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Cin Cin in Ticino

There is a place in Switzerland where the summer is longer and the winter shorter. A place where the palm trees stand on the waterfront and where life happens outside more than anywhere else in this country. A place to explore with all your senses. In the BAR NEWS section Swissness, we take you to Ticino, the southernmost corner of Switzerland.

Ticino is truly a canton of superlatives. Once you have crossed the world's longest railway tunnel from the north, you are immersed in Switzerland's sunniest region. Mediterranean climate, picturesque ... Read more...

DistiSuisse Award 2021

The best Swiss spirits 2021/2022 awarded

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

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 ... Read more ...

25 years Bellevue Bar, Berne

Franco Federico

For 25 years, Franco Federico was the friendly face behind the Bellevue Bar, Bern. He dedicated his entire career to the bar. BAR NEWS met the old-school master a few weeks before his retirement.

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 ... Read more ...

A no-go for Barkeeper

"Overserving"

The term "overserving" means serving someone with alcoholic beverages even though he or she has already had enough.

There are no regulations on this topic at national level. However, most cantons have issued regulations on serving alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons. Although the cantonal regulations are ... Read more ...

Portrait: Barkeeper of the year 2021

Victor Topart: "I didn't expect that".

"Every time I'm in Zurich, something good happens," enthuses Victor Topart about the Limmat city. And so it will happen on 15 September 2021 on the night of the SWISS BAR AWARDS this year.

In the competition for the title Barkeeper of the year, the Fribourg native beats Flurin Kopp from the award-winning Zurich Bar am Wasser and Monika Zünd from the Turbo Lama ... Read more ...

The 101 best bars in Switzerland in the handy booklet of the Swiss Barguide.
101 Best Swiss Bars

The 101 best bars in Switzerland in the Swiss Barguide 2021/22

The 101 best bars in Switzerland are represented in the new edition of the Swiss Barguide 2021/22. The handy bar booklet provides an overview of the Swiss bar landscape and can be ordered now free of charge in the BAR NEWS Shop.

The 101 best bars in Switzerland are clearly arranged by region in the recently published Swiss Barguide 2021/22. The most important information such as opening hours, specialities etc. is listed for each bar. The booklet ... Read more ...

Tequila & Mezcal

The rise of agave distillates

While the image of tequila has changed a lot in the last decade, mezcal has only recently emerged from the shadow of its successful younger brother. But how did the Mexican national spirits in particular manage to establish themselves around the globe?

Tequila and mezcal. This is Mexico in liquid form, bottled at a high percentage, unmistakably aromatic. There is hardly an established category of spirits that is not produced on every continent today. Gin, brandy, ... 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 ...

Bartender International

Evgeniy Shashin, Korobok Bar, Moscow

What fascinates me about Russian cocktail bar culture is the seemingly endless will to excel. They are hungry for new concepts and new ideas, but also very social with each other. It feels like a big family that interacts well with each other. The last time I was in Moscow, I found myself at Korobok, where I was warmly welcomed by the talented Evgeniy.

Evgeniy was born in Moscow and studied IT at university. After graduating and then working in IT at a tax office, he realised that his work did not suit him... Read more...

Single malts from Islay, Skye and Co.

Scotland's Whisky Islands

When people talk about Scottish island whiskies, the first image they often have in mind is the island of Islay with its often heavily peated single malts. But Scotland's islands have more to offer and on many islands off the coast of Scotland, excellent whiskies are distilled today with great passion and in some cases a very long tradition.

Orkney, Skye, Mull, Jura or Arran are well-known destinations for lovers of these island malts. And new destinations are being added. Let's take a voyage of discovery to the whiskies of the Scottish islands... Scotland is ... Read more...

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