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BAR NEWS Magazine
BAR NEWS 5 | 2021
FASCINATION JAPAN
Genever
More than just the precursor to gin.
Swiss Whisky
There are already over 50 Swiss whisky brands and more are being added all the time....
Hot Drinks
A cup full of Christmas.
Knowledge
Saison - The beer style from Belgium
Strictly speaking, the Saison beer style comes from Wallonia, the French part of Belgium. Belgium, known for frites and chocolate, is not least interesting for beer lovers. But even if...
Why salt deserves an important place in the bar
Have you ever tried sprinkling a little salt on a watermelon slice? The result is an even more intense sweetness and a juicier treat. And every...
Fascination Japan
Kneeling on the cushion, the guests wait their turn. The woman who leads through the Japanese tea ceremony has invited us into the room and then handed out...
122 attractive drink recipes in Bar Mixbooklet 2022
The new edition of the handy Bar Mixbooklet provides a lot of basic knowledge on how to mix drinks with and without alcohol, for example, and what to look out for in order to prepare good cocktails....
Genever
Jenever, Genièvre or also Genever (used hereafter as a substitute) is historically older than the gin that is so popular today and belongs to the spirits with juniper according to the European spirits regulation. Genever...
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
The Bar and Lobby at the Chedi, Andermatt
Whether in Basel, Lucerne, Zurich or other major Swiss cities, night owls usually only have to turn the corner to satisfy their craving for excellent drinks in a unique ambience. In...
Paulina Bastian: "I discovered my creativity".
Paulina Bastian is decidedly happy to have arrived in bar culture. "In my family, everyone is mega-creative. Be it of a musical or craft nature. I have been looking for my creativity for a long time....
People
10 Questions for Marko Tordinac
In 2013, he attended the Bartender School in Split and shortly afterwards mixed his first cocktails behind the bars of various bars in Croatia. In 2016, he ventured into the...
Ivy Mix, Leyenda, New York
Ivy was born in 1985 and grew up in Vermont. She studied at Bennington College and has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and fine arts. She was nineteen years old when...
Gilad Livnat, Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar, Tel Aviv
Gilad was born and raised in Tel Aviv. His destiny to become a restaurateur was decided in his childhood. He grew up with his father and grandfather running the...
10 Questions for Valeria Liss
At the age of 16, she decided to take a course at Barkeeper- which she was not able to do for the time being due to her age. She made up for it later and then gained professional experience at home and abroad.
Franco Federico
April 1996, a sunny spring day. The terrace is open and so the wonderful Alpine panorama with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau is the backdrop to Franco Federico's first day at work in the...
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Events
Review Cocktail and Bar Course
The course participants learned the basic rules to be observed in a bar at the Felix Bar in Zurich. In the theoretical part, Kaspar Keller gave the heterogeneous group in-depth...
The best Swiss spirits 2021/2022 awarded
Seven distilleries were honoured as "Distiller of the Year 2021" at the award ceremony on 27 October 2021 at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne. 113 products were awarded gold and 323 silver...
Igeho 2021 will not take place
The major relaxation measures announced by the Federal Council on 23 June came too late for the hospitality industry, which wanted to present itself widely at Messe Basel in November. "We would have liked to have...
Bars and restaurants
Live Bar, Genève
Utopia Club, Aarau
Canapé, Zurich
Uva, Genève
Economy
The 75 best winter hotels
Karl Wild's winter hotel rating is published for the 11th time. As the best 5-star winter hotel, The Chedi, Andermatt has pushed the Kulm Hotel, St. Moritz into second place. While...
Interview with Sonia Petignat-Keller
What do you think distinguishes DistiSuisse in particular?Sonia Petignat-Keller: Continuity, objectivity, quality and this year an even more refined tasting principle. For me, DistiSuisse represents a successful interplay of great,...
Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2021
At the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2021, the prize in the category "Overall Bar" goes to China, as it did last year. The More 7 Bar in The Linow...