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Terroir Lac Léman

The stronghold of the Chasselas

Vaud is great cinema for the wine world. Here on the shores of Lake Geneva, uninfluenced by the outside world, a traditional wine culture flourishes, centred on the Chasselas grape.

Chandra Kurt26 August 2021

Vaud is probably the most beautiful wine region in Switzerland. The interplay between Lake Geneva, the Alps, steep vineyards and, above all, a vastness that is unusual for Switzerland and which, depending on the ... Read more ...

CounterTip

Cheap labour or expensive professionals?

Gastronomy is on the upswing again. No matter where you go as a guest, you are welcomed and served by happy faces. The employees are happy that they can finally do their job again and the managers are happy that they finally have turnover in their coffers again.

Dirk Hany23 August 202120 August 2021

At the moment, I am increasingly being asked by other managers if I know and can recommend someone who is looking for a job in gastronomy. Often I even know a ... Read more ...

Classic Cocktails

Canchánchara

Mojito, pina colada and caipis have dominated summer cocktail menus for many years and although all can be incredibly great cocktails when prepared correctly, some bar mates roll their eyes at the weekend when the orders just won't let up.

Andy Walch18 August 2021

The canchánchara has been in the shadows for a long time. Hardly anything fits better on a warm summer night than a refreshingly fruity cocktail like a canchánchara. Here in this issue, I try to ... Read more ...

Bar Manager, Verre à Monique, Genève

10 Questions for Arthur Brophy

Arthur spent the first years of his life in the British university town of Cambridge before the Brophy family settled in Geneva. He spent his childhood on the banks of the Rhone until he moved back to the UK for his studies (sport and psychology).

BAR NEWS6 September 202110 August 2021

While he was working in service and system gastronomy, he didn't think he would ever want to gain a foothold in the bar world. It was only when, back in Geneva, he found himself in the Verre à ... Read more...

Cocktails with less alcohol

Low-ABV-Cocktails

Conscious living is in vogue, but you still might not want to give up alcohol completely. The page with Low-ABV drinks provides a compromise on the bar menu. But how do you actually define this drink category and how much alcohol can a Low-ABV cocktail take?

BAR NEWS20 August 202123 July 2021

Non-alcoholic cocktails belong on every modern cocktail menu. But it can also make sense to offer customers a selection of cocktails with a reduced alcohol content. Not only because whoever ... Read more ...

The drink of the summer 2021?

What is actually Hard Seltzer

Once the exit from the crisis has been achieved, the exit after the crisis will also return. And so it is only a matter of time before we attribute cans, waves and trends and developments from abroad with other things again. With White Claw for example...

BAR NEWS18 July 2021

What do Bostitch, iPhone, Netflix and Tipp-Ex have in common? All these brands have managed to be used as category-defining terms. Also White Claw, the most famous Hard Seltzer on ... Read more...

SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021

This is the 2021 shortlist

There are still 21 nominees in the running for the 19th SWISS BAR AWARDS. Who will win one of the seven coveted trophies?

BAR NEWSSeptember 13, 202313 July 2021

The winners of the SWISS BAR AWARDS will be announced on 15 September 2021 at the Award Night in Zurich. This is the 2021 shortlist: Barkeeper of the year Flurin KoppBar ... 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.

BAR NEWS2 July 20212 July 2021

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...

Final SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021

"A Tale of Two Cities" is the best cocktail in Switzerland 2021

Sarah Madritsch emerges as the winner of the 1st SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN with her drink "A Tale of Two Cities". The 25-year-old bartender from the Widder Bar in Zurich convinced the jury with a composition of a white and a dark Swiss rum from Orator, Belsazar White Vermouth, Amontillado Sherry and a homemade Black Lime and Coconut Cordial.

BAR NEWS1 July 202122 June 2021

The numbers are impressive: 24 finalists, over 50 recipes submitted and 90 brands. The premiere of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN - the largest cocktail competition in Switzerland for professionals Barkeeper - ... Read more ...

Final 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

Gianluca Ciriello and Manuel Saladin win Anniversary Competition

The finale of the 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy proved that Monday mornings and cocktails do go well together. The best non-alcoholic cocktails in two categories were mixed by Gianluca Ciriello (The Omnia Mountain Lodge, Zermatt) and Manuel Saladin (Schweizerhof Bar, Lucerne) on Monday, 21 June 2021.

BAR NEWS21 June 202121 June 2021

A cocktail is more than "just" the sum of its parts. This does not change even if the ingredients are exclusively alcohol-free. Alcohol-free cocktails have their place at every ... Read more...