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Invitation to tender SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2025

Are you mixing the best cocktail in Switzerland 2025? Then send us your recipe for the biggest Swiss cocktail competition by March 31. With a bit of luck, you'll be in the grand finale on May 5.

Do you mix the best cocktail in Switzerland? BAR NEWS is looking for the best cocktail in Switzerland! The biggest cocktail competition in Switzerland is open to all professional bartenders (m/f). The cocktail that wins the ... Read more ...

Best young talent

Anthony Christen is Best Barkeeper Talent 2024

Anthony Christen from the Dr. Zhivago Bar in Zurich impresses with his cocktails and artistic talent. He wins his first competition and goes home with the winner's trophy.

It was his first competition and an immediate success. With his all-time drink "Not Berry Secret" and his relaxed manner, Anthony Christen was able to impress. "It's the perfect mix ... Read more ...

Beer knowledge

On the wooden path - barrel aged beers

What does it mean when you read barrel aged or aged in wooden barrels on beer labels and which beers are hidden behind them? Five points about wooden barrels, beers aged in them and why they delight beer fans.

The Celts are considered to be the inventors of the wooden barrel made of staves (= longitudinal timbers). Long before there were stainless steel or plastic containers, wooden barrels were the preferred transport and storage containers for ... Read more ...

Portrait of Alessandro Cogoni

A roundabout route to your dream job

Alessandro Cogoni lives for his profession. Shortly before his 20th anniversary as a Barkeeper , he wins the coveted title of Barkeeper of the year.

The Barkeeper of the Year award comes at just the right time for Alessandro Cogoni. On the one hand for the Jo. Bar de quartier, where he recently became a partner, but also for ... Read more ...

Nullpromille Trophy 2025

Ruben da Silva and Melina Reusser mix the best non-alcoholic cocktails

On January 27, the Swiss bar scene celebrated the final of the 14th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy, where the best alcohol-free cocktails, so-called mocktails, in Switzerland were chosen.

Ruben da Silva from the Eden Bar - La Réserve Eden au Lac in Zurich and Melina Reusser from the Atelier Classic Bar in Thun convinced the jury with their ... Read more ...

Short trip overseas

Bar tour New York

A team from BAR NEWS went on an exciting short trip to New York to explore the city's diverse bar scene. New York offers an impressive selection of outstanding bars, some of which have been named "North America's 50 Best Bars 2024" and "The World's 50 Best Bars 2024".

In addition to excellent cocktails, mocktails and no- and Low-ABV, the range of attractive bar food was also impressive. Service and hospitality took center stage in all the bars visited. The following is an insight ... Read more ...

Best Bar Team 2024

With communication, respect and empathy to the title

The Louis Bar and Hemingway Rum Lounge at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne wins the award in the Best Bar Team category. Bar manager Levent Yilmaz tells us exactly what makes them a "top team".

From the staircase leading down from the entrance lobby to the Louis Bar, you can already see a garland of letters with the words: "Best Bar Team". The beaming Levent Yilmaz says ... Read more ...

Final on January 27

The finalists for the Swiss Nullpromille Trophy 2025 have been announced

Excitement is building for the 14th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy 2025. Bartenders from all over Switzerland have until January 5 to submit their creative recipes in the categories "Fancy Drink" and "Sparkling Cocktail".

After careful scrutiny by a panel of experts, the six best bartenders in each category have now been chosen: The following have qualified in the "Fancy Drink" category: In the category "Sparkling Cocktail" compete: ... Read more ...

Bartender International

Alex Skarlen, Lucy's Flower Shop, Stockholm

I was born in Stockholm but grew up in different places, including Gothenburg and Gotland. I have been drawn to gastronomy all my life.

It was my dream to work in this industry from an early age, but I wasn't allowed to start until I was sixteen. I inherited this dream from my family, as my ... Read more ...

Hidén Harlekin wins "Best Newcomer Bar" award

"The foxes are playing a trick"

The "Best Newcomer Bar" award goes to the jazz teahouse Hidén Harlekin, which brings Japanese culture to Zug. With daily live concerts, jam sessions and Asian-inspired cocktail creations, guests at Kissa are lured into another world.

The entrance to a bygone era is located in an inconspicuous corridor in Bahnhofstrasse Zug. The melodic sounds of a once forbidden music guide the brave down into a subterranean parallel world, ... Read more ...

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