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SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021 Final

"A Tale of Two Cities" is Switzerland's best cocktail of 2021

Sarah Madritsch emerged 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 impressed the jury with a composition of white and dark Swiss rum from Orator, Belsazar White Vermouth, Amontillado Sherry, and a homemade black lime and coconut cordial.

The figures are impressive: 24 finalists, over 50 recipes submitted, and 90 brands. The premiere of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN—Switzerland's largest cocktail competition for professional Barkeeper … Continue reading …

Final 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

Gianluca Ciriello and Manuel Saladin win anniversary competition

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

A cocktail is more than "just" the sum of its parts. This remains true even when the ingredients are exclusively non-alcoholic. Non-alcoholic cocktails have their place at any ... Continue reading ...

SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021

24 Barkeeper for the title in the final

The premiere of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN was a huge success. Over 50 Barkeeper all over Switzerland came up with exciting cocktails and submitted their creations.

The requirements for the recipes are demanding, but they give participants a lot of freedom. For example, each recipe must contain at least one Swiss product and at least one product from an international partner... Continue reading...

SWISS BAR AWARDS

The 2021 longlist has been announced

This year, once again, a large number of Barkeeper establishments seized the opportunity to apply for the SWISS BAR AWARDS by April 30, 2021. The jury has now reviewed the applications and compiled a longlist.

The ten Barkeeper "Barkeeper the Year" category and the five young talents in the "Best Barkeeper category will be demonstrating their knowledge and skills over the next few weeks ... Continue reading ...

Classic Cocktails

The Adonis Cocktail

Cocktails with a lower alcohol content, also known as Low-ABV cocktails, are increasingly becoming an integral part of a drinks menu. In bars, but also in restaurants, such cocktails have become indispensable.

People today drink less or no alcohol at all for a variety of reasons. Be it personal and professional reasons: The drinking culture is undoubtedly changing. People nowadays drink just as consciously as ... Read more...

A look into a beer glass

India Pale Ale

Most people probably still remember their first sip of IPA - and for many, the intense bitterness will have shown in their facial muscles. Today, however, people have become accustomed to more bitterness in beer. The IPA is no longer missing from any beer menu.

Does it have to be like this? This, if I remember correctly, was my exact reaction to the Punk IPA from Brewdog that I had in front of me 10 years ago. At that time ... Read more ...

2021/22 edition

New bar beverage offering now available

The most comprehensive supplier directory for retail and catering features over 2,250 products and 800 brands in its 2021/2022 edition. Barkeeper, restaurateurs, and beverage retailers will find products, brands, and their manufacturers or general importers in it.

The current edition of the most comprehensive supplier directory for retail and catering features over 2,250 products and 800 brands. Barkeeper, restaurateurs, and beverage retailers can use it to find what they need quickly, easily, and without electronic... Read more...

Over 50 recipes submitted

The finalists for the Nullpromille Trophy have been announced

The Swiss Nullpromille Trophy once again a huge success. To mark its 10th anniversary, BAR NEWS is searching for the best non-alcoholic cocktail in two categories. Over 50 recipes were submitted and evaluated by a panel of experts. The finalists have been announced!

Finalists in theFancy Drinkcategory Nadine BrunnerCocktailbar zum Türk, Solothurn Jonah CalcianoKanonaegass Bar, Zurich Gianluca CirielloThe Omnia Mountain Lodge, Zermatt Luca HuberBar am Wasser, Zurich John PinzonSüdbar, St. Gallen Martin SwidzinskiCanvas ... Continue reading ...

CounterTip

Squeezed? No Citrus

"If someone gives you lemons, make a gin and tonic out of them. I have been asking myself more and more recently whether this is still in keeping with the times, i.e. I have also been looking into the issue of sustainability.

As co-owner and manager of a bar, I see it as my responsibility to consider how to work more ecologically in the bar landscape. Not an easy task when you consider the international product range ... Read more...

Thanks to bitter, slightly less bitter...

Apéro trends in Switzerland 2021

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the start of the 2021 Swiss aperitif season is later than usual. Until then, we will have to make do with aperitifs in private settings or outdoors in the fresh air, while our thoughts travel back to the "new normal" of summer 2020 or even to the "before times"...

End of March 2021. After a long, seemingly endless winter, spring is finally here. Gone are the days of huddling together around a pot of mulled wine... Continue reading...

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