2026 AHA & Don Julio WA’s Best Cocktail Competition
Calling all cocktail lovers to discover WA’s most creative drinks and the talented bartenders behind them.
WA’s Best Cocktail Competition is a high-energy, state-wide contest showcasing signature cocktails from venues across Perth and regional WA, each highlighting flair, flavour and creativity. The finalists have now been named (see below) following a combination of public voting and mystery judge visits, with the top entries earning their place on the shortlist of contenders.
Customers were able to vote for their favourite cocktail and help shape the final selection.
The top four will now go head-to-head in a live mix-off at the Hospitality Expo, where they will be judged by an expert panel on taste, presentation, creativity, story and promotion.
About the competition
Cocktails can include any single spirit, combinations of spirits, or non-alcoholic spirit equivalents, with a maximum of two standard drinks per serve.
Cocktails are judged on:
Taste (30 points)
Aesthetic (20 points)
Authenticity and Creativity (20 points)
Narrative – the story behind the cocktail (15 points)
Promotion and Price (15 points)
Total score: 100 points
Key Dates
Nominations are now closed
Voting is now closed
Finalists notified – 31 May 2026
Live mix-off — 30 June 2026