The BAB (Birmingham Association of Bartenders) Awards took place this week at Eighteen, an X+why space on the 18th floor of 103 Colmore Row with much of Birmingham’s hospitality scene in attendance.
BAB is now 19 years old with the Awards now in their second year. The results were as follows:
PUB OF THE YEAR
Winner: 1000 Trades
The Craven Arms
The Church
Hop & Scotch
The Colmore
SPECIALIST BEER BAR
Winnner: Post Office Vaults
Kilder
The Barrel Store
The Wolf
Sommar Brewing Company
LOCAL BREWER | DISTILLER
Winner: Birmingham Brewing Co.
West Midlands Distillery
Glasshouse
Leviathan Brewing
Attic Brew Co
LOCAL DRINKS | PRODUCT
Winner: WMD Black Spiced Rum
Roundhouse Gin
Attic Bew Forward Lager
Crazy Gin Punjabi
Birmingham Brewing Rotunda Pale Ale
SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION
Winner: Lucky7
e18hteen
The Good Intent
Hampton Manor
Kilo Zero
HOTEL BAR
Winner: Madeleine Bar at The Grand
Baloci
Saint Paul’s House
Malmaison
Hotel du Vin
RESTAURANT BAR
Winner: Harborne Kitchen
Orelle
Smoke & Ash
Tattu
Gaucho
Dishoom
WINE EXPERIENCE
Winner: Loki
Arch13
Txikiteo
Vagabond
The Wine Events Company
DRINKS MENU
Winner Fox & Chance
Passing Fancies
Lucky7
Gas Street Social
Couch
SPECIALIST WINE | SPIRITS SELECTION
Winner: Grain & Glass
Loki
The Sake Events Company
The Mayan
Arch13
RISING STAR
Winner: Zidan Azad
Kal McGrath
Edward Guthrie
Daniele Vignali
Chris Hales
Renata Ma
BAR MANAGER
Winner: Jacob Clarke (Couch)
Charlie Baxter (Passing Fancies)
Nathan Farley (Subside)
Matt Lake (Madeleine Bar at The Grand)
Juan Gurdiel Diez (Tattu)
INDEPENDENT COCKTAIL BAR
Winner: Passing Fancies
Couch
Lucky7
Fox & Chance
Ikigai
COCKTAIL OF THE YEAR
White Grape Gimlet (Couch) *WINNER*
Adult Ribena (Passing Fancies)
Toast (Lucky7)
Peanut Alexander (40 St Paul’s)
Irish Coffee (Fox & Chance)
BIRMINGHAM DRINKS & HOSPITALITY PERSONALITY
Winner: Matt Arnold (Passing Fancies)
Adin Memetovic (Albert Schloss)
Katie Rouse (Couch)
Aman Johal (40 St Paul’s)
Sam Boulton (The Sake Events Company)
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Winner: Hockley Social Club
Alex Nicholson-Evans
Jessica Savva
Sophie Mackay
Andy Hyman