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The innovative power of the cocktail metropolis transcends cantonal and national borders. But the spirit of the times is also burning in the region's distilleries.

Like a magnet, Switzerland's largest city attracts thousands and thousands of workers and students every day. In the evenings and at weekends, it's the night owls who come from near and ... Read more ...

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Win a trip to France with Cointreau!

As a bartender, it's not only important to mix good drinks. It is also important to know the products you are working with. Which ingredients are inside? Who is behind it? Why do I choose this over that product? What can I tell my guests about the products I use?

You have proven your mixology skills often enough in many competitions. For this reason, we want you to prove your knowledge of Cointreau in this competition. The 10 participants with ... Read more ...

CounterTip

Gastronomy and the social media

Is social media important for the catering industry or is it a burden and pure harassment? Dirk Hany, Barkeeper of the year 2020, explores this question in this counter tip.

Today, statistically speaking, about 82 percent of the Swiss population is on social media. A curse or a blessing? This has been debated for a long time. But no matter how you look at it ... Read more ...

Interview

Whisky legend Claudio Bernasconi

Claudio Bernasconi is Switzerland's best-known whisky expert. In addition to his whisky shop World of Whisky, he owns the largest whisky bar in the world, Devil's Place in the Waldhaus in St. Moritz, and a unique private collection. His network in the whisky world is unique.

Ruedi Zotter: How did you get into the whisky world? Claudio Bernasconi: I was a hotelier all my life and already at the age of 20 I became the manager of a company with 40 employees. ... Read more ...

SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022

The Top 6 Cocktail Recipes

With these drinks, six Barkeeper have qualified for the second round at the final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022.

If a drink tastes so good that you want to have a second one, you usually want to know more than just the name of the cocktail. With the SWISS COCKTAIL ... Read more ...

2. SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

Great get-together and a winner from Aubonne

The challenge cup of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN is now in French-speaking Switzerland. Valentin Aleksandrowicz wins the biggest cocktail competition in Switzerland with his own creation "Le Voyage en Drakkar".

Everything is ready at noon on 2 May 2022, when Hall 550 in Zurich-Oerlikon will host Switzerland's largest cocktail competition for the second time. Many things have remained the same, such as the regulations, which ... Read more ...

Call for entries SWISS BAR AWARDS 2022

Best bars and Barkeeper in Switzerland wanted!

The SWISS BAR AWARDS are awarded annually to the best Barkeeper (m/f) and the hottest bars. This year, the SWISS BAR AWARDS celebrate their 20th anniversary. Interested bars and Barkeeper can apply or submit a nomination until 31 May 2022 at www.swissbarawards.ch.

The SWISS BAR AWARDS are awarded annually for special achievements in the Swiss bar scene. The award is one of the most prestigious awards in the Swiss gastronomy scene. The awards are presented in the following ... Read more ...

Morand Cocktail Workshop 2023
Crapule Club, Fribourg

Morand Cocktail Workshop in Fribourg

The next Morand Cocktail Workshop will take place in Fribourg on Monday 19 September 2022. We are looking for 12 creative Barkeeper, who will design attractive drinks based on the Valais specialities WILLIAMINE and ABRICOTINE.

In teams of 2, participants develop exciting cocktails from a product portfolio provided. Apply for the Morand Cocktail Workshop 2022 in Fribourg by 30 June 2022 using the form below. ... Read more ...

Final 2nd SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

"Le Voyage en Drakkar" is the best cocktail in Switzerland 2022

Valentin Aleksandrowicz from the Njørden Restaurant in Aubonne, beat 24 Barkeeper to win the grand final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022. Switzerland's largest cocktail competition was held on an even larger scale this year, following its successful premiere last year.

After last year's final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN Corona had to be held on a somewhat smaller scale, this year it was the walls of Hall 550 in ... Read more ...

Longseller at its best

Bar Les Trois Rois, Basel

Cocktail and pleasure culture at the highest level, in consistent quality and from early to late. With team strength, scene commitment and the appeal of one of Europe's oldest city hotels: the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021 choose the bar of Basel's Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois on the banks of the Rhine as Best Longseller Bar.

The times when almost exclusively holidaymakers or business people enjoyed a soft drink or a cocktail at the hotel bar are long gone. The inhibition threshold to enter the communicative heart of the hotel as an "out-of-house guest" has ... Read more ...

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