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Visiting Cointreau

"The round thing has to go into the square thing." What German coaching legend Sepp Herberger said about soccer also applies to what is probably the most legendary orange liqueur: Cointreau. In mid-July, ten Swiss Barkeeper to experience firsthand the magic of how Cointreau brings the essence of the round orange into the iconic square bottle.

It is an icon of global bar culture: the legendary Cointreau bottle with its even more legendary contents. A spirits brand whose popularity is due in no small part to the fact that it is available in several ... Continue reading ...

Seize the opportunity

Win a trip to France with Cointreau!

As a bartender, it's not only important to mix good drinks. It is also important to know the products you are working with. Which ingredients are inside? Who is behind it? Why do I choose this over that product? What can I tell my guests about the products I use?

You have proven your mixology skills often enough in many competitions. For this reason, we want you to prove your knowledge of Cointreau in this competition. The 10 participants with … Continue reading …

Sablier Rooftop wins Master 2021

18. Best of Swiss Gastro

The Swiss audience award Best of Swiss Gastro (BOSG) has been presented for the 18th time in eight categories. The overall winner of the evening and new Master Best of Swiss Gastro 2021 is the Sablier Rooftop Restaurant & Bar in The Circle at Zurich Airport.

The BOSG expert jury nominated a total of 102 innovative Swiss establishments with compelling concepts. Over a period of two months, these restaurants, bars, cafés, and takeaways were then judged... Continue reading...

Best culinary apprentice chosen

Fynn Thielen, The Dolder Grand, wins "gusto22"

In a three-hour cooking competition, the nine finalists had to demonstrate their skills in front of a panel of expert judges. In the end, Fynn Thielen from The Dolder Grand came out on top. At a festive gala, he was crowned the winner of "gusto22" and thus the best apprentice chef of 2022.

On April 1, the culinary industry gathered for the first major industry event without restrictions in a long time. Around 400 guests accepted Transgourmet/Prodega's invitation to the Casino Bern. As part of "gusto22" ... Continue reading ...

Cocktails take center stage

Review of cocktail and bartending course

BAR NEWS has been organizing one- and two-day cocktail and bartending courses for years. On October 25, 2021, nine interested participants attended the BAR NEWS Academy to immerse themselves in the world of professional bartending and learn about the world of bars and spirits.

Course participants learned the basic rules to follow in a bar at Felix Bar in Zurich. Kaspar Keller gave the diverse group an in-depth theoretical introduction... Read more...

DistiSuisse Awards 2021

The best Swiss spirits of 2021/2022 honored

Every two years, the Swiss distilling industry gathers for DistiSuisse, the national competition for the best spirits produced in Switzerland. This year, 105 distilleries took up the challenge and submitted 568 products.

Seven distilleries were honored as "Distiller of the Year 2021" at the awards ceremony on October 27, 2021, at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne. 113 products were awarded gold and 323 silver ... Continue reading ...

Trade fair canceled

Igeho 2021 will not take place

In consultation with the advisory board and exhibitors, MCH Swiss Exhibition has decided to cancel Igeho and the parallel event Lefa, scheduled to take place in Basel from November 20 to 24, 2021.

The major easing of restrictions announced by the Federal Council on June 23 came too late for the hospitality industry, which had planned to showcase itself at the Basel Trade Fair in November. "We would have loved to ... Continue reading ...

DistiSuisse Awards 2021

Call for entries for fine spirits competition launched

Every two years, the Swiss spirits industry gets together for a rendezvous. The next one is in fall 2021. The call for entries for the DistiSuisse Awards 2021 has just started. Distilleries can submit their products until July 9.

The national spirits competition DistiSuisse has been a success for many years, as evidenced by the increase in participant numbers in recent years. At the last event, more than 100 companies submitted a total of 622 spirits samples... Continue reading...

Cash course in Zurich

Spring course at the BAR NEWS Academy

Refreshing their expertise, learning the techniques, and familiarizing themselves with all kinds of spirits that are important in a bar. These are just some of the reasons why eight interested participants took part in the cocktail and bartending course in Zurich on April 25, 2021.

If you want to learn the craft of bartending, you need more than a recipe book and two or three YouTube tutorials. Only those who stand behind the bar themselves and handle the spirits, liqueurs, syrups ... Continue reading ...

Swiss Championship for Apprentice Chefs

Dalila Zambelli wins gusto21

For the first time, Dalila Zambelli from Waffenplatz Isone is the best apprentice chef in Switzerland! Second place went to Seline Grossenbacher from Restaurant Stucki, closely followed by Luca Heiniger from Restaurant Panorama Hartlisberg in third place.

Dalila Zambelli from the Isone military training area could hardly believe her luck when Sven Epiney announced her name as the winner of "gusto21." The Ticino native impressed the judges with a starter consisting of pike-perch balls with ... Continue reading ...

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