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A glass of milk (punch), please!

"What comes after gin?" is a question I am asked very, very often. And I'm hardly alone in this. The long answer is complicated. The short answer is: milk.

Bloody Mary too spicy? Of course, guests in this emergency situation can order a glass of milk. In any other case, however, he should not be surprised by the raised eyebrows ... Read more ...

Swiss Bar Awards 2024

The Best Bar Menu 2024 can be found in Zurich's old town.

The Igniv Bar wins the title of Best Bar Menu 2024. With around 200 different types of champagne, sophisticated cocktail creations, and food from the 2-Michelin-star kitchen, it offers everything you could possibly wish for.

Igniv, owned by Andreas Caminada, offers one of the largest and most exquisite selections of champagne in Zurich's old town. 200 different varieties from various small producers. Sophisticated cocktail creations by the Barkeeper of the year ... Read more ...

Cocktail recipes and knowledge

122 drink recipes in the new Bar Mixbooklet

The Bar Mixbooklet is now available. The new edition provides a broad range of basic knowledge about cocktails and contains 122 appealing recipes for classic drinks as well as trendy and non-alcoholic drinks. The booklet can now be ordered free of charge from the BAR NEWS Shop.

The new edition of this handy Bar Mixbooklet a wealth of basic knowledge, such as how to mix alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and what to look out for when preparing good cocktails ... Continue reading ...

Rhum Agricole

The fine rum from Martinique

Turquoise Caribbean beaches, tropical flowers and the finest rum: bienvenue to Martinique, France's tropical dream in the Caribbean. The smallest island in the Lesser Antilles lives to the rhythm of its world-famous spirit: the finest rum.

The Caribbean island is 30 × 80 kilometers in size - just a third of the size of Mallorca. Like nearby Guadeloupe, Martinique belongs to France as an overseas territory and ... Read more ...

Award Night 2024

Alessandro Cogoni is Barkeeper the Year 2024

On October 22, Switzerland's best Barkeeper bars were honored at the 22nd SWISS BAR AWARDS ceremony. A total of seven awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of nearly 300 invited guests.

This year's Swiss Bar Awards began with the call for entries at the start of May. The expert jury, consisting of experts from the Swiss bar scene, reviewed and evaluated the entries received from the beginning of June onwards... Continue reading...

Deputy Bar Manager at Barfly'z, Zurich

10 questions for Ramon Landolt

I began my career as a chef in a small family restaurant. After completing my military service, I was offered a prestigious position at "The Restaurant" in the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich.

My passion is a love of indulgence and a fascination with the diversity of flavors. I traveled to New York to learn the bar trade. After my return, I became ... Continue reading ...

New edition 2024/25

The 101 best bars in Switzerland in the Swiss Barguide 2024/25

The 101 best bars in Switzerland are featured in the new edition of the Swiss Barguide 2024/25! This handy booklet offers a great overview of the Swiss bar scene and is now available free of charge from the BAR NEWS Shop.

Scene experts, bar professionals, and beverage industry specialists traveled throughout Switzerland for the 12th SWISS BARGUIDE, visiting and evaluating bars again this year. The new booklet ... Continue reading ...

Bartender International

Vijay Mudaliar, Native and Analogue, Singapore

I was born and raised in Singapore. I originally started working behind the bar to make ends meet while studying business administration, but it was never a full-time job for me, and I liked it that way. After graduating, I worked in office jobs at companies and start-ups.

Since I didn't really enjoy working at a desk, I decided to continue working as a bartender on the weekends. From my employer's point of view, that wasn't really ... Continue reading ...

The shortlist is ready

These are the finalists for the Swiss Bar Awards 2024

A total of 21 finalists have qualified for the Swiss Bar Awards finals in seven categories. On October 22, 2024, bars and bartenders will compete for the coveted Swiss bar scene awards at the Award Night in Baden.

Following an intensive selection process involving a panel of experts, which began in May with the call for entries, the shortlist for the Swiss Bar Awards 2024 has now been finalized. Three bartenders, ... Continue reading ...

Swissness

The Jura Arc

Welcome to the Jura Arc, the Wild West of Switzerland. A place of contrasts, where absinthe, anarchism and autonomy are writ large. BAR NEWS travels between Moutier and Môtiers, Chasseral and Chasseron in search of grapes and plums, roots and herbs.

Seen from a distance, the Jura looks like a huge wave rolling in. In front of it are the three lakes, with their vine-covered slopes, and between them the vegetable garden of Switzerland. Once you set off ... Read more ...

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