Harrison Kenney
Bartender & Creative
About
Harrison Kenney is an internationally recognised bartender and creative. He won the Global Patrón Perfectionists cocktail competition in 2022 and has contributed to multiple venues featured on The World’s 50 Best Bars list, including Cantina OK! and Bar Nouveau.
In 2025 he was nominated for International Bartender of the Year at the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and was named the 2026 Australian Drinks 100 International Personality of the Year.
Beyond bar work, he has also activated a number of passion projects most recently co-founding Maison Mahjong.
Inspired by the rich multicultural influences of his own upbringing, he creates drinks with story, soul and simplicity.
Awards
Drinks Personality of the Year
2026
Top 10 International Bartender of the Year
2025
No.10 Most Influential List- Australian Bartender
2023
Global Champion Patrón Perfectionist
2022
T25 Drinks World
2022, 2021
Featured Projects
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Archie Rose Cocktail Collaboration
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![A cocktail glass with a yellow-green drink, garnished with three passion fruit halves, on a red surface with a red background.]()
Teal, Patrón Perfectionist 2022
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![A young man with dark hair and light skin sitting on a chair against a plain gray background, wearing a red sweater, dark jeans, red socks, and holding a bottle of Campari aperitif.]()
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![Two people wearing matching white t-shirts with red Asian characters and English text. The person at the back is a woman with long black hair, standing with her hands behind her back and wearing red socks with black shoes. The person sitting in front is a man with tattoos and glasses, sitting on the curb with his legs crossed. They are outside a restaurant with people dining inside, and the scene is at night.]()
Co-Founder, Maison Mahjong
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![A young man with dark hair and glasses stands on a stage with black curtains, holding a notebook in his left hand and pointing with his right hand. The stage background includes decorative lights and a gold-colored object.]()
Co-Host, Jameson Hosts Global Summit
