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Classic Cocktails

Moscow Mule

Who doesn't know it? Moscow Mule is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. In Switzerland, it took off again a few years ago and went through the roof. A lot has happened in the last few years. Different twists of the Moscow Mule like with homemade ingredients.

Andy Walch11 March 202130 December 2020

The likelihood of spending an evening behind the bar without making a Moscow Mule is about the same as the likelihood of Xherdan Shaqiri playing in a football match over ... Read more...

Raw materials, fermentation, distillation and filtration

How character is created in vodka

Vodka producers have various possibilities to influence the aroma of their vodka. In addition to the choice of raw material, distillation and filtration, fermentation is likely to play a more important role in the future.

Jürgen Deibel11 March 202118 December 2020

During production, there are many parameters that are important for the quality of a vodka. The raw materials are certainly significant, especially since today they are also far beyond the ... Read more...

Caffeine for your drinks

Coffee liqueurs

Ever since Jeff Bridges as "The Dude" in the legendary film "The Big Lebowski" drank one White Russian after the other, the drink made of vodka, coffee liqueur and either milk or cream has become an indispensable part of any bowling hall.

Kaspar Keller11 March 202110 December 2020

Coffee can do more than "just" coffee. As a liqueur, it bridges the gap between the world of spirits and the world of coffee. With Cold Brew, during which several hours of ... Read more...

Gift shop

13 great gift ideas for the festive season

Still looking for a suitable Christmas gift? We present 13 gift ideas for the upcoming festive season in the BAR NEWS gift boutique together with partners.

BAR NEWS26 November 202023 November 2020

Gift set Les Pralinés Carrés au Swiss Crystal Gin The indulgent gift set for gin lovers from the Läckerli Huus. Delicious, full-bodied pralinés with a spicy, creamy filling, which are filled with Swiss Crystal Gin... Read more...

Cocktail bar zum Türk, Solothurn

10 Questions for Nadine Brunner

After a long period of searching with many U-turns, the Solothurn native came to the conclusion that her professional happiness could be found neither in an office chair as a polygraph nor on a school bench as an environmental engineer, whereupon she began working in the then new Irish Pub.

BAR NEWS11 March 202121 November 2020

Stations at the Landhüsli and the Absinthe Bar followed before she was brought on board Solothurn's newest cocktail bar by André "Haui" Haueter a year ago. Despite the challenges associated with the ... Read more ...

Counter tip

Simplicity: Simply ingenious

Two- or three-ingredient drinks without frills are the trend. Simplicity is about giving the individual ingredients more space, but there are also economic reasons for simpler drinks.

Günther Strobl30 November 202019 November 2020

Last year, I went to the USA for the first time in my life. I travelled to New York with a simple goal: to explore the bar culture and to get a taste of it in some ... Read more...

Swiss Rémy Martin Competition 2020

Rebekka Salzmann wins the Swiss final

Hardly any competitions are taking place at the moment. On 2 November 2020 in the "Clouds" in the Prime Tower in Zurich, Lateltin AG successfully held the Swiss finals of the Rémy Martin Bartender Talent Academy in cooperation with BAR NEWS.

BAR NEWS11 March 20212 November 2020

Rebekka Salzmann from Basel wins with her drink "Au Petit Bonheur" and will represent Switzerland next year at the international final in France. The story had to be convincing The best ten ... Read more ...

Committed to the American style

Swiss whiskey made from rye, maize and co.

While Swiss whisky distilleries initially focused on single malts, many a cask store is now maturing whiskies that are oriented towards the American style. Some producers already have a "bourbon" or a "rye" on offer, while others are expecting the first bottlings in the next few months.

Kaspar Keller11 March 202120 October 2020

The production of whisk(e)y takes time. A lot of time. Big investments and risks are associated with each filled barrel - even more so if you don't have hundreds of years of experience with ... Read more ...

Turbo Lama, Bern

Monika Zünd

From clubs to the 5-star hotel industry to the hip after-work bar. The enterprising woman from eastern Switzerland has even had a taste of the kitchen. Since this summer, Monika Zünd has been working as Chef de Bar in a new location in Wankdorf City.

Kaspar Keller11 March 202118 October 2020

Mid-August, Monika Zünd is sitting at a small table on the terrace of the newly opened bar. The sun is reflecting off the modern new buildings, the trains pass by at regular ... Read more ...

Bartender International

Lorena Saref, Drilling, Hamburg

Hamburg doesn't only captivate me in terms of cocktails, because every now and then I find my way to Germany's most beautiful city. This time, my photographer friend Tim recommended the Drilling to me. A young, interesting and creative bartender works there. I should definitely get to know her. So I went to the west of Hamburg, to Bahrenfeld to be precise, and met Lorena Saref.

Daniel Staub11 March 202114 October 2020

Lorena was born in 1991 in a small Bavarian town called Eichstädt. Her first contact with bartending took place when she was fifteen years old and belonged to a group ... Read more ...