The all-rounder among gins

Pouring gin

Not the eccentric pop star with one summer hit, but rather the classic rock band with thirty years of stage experience. That's what you look for in a convincing pouring gin. Whether in a gin and tonic, a Negroni, or a dry martini, the gin that is used most often in a bar must be convincing in every respect. A true all-rounder, in other words.

Hardly a week goes by without one or two new gins coming onto the market. With increasingly unusual ingredients such as oyster shells, seaweed, or ants, gin producers are trying to... Continue reading...

Manager Seven Lugano / The Lounge

10 questions for Valeria Liss

Raised in Legnano, a town near Milan, Valeria served her first drinks at the local pub at a young age.

At the age of 16, she decided to take a Barkeeper—but was initially denied due to her age. She made up for this later and then gained professional experience in the ... Continue reading ...

Swissness

Cheers in Ticino

There is a place in Switzerland where summer is longer and winter is shorter. A place where palm trees line the waterfront promenade and where, more than anywhere else in the country, life takes place outdoors. A place that should be explored with all the senses. In the Swissness section of BAR NEWS, we take you to Ticino, the southernmost corner of Switzerland.

Ticino is truly a canton of superlatives. Once you pass through the world's longest railway tunnel from the north, you find yourself in Switzerland's sunniest region. With its Mediterranean climate, picturesque... Continue reading...

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 ...

25 years of Bellevue Bar, Bern

Franco Federico

For 25 years, Franco Federico was the friendly face behind the Bellevue Bar in Bern. He devoted 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, providing a wonderful backdrop of the Alps with the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains for Franco Federico's first day at work in the ... Continue reading ...

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 a handy booklet from 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 featured in the new edition of the Swiss Barguide 2021/22. This handy bar booklet provides an overview of the Swiss bar scene and can now be ordered free of charge from the BAR NEWS Shop.

The 101 best bars in Switzerland are clearly listed by region in the recently published Swiss Bar Guide 2021/22. Key information such as opening hours, specialities, etc. is listed for each bar. The booklet ... Continue reading ...

Tequila & Mezcal

The rise of agave distillates

While the image of tequila has changed significantly over the last decade, mezcal has only recently emerged from the shadow of its successful younger brother. But how have these Mexican national spirits managed to establish themselves around the globe?

Tequila and mezcal. These are Mexico in liquid form, bottled with high alcohol content and unmistakable aroma. There is hardly an established spirits category that is not produced on every continent today. Gin, brandy, ... Continue reading ...

SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021

Victor Topart (Crapule Club, Fribourg) is Barkeeper the Year 2021

On September 15, Switzerland's best Barkeeper bars were honored at the 19th SWISS BAR AWARDS ceremony. 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 midst of the second lockdown in February. But the bar scene was not in hibernation, but rather in a pit stop. ... Continue reading ...

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