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Final 2nd SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

"Le Voyage en Drakkar" is the best cocktail in Switzerland 2022

Valentin Aleksandrowicz from the Njørden Restaurant in Aubonne, beat 24 Barkeeper to win the grand final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022. Switzerland's largest cocktail competition was held on an even larger scale this year, following its successful premiere last year.

After last year's final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN Corona had to be held on a somewhat smaller scale, this year it was the walls of Hall 550 in ... Read more ...

2 May 2022, Zurich-Oerlikon

These are the finalists of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022

Over 60 recipes were submitted for Switzerland's biggest cocktail competition. The 24 finalists have now been selected and will present their cocktails at the grand final event on 2 May 2022.

The SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN was only held for the first time last year. However, this does not change the fact that it is already the biggest cocktail competition in Switzerland. ... Read more ...

Art of Italicus Aperitivo Challenge

Marco Colelli wins the 1st Italicus Competition

On 4 April, the time had come. The eight finalists met in the Parkhotel Delta in Ascona for the big showdown. Out of almost 50 applications from all regions of Switzerland, 12 Barkeeper made it into the qualification.

Italicus Italy then selected the eight finalists who competed for victory and qualification for the international final in Rome on 29 May. This year, ... Read more ...

The best non-alcoholic cocktails in Switzerland 2022

Finalist Drinks 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

On 21 February, the best non-alcoholic cocktails were served at the Clouds Bar in Zurich. The finalists of Nullpromille Trophy competed above the rooftops of Zurich.

These are the recipes of the Barkeeper, who presented their non-alcoholic cocktail creations at the final of the 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy on 21 February 2022. DiesDasAnanas [1st place category "Fancy Drink"] André ... Read more ...

"Extraordinary!"

The final of the Nullpromille Trophy 2022

Above the rooftops of Zurich, the finalists of the 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy mixed it up. They travelled from all over the country to present their non-alcoholic creations to an expert jury at Clouds Bar, Zurich.

The fact that non-alcoholic cocktails are on a well-curated cocktail menu is anything but a new phenomenon. What is new is something else, namely the quality and status of mixed drinks with 0.0 ... Read more...

Over 50 recipes submitted

These are the finalists of Nullpromille Trophy 2022

The oldest Barkeeper competition for non-alcoholic cocktails was a great success again this year. More than 50 recipes were submitted by bartenders from all over Switzerland for this 11th edition of the Swiss Nullpromille Trophy competition. The finalists in the two categories have now been chosen.

Finalists Category "Fancy Drink" Laraina BöschSüdbar, St. Gallen Loïc BuchsOh My Gin, Genève André HaueterCocktailbar zum Türk, Solothurn Luca MonnCarlton Bar, Zurich Roman MutznerThurbinä, Winterthur Melanie RüttimannTime Out by Hager's, ... Read more ...

18 October 2021, Silo Bar, Kemptthal

Morand Cocktail Workshop on Tour

After successful runs in Zurich, Lucerne, Bern and Basel, the Morand Cocktail Workshop was held this autumn in Kemptthal, near Winterthur, after a corona-related break last year. 10 bar professionals from all over Switzerland were there when it came to putting creativity into the shakers.

On Monday, 18 October, they met at the Silo Bar, an extremely attractive location in the former Maggi area, where the well-known Maggi seasoning was once produced and soups were cooked ... Read more ...

SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021

Victor Topart (Crapule Club, Fribourg) is Barkeeper of the year 2021

On 15 September, the best Barkeeper and bars in Switzerland were chosen at the 19th Award Night of the SWISS BAR AWARDS. A total of seven awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 150 invited guests.

The starting signal for the 19th SWISS BAR AWARDS was given this year in the middle of the second lockdown in February. But the bar scene was not in hibernation, but rather in a pit stop. ... Read more ...

1. SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

An unforgettable premiere

There haven't been many of those in recent months. Moments when the bar scene in Switzerland came together. Making contacts and cultivating friendships - both have been in short supply lately. But even if there was an urgent need to catch up in terms of social exchange at the 1st SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN, it was first and foremost about the most beautiful pastime in the world: cocktails.

When it comes to choosing the "Best Cocktail in Switzerland 2021", some principles have to be set in stone. A large field of bar professionals is one thing, ... Read more...

1. SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

Interview with Michael Zotter

90 partner brands, over 50 recipes submitted and a final with 24 top bartenders. The SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021 was such a success that one almost forgot that it was a premiere.

BAR NEWS: What were the thoughts behind launching another cocktail competition?Our ambition was to launch a competition that did not yet exist in this form. In addition, ... Read more ...

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