Top 10 Most Influential List 2019 by Bartender Magazine

The Top 10 Most Influential List 2019 by Bartender Magazine was announced last night at an exclusive event held at Double Deuce Lounge in Sydney.

Top 10 Most Influential 2019 – Photo Credit: Christopher Pearce

Taking part during Bar Week, the event was attended by the Top 100 Most Influential on the list (in which I was named) to celebrate the announcement of the most influential industry personalities. The prestigious list is awarded once every two years.

Here are the Top 10 Most Influential List 2019. For the first time, the Top 100 Most Influential were named in order so all the nominees could find out exactly where they ranked:

1. Michael Madrusan, Made in the Shade (The Everleigh, Heartbreaker, Bar Margeaux)
2. Anton Forte, Swillhouse
3. Martin Lange, Cobbler, Death & Taxes, Finney Isles, Savile Row
4. Paige Aubort, Coleman’s Academy
5. Matt Whiley, Scout Sydney
6. Sam Egerton, Merivale
7. Ollie Margan, Maybe Mae, Adelaide
8. Jenna Hemsworth, Swillhouse
9. Sven Almenning, Speakeasy Group
10. Penny Sippe, Bacardi Martini Australia
11. Alex Dowd
12. Jared Merlino
13. Ross Blainey
14. Charlie Lehmann
15. Andrea Guadi
16. Andy Freeman
17. Hayley Morison
18. Michael Chiem
19. Mikey Enright
20. Brett Robinson
21. Evan Strove
22. Krystal Hart
23. Marcus Motteram
24. Pasan Wijesena
25. Jess Arnott
26. Grazia di Franco
27. James Connolly
28. Nat Ng
29. Nick Miles
30. Kayla Reid
31. Dre Walters
32. Greg Sanderson
33. Daniele Pirotta
34. Charlie Ainsbury
35. Brandon Carter
36. Alissa Gabriel
37. Jeremy Blackmore
38. Deidre Ryan
39. Mike Rodrigues
40. Chau Tran
41. Hayden Lambert
42. Dan Woolley
43. Toby Hilton
44. Shaun Byrne
45. Nicole Reid
46. Kurtis Bosley
47. David Robinson
48. Annaliese Grazioli
49. Daniel Gregory
50. Peter Hollands
51. Sebastian Costello
52. Tim Philips
53. Tom Bulmer
54. Sebastian Soto
55. James Irvine
56. Nick Tesar
57. Daniel Noble
58. Ryan Lane
59. Sean Baxter
60. Simon McGoram
61. Cam Northway
62. Phil Bayly
63. Lee Potter Cavanagh
64. Fred Siggins
65. Grant Shearon
66. Kenny Graham
67. Corinne Mossati
68. Tash Conte
69. Tom Rogers
70. Caroline Childerley
71. Amy Cooper
72. Alice Newport
73. Bianca Wendt
74. Morgan Flanagan
75. Stuart Morrow
76. Stephanie Haile
77. Rob Libecans
78. Georgie Mann
79. Garth Foster
80. Alexandra Dahlenburg
81. Andrew Ratcliff
82. Emily Lloyd-Tate
83. Erin Reeves
84. George Camora
85. Harriet Leigh
86. Hayley Dixon
87. Karel Papi Reyes
88. Olivia Rockwell
89. Orlando Marzo
90. Shay Chamberlain
91. Thalita Alves
92. Trish Brew
93. Emma Crisp
94. Alice Godwin
95. Dean Buchanan
96. Mitch Wilson
97. Millie Tang
98. Max Veenhuyzen
99. Kate McGraw
100. Jemima McDonald