“The finalists for the 2026 Australian Liquor Industry Awards have now been revealed, as we countdown towards the industry’s night of nights. Below are all the product awards and finalists, and you can see the finalists in the Retail Awards here and the On-Premise Awards here.”

“The finalists in the pub categories of the 2026 Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA) are now revealed following a record number of votes being cast for this year’s awards. The process for naming the ALIA winners comes in two stages. Firstly, we ask the industry to vote for their favourite people, places and products across all the award categories – this gives us the finalists that are listed below. For the second phase of the process we send these finalists to our judging panel who will choose their top three in each category to give us our winners – subject to those votes being audited by Quantaco.”

“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’.”

“Award-winning venue operator Mucho Group has unveiled its latest concept, Herbs Taverne, delivering a distinctive interpretation of the classic aperitivo experience.”

“Surry Hill’s tequila den, Tio’s Cerveceria, has partnered with El Jimador for a month of festivities based around Australia’s favourite cocktail.”