, Brisbane
• Chuck Trailers, Sydney
• Corner Hotel, Richmond
• Jolene’s, Sydney
• Kings Beach Tavern, Kings Beach
• Pleasure Club, Newtown
• Ramblin Rascal, Sydney
• Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point
• The Doss House, The Rocks
• The Gov, Hindmarsh
• The Tote, Collingwood
• The Trocadero Room, Enmore
• Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool

Best Gin Bar

• Bar Planet, Enmore
• Covent Garden, West End
• Dr Gimlette, Brisbane
• Frank Mac’s, The Rocks
• Frisk Small Bar, Northbridge
• Gin Lane, Chippendale
• Gin Palace, Melbourne
• Hains & Co, Adelaide
• Malt & Juniper, Adelaide
• Moya’s Juniper Lounge, Redfern
• The Barber Shop, Sydney
• Union Electric, Melbourne

Best Rum Bar

• Burrow Bar, Sydney
• Flamingos Tiki Bar, Cairns
• Hains & Co, Adelaide
• Hula Bula, Perth
• Jacoby’s Tiki Bar, Enmore
• Jungle Boy, Windsor
• Lola Belle, Fitzroy
• Old Love’s, Sydney
• Rude Boy, Hobart
• Scoundrels Rest, Wollongong
• The Lobo, Sydney
• The LuWow, Melbourne

Best Tequila or Agave Spirit Bar

• Bar Bar, Adelaide
• Cantina OK!, Sydney
• Centro 86, Sydney
• El Grotto, Scarborough
• El Primo Sanchez, Paddington
• Hot Tamale, Darwin
• Loquita Taqueria, Canberra
• Lupe’s Cerveceria, Perth
• Run Dos Run, Enmore
• Santa Catarina, Sydney
• SoCal, Neutral Bay
• Tio’s Cerveceria, Surry Hills

Best Whisk(e)y Bar

• Alice Bar, Brisbane
• Archie Rose Bar, Rosebery
• Death & Taxes, Brisbane
• Foxtrot Unicorn, Perth
• Hickson House Distillery Bar, The Rocks
• Jolene’s, Sydney
• Savile Row, Fortitude Valley
• The Cumberland, Manly
• The Doss House, The Rocks
• The Elysian Whisky Bar, Fitzroy
• Three Wolves, Cairns
• Varnish on King, Perth
• Whisky & Alement, Melbourne

Best No-Low Alcohol Product

• Driver’s Non Alcoholic Lager
• Four Pillars Bandwagon
• Guinness Zero
• Hawkes Half XPA
• Heaps Normal Another Lager
• Heaps Normal Quiet XPA
• Heineken 0.0
• Hiatus Pacific Ale
• Lyre’s Classico
• NON Wine
• Peroni  0.0
• Sabatini 0.0
• Seedlip

Best Draught Product

• Asahi Super Dry
• Balter XPA
• Carlton Draught
• Coopers Pale Ale
• Great Northern Super crisp
• Guinness
• Hard Rated
• Mountain Culture Status Quo Pale Ale
• Reschs
• Smirnoff-Mr Black Espresso Martini
• Stone & Wood Pacific Ale
• XXXX Gold
• Young Henry’s Newtowner

Best On-Premise Spirit/Liqueur

• 36 South Double Grain Whisky
• Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
• Campari
• Cointreau
• Fireball
• Hickson House Australian Dry Gin
• Jack Daniel’s Old No 7
• Jagermeister
• Jameson
• Jim Beam White Label
• Never Never Triple Juniper Gin
• Wild Turkey 101

Best Mixer

• Artisan Drinks
• Bundaberg Brewed Drinks
• Capi
• Coca-Cola
• Fever-Tree
• Mischief Brew
• Red Bull
• Schweppes
• Soda Smith
• Strange Love

Best Beer List

• Beer Deluxe Fed Square, Melbourne
• Bitter Phew, Darlinghurst
• Carwyn Cellars, Thornbury
• Chuck Trailer’s Bondi Beach, Bondi
• Forest Lodge Hotel, Forest Lodge
• Odd Culture, Newtown
• Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley
• Taphouse Sydney, Darlinghurst
• Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North
• The Duke of Clarence, Sydney
• The Local Taphouse, St Kilda East
• Websters Bar, Newtown

Best Cocktail List

• Above Board, Collingwood
• Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
• Double Deuce Lounge, Sydney
• Frogs Hollow Saloon, Brisbane
• Maybe Mae, Adelaide
• Maybe Sammy, Sydney
• Mechanics Institute, Northbridge
• Old Mate’s Place, Sydney
• Rude Boy, Hobart
• The Barber Shop, Sydney
• The Waratah, Sydney

Best Wine List

• 2KW, Adelaide
• Bar Copains, Surry Hills
• Bar Rochford, Canberra
• Bertie, Bassendean
• Dark Red Wine Bar, Fortitude Valley
• Dear Saint Éloise, Potts Point
• Embla, Melbourne
• Love, Tilly Devine, Darlinghurst
• Lucinda Wine Bar, Hobart
• Odd Culture, Newtown
• The Dry Dock, Balmain
• The Waratah, Darlinghurst

Best Bar or Pub Team

• Alice, Brisbane
• Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
• Bella Vista Hotel, Bella Vista
• Black Pearl, Fitzroy
• Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
• Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill
• Harbord Hotel, Harbord
• Maybe Sammy, Sydney
• Old Mate’s Place, Sydney
• Rude Boy, Hobart
• The Duke of Enmore, Enmore
• The Highway, Adelaide

Best Brand Ambassador

• Ross Blainey, Glenfiddich & The Balvenie
• Loy Catada, Proximo Spirits
• Shay Chamberlain, Never Never
• Carmen Hartwich, Starward Whisky
• James Macrae, Hendrick’s Gin
• Federico Malavenda, Fratelli Branca
• Alice Newport, James B Beam Distilling Co
• Natalie Ng, House of Suntory
• Dan Ritchie, Archie Rose
• Liam Shephard, Spirits Platform
• Andy Tsai, Jack Daniel’s
• Jordan Young, Cazcabel

Best Hotel

• Arkaba Hotel, Fullarton
• Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
• Dakabin Hotel, Dakabin
• Harbord Hotel, Freshwater
• Lord Stanley Hotel, East Brisbane
• McLaren Vale Hotel, McLaren Vale
• Oran Park Hotel, Oran Park
• The Bristol, Sydney
• The Brook Hotel, Mitchelton
• The Dry Dock Hotel,  Balmain
• The Grand Hotel, Warrandyte
• The Log Cabin, Penrith
• The Terminus, Fitzroy North

Best Bar

• Bar Bellamy, Carlton
• Bar Love, Perth
• Cantina OK!, Sydney
• Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
• Double Deuce Lounge, Sydney
• Frogs Hollow Saloon, Brisbane
• Goodwater, Northcote
• Jolene’s, Sydney
• Maybe Sammy, Sydney
• Old Love’s, Sydney
• The Barber Shop, Sydney
• The Cumberland, Manly
• The Doss House, The Rocks
• The Waratah, Darlinghurst
• Whisky & Alement, Melbourne

Best Hotel Group

• Australian Venue Co
• Comiskey Group
• Duxton Pubs
• Epochal Hotels
• Francis Venues
• Hurley Hotel Group
• Kickon Group
• Laundy Hotels
• Momento Hospitality
• Reilly Group
• Solotel
• Sonnel Hospitality

Best Bar Group

• Applejack Hospitality
• Barrelhouse Group
• Camorra Bar Group
• Gonzo Group
• Heritage House Co
• House Made Hospitality
• Maybe Group
• Mucho Group
• Odd Culture Group
• Sneakers & Jeans
• Sons of Sydney
• The Hospo Group

Best Bartender

• Alicia Clarke, Double Deuce
• Jay Cozma, Old Mate’s Group
• Leah Dunnigan, Savile Row
• Stefano Filardi, Maybe Group
• Jenna Hemsworth
• Charlie Hunter, Dark Blue
• Sam Kirk, Odd Culture Group
• Priscilla Leong, The Flowing Bowl
• Ellery Low, Dark Red
• Claudia Morgan, Bar Demo
• Tom Opie
• Kayla Reid
• Judith Zhu, Little Cooler

Best Publican

• Zoe Archer, Settlers Inn, Port Macquarie
• Peter Appleby, Grand Hotel Warrandyte, Warrandyte
• Salvatore Bellomo, Oran Park Hotel, Oran Park
• Alistair Carragher, Great Northern Hotel, Carlton North
• Nicholas Clark, Shortland Hotel, Shortland
• Morgan Hampstead, Sawyers Arms Tavern, Newtown
• Owen Hughes, Harbord Hotel, Harbord
• Harry Kennedy-Ripon, American Hotel, Echuca
• Rachael Paul, Bat & Ball Hotel, Redfern
• Zoe Tuilotolava, Kent Hotel Newcastle

Best On-Premise Distributor or Wholesaler

• ALM
• Amber Beverages
• Iconic Beverages
• ILG
• Liquid Mix
• Negociants
• Nip of Courage
• Paramount Liquor
• Proof Drinks
• Proximo Spirits
• Spirits Platform
• Vintage House Wine & Spirits

Best On-Premise Supplier

• Asahi Beverages
• Bacardi-Martini Australia
• Brown-Forman
• Campari
• Diageo
• Lion
• Pernod Ricard
• Sazerac
• Suntory
• Treasury Wine Estates
• William Grant & Sons