Invitation to tender SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2024
The World's Best Margarita Cocktail Competition
Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition 2024
News ticker
Daniel Demke new Commercial Director
Relaxed and surprising
Bar tour Dublin
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 hotel bar 2023
At the Dolder Grand, the Canvas Bar & Lounge is the meeting point par excellence. Whether it's for guests from the neighborhood or for hotel guests. The bar is...
Widder Bar is Best Longseller Bar 2023
The Best Longseller Bar award can be won by bars that have been successful on the market for at least ten years and are perceived by guests as a "place to be". At the 21....
Product News
The elixir of the canons made from Alpine herbs
170 years of experience
Diplomático Rum
The Hearach
Gin Mare
fritz-kola superzero
Bruichladdich Black Art 11.1
Swiss Mountain Liqueur - Cold Brew Coffee
BAR NEWS Magazine
BAR NEWS 1 | 2024
FIRST ISSUE 2024
Focus topic: The Spirit of Ireland
St. Patrick's Day, bar tour Dublin, Irish whiskey
Final Nullpromille Trophy
Reportage, winning portraits and cocktails
Swissness
Winterbars Engadin - moments of pleasure in the snow
Knowledge
Market survey 2023/24
After we were able to paint a fairly positive picture last year, this trend has unfortunately not continued. This conclusion can be drawn from the responses of decision-makers from various industry players.
122 attractive drink recipes at Bar Mixbooklet 2024
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....
Spiced / Flavoured Rum
Spiced rum and flavoured rum are rum variants with additional flavorings. In most cases, the two terms designate two different product categories. However, this is not always true. "Flavoured" can be translated as...
The 101 best bars in Switzerland in the Swiss Barguide 2023/24
Scene experts, bar professionals and experts from the beverage industry were on the road for the 11th SWISS BARGUIDE throughout Switzerland and visited and evaluated bars again this year. The new booklet...
Twelve new brewers for Switzerland
Over the past three years, they have successfully trained to become EFZ food technologists specializing in beer and have thus learned the craft of brewing from scratch. Marcel Kreber, Director of the Swiss Brewery Association,...
People
Pawel Rodaszynski, El Koktel, Warsaw
After several years of wandering around Poland (Piła, Bydgoszcz, Łódź, Wrocław) as well as stays in Spain and Belgium, I finally moved to Warsaw to become more serious as a cocktail maker.Barkeeper to work and to work my...
10 questions for Lukas Zingerle
I'm originally from South Tyrol, Italy, where I graduated from the Bruneck regional hotel management school at the age of 19 and went straight into the bar business. I have worked my way through various...
10 questions for Toàn Phan Thanh
Born in Nyon, in the canton of Vaud, Toàn Phan Thanh trained as a watchmaker at Rolex. He got the idea to become Barkeeper from a friend who was training to become a...
Dustin Le, Bā Nomu, Hamburg
My life I was born and grew up in Bremen. After finishing secondary school, I started a three-year apprenticeship as a hotel specialist at the Hotel zur Post. The training was a mixture of...
Filip Stránský, AnonymouS Bar, Prague
I was born on May 8, 1990 in Prague. After graduating from school I got a scholarship because I played semi-professional football. Since my father was a building contractor, he wanted me to...
Newsletter
Events
Secure your ticket for the 4th SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN
On Monday, May 6, the grand final of the 4th SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN will take place at Chicago 1928 (Hall 550) in Zurich-Oerlikon. We are looking forward to hosting the final again this...
The World's 50 Best Bars 2023
"The World's 50 Best Bars 2023" honors bars from 28 cities, rated by 680 experts worldwide. Barcelona's "Sips" is honored at number 1 as "The Best Bar in Europe"...
The best Swiss spirits 2023/24 honored
This year's event broke all records with an impressive turnout of 135 distilleries submitting 790 products for judging. This represents almost 30 percent more submissions than at the previous...
Bars and restaurants
Relaxed and surprising
Bar tour Dublin
Sunset over the lake and the Alps
Tropical atmosphere in the middle of the old town
Economy
Daniel Demke new Commercial Director
In this newly created position, he will be responsible for the Swiss and Austrian markets and report to Olena Neznal, Managing Director Northern Europe. His head office is in Austria. diageo.com
Business Talk with Vincent Rameau
BAR NEWS: How much Switzerland is in Coca-Cola? Vincent Rameau: Switzerland plays an important role for us. Almost half of Swiss households buy our products every month. Whenever in this country...
New sales manager, new website
Gianni Migliore will be an asset to the Best Taste Trading team with his many years of experience and passion. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Best Taste Trading has launched a new newsletter design and...