Check out all the winners of Manchester's Bar Awards 2019

As you’d expect with any event, offer or pouring drink in Bunny Jacksons – I was there, and I witnessed many of the city’s best bar and hospitality workers all in one place, many vying for one of these coveted awards.

The awards were organised by Nate Booker, founder of Northern Hospitality and now in their second year, they’re looking to become THE industry-endorsed benchmark for excellence and hard graft.

Here are the shortlists and the winners…

Manchester’s Best New Bartender

Matt Walsh, Dusk Til Pawn
Jack Marsden, 20 Stories
Douglas Hogg, CBRB
Chelsea Penn, Dusk Til Pawn
Aidan Whiting, Tariff & Dale
Amy Fields, Crazy Pedros NQ

Winner: Amy Fields, Crazy Pedros NQ

Manchester’s Best Bartender

Adam Day, Wood & Co
Karl Stanley, Science & Industry
David Cole, Hawksmoor
Carmel Healy, Whiskey Jar
Gethin Jones, Cottonopolis
Phil Aldridge, Dusk til Pawn

Winner: Gethin Jones, Cottonopolis

Best Bar Back

Aitor, Hawksmoor
Abbas, Whiskey Jar
Benji, Mojo
Oliver Fletcher, Arcane
Paddy, Tariff & Dale
Elisa, Sandinista

Winner: Benji, Mojo

Best New Bar

Jane Eyre
Speak In Code
Sherlock’s
Cocktails Beer Ramen + Bun
Yes
Northern Monk

Winner: Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun

Best Bar Team

Dusk til Pawn
Cottonopolis
Wood & Co
Hawksmoor
Science & Industry
Tariff & Dale

Winner: Science + Industry

Best Front of House Star

Chloe Williams, CBRB
Fernando Marques, Tast
Harriet Brown, Tariff & Dale
Frankie Allman, Hawksmoor
Simon Yardley, Hawksmoor
Olivia Bratt, The Bay Horse

Winner: Chloe Williams, CBRB

Business Development Manager

Amy Parry, Flight Club
Dale Clovey, Hawksmoor
Kate Matusiak, Arcane
Mani Dosingh, Whiskey Jar
Becky Wilkes, 20 Stories
Anna Gledson

Winner: Amy Parry, Flight Club

Industry Legend

Lyndon Higginson
Bart
Adam Wilson
Jody Monteith
Becky Davies
Adam Keeligan

Winner: Becky Davies

Bartenders’ Best Drink

‘Charlemagne’, Science & Industry
‘Clarified Pina Colada’, Wood & Co
‘Trifecta’, Sherlock’s
‘Pinot Colada’, Science & Industry
‘Weak is Meat’, Cottonopolis
‘Insect Hinges’, Science & Industry

Winner: Trifecta, Sherlock’s