Morand Cocktail Workshop in St. Gallen
Best bars and Barkeeper in Switzerland wanted!
New Bar Beverage offer now available
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DistiSuisse 2023 Submissions possible until end of June 2023
Knud Scheibelt, Schwarz Weiss Bar, Stuttgart
There is a new breeze blowing
An Andalusian summer hit!
SWISS BAR AWARDS
Most prestigious award
Since 2003, the trade magazine BAR NEWS has been presenting the most important awards of the Swiss bar scene: the SWISS BAR AWARDS. Talented Barkeeper and trendy bars are awarded in seven categories.
Further information: swissbarawards.ch
Best bars and Barkeeper in Switzerland wanted!
The presentation of the coveted trophies of the Swiss Bar Awards is the crowning glory for many bar players in each new year. The special thing about this freestyle is its significance. It relates...
Gallery Boutique Bar is Best Newcomer Bar 2022
Actually, my favorite place has always been in front of the bar," says Gage Plecic during our visit to the Galerie Boutique Bar on Thun's Aarequai. The bar, which opened in May of...
Product News
There is a new breeze blowing
An Andalusian summer hit!
Now it gets fruity
Barrel management for aroma profile
Liquid flower bouquet
Schützengarten brewery launches new beer
BAR NEWS Magazine
BAR NEWS 2 | 2023
Bella Italia
SWISS BAR AWARDS
Announcement of the 21st edition 2023
3rd SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN
Review of the finals
Swissness
Appenzellerland, St. Galler Rheintal, Liechtenstein
Knowledge
New Bar Beverage offer now available
The Bar Beverage offer is revised annually and is published each May. The reference book can be ordered free of charge in the BAR NEWS Shop. Drinks and spirits overview The Swiss drinks and spirits overview...
Cocktails with southern wines
Even before Manhattan and Martini, port-based flips or cobblers with sherry or Madeira were the in-drinks of the still young United States. Compared to the original cocktail, which in addition to some...
Market survey 2022/23
After we were already able to draw a fairly positive picture last year following the completion of the Corona measures, this trend has continued. This conclusion can be drawn from the responses of the decision-makers....
Whisk(e)y in cocktails
No drink comes closer to the original composition of spirits, sugar, bitters and water than the Old Fashioned. When the "Cock-Tail" first appeared in a Hudson newspaper in 1806,...
Porter and stout
The days are getting shorter, but the nights are getting longer. And because temperatures are dropping at the same time, refreshment is no longer the most important requirement for a beer. If porter and stout were a...
People
Knud Scheibelt, Schwarz Weiss Bar, Stuttgart
It was in 2001: "Have fun, you are now our Barkeeper!" I tried to do the job as good as I could, but of course I didn't use jiggers or pourers,...
Hubert Pavao Peter, Brother, Vienna
I am 35 years old and was born in Schwarzenberg in the Bregenzerwald in Austria. I grew up on a farm, surrounded by lots of crafts, manual labor and nature. After school...
10 Questions for Justin Andrew Ebert
Born in Heilbronn (DE), Justin Andrew Ebert spent his early years in the Bernese Oberland. At the age of five, he moved back to Germany, where he completed his school career. To become...
Boris Gröner, One Trick Pony, Freiburg
Originally I come from a place called Rosswag, near Stuttgart, and I am 44 years old now. I have two children, and together with Andreas Schöler I own...
Lennart Deddens, Stockroom, Groningen
After working my way up as a kitchen help and then a waiter, I finally became Barkeeper. Then it was time to move to the "big city" - Groningen - which...
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Events
Swiss Beer Day
Every year, on the last Friday in April, Switzerland celebrates its beer. It may not be an official holiday, but it is a day to celebrate. The Swiss brewing industry has...
3rd SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN - Get your ticket now!
On Monday, May 8, the grand final of the 3rd SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN will take place in Hall 550 in Zurich-Oerlikon. We are happy to host the final again this year....
Craft Spirits Berlin Awards 2023
The Craft Spirits Berlin Awards is an international competition for the best craft spirits. This year, distilleries from 27 countries faced an international...
Bars and restaurants
Local in Lichtensteig
La Lup Brandschenke in Zurich
Tomcat Karlo in Bern
Bar Forty-Five, Solothurn
Economy
DistiSuisse 2023 Submissions possible until end of June 2023
In the past, more than 100 companies have participated in the award. All participants receive a comprehensive product assessment of the samples submitted. This enables the producers to determine where they stand. All submitted products are...
Out for the Swiss Craft Spirits Festival Basel
The two organizers, who have run this festival in a part-time capacity and with a huge organizational effort, but also a lot of heart and soul, go separate ways and a successor and new partners could not be...
DistiSuisse 2023 tender launched
The call for entries has recently been launched. The application period runs until the end of June 2023. The DistiSuisse national spirits award has been on the road to success for years. This is proven by the increased number of participants in the past....