The DRiNK Magazine Bar Awards (DMBA) 4th instalment is organised by DRiNK Magazine Asia who have actively helped develop the China bar industry for the past 11 years through magazine coverage and development of spectacular events.

Launched in 2016, DMBA was the very first awards ceremony celebrating the bar trade in China. Award Nominees are voted for exclusively by members of the industry and this year, 21 beautiful silver and gold awards were handcrafted and hallmarked in the UK to recognise the best venues, people and brands in China and Asia’s burgeoning bar industries.

The Awards Ceremony was hosted yet again at the iconic Jing An Shangri- La West Shanghai, the property providing a magnificent setting for the event and the guest list gathering more than 650 industry movers and shakers, including KOLs, CEOs, bar owners, brand owners, hotel GMs, DFBs, bar managers, bartenders, BAs and many more.

Starting with a cocktail reception hosted by some of the most famous bartenders in the world, the theme of this year’s event was “A Winter Wonderland” as the community was celebrated during the festive season.

For the full list of winners at DMBA 2019 click on this link !

After the Awards ceremony an After Party was held at the Shangri-La’s cutting edge cocktail bar Calypso, and the night of wonders was not over for a few very fortunate guests receiving an invitation to the VVIP After Party at a secret location.

There, Phoebe was waiting, with its elegant swan neck self-pourer system softly welcoming the lucky few with a dram of The Last Drop Distiller’s latest release.

Release No 16, a 56 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky Jim Murray was recently awarded Best Blended Scotch Whisky of the Year, the type of "superstar whisky that gives us all reason to live and for which there is not enough time in the day for..." What is for sure is that there are not enough drops of this whisky in the world for all true spirit lovers. The evening lasted until the wee hours of the morning with The Last Drop Distillers being among the biggest highlights of the evening!

Congratulations to all the winners, and see you next year DMBA!