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Marco Colelli wins the 1st Italicus Competition

On 4 April, the time had come. The eight finalists met in the Parkhotel Delta in Ascona for the big showdown. Out of almost 50 applications from all regions of Switzerland, 12 Barkeeper made it into the qualification.

Italicus Italy then selected the eight finalists who competed for victory and qualification for the international final in Rome on 29 May. This year, ... Read more ...

Aromatic from the Dash Bottle

Cocktail Bitters

A stimulating drink made from spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters. This is the original form of the cocktail, as the formula was first defined in a newspaper report in 1806. High time to take a closer look at the ingredient that provides depth and complexity: "One Dash at a Time".

Angostura. Three decades ago, this word would probably have sufficed as an answer to the question: "What actually is a cocktail bitter?" With its oversized paper dress, this mysterious ingredient belongs in still almost ... Read more...

The Fourth Age of the Fée Verte

Absinthe

No spirit has such an eventful history as absinthe. The history of the green fairy shows like no other how close rise and fall, reality and myth, law and rebellion can sometimes be.

It was undoubtedly Switzerland's greatest gift to international cocktail culture: absinthe. First appearing in the 18th-century Val-de-Travers in Neuchâtel, the green fairy transcended in its youth ... Read more...

Coffee in cocktails

Interview with Milo Kamil, Head of Coffee Lab Zurich

Coffee provides many bartenders with the necessary caffeine kick towards the end of their shift. But not only! As a liqueur, as in White Russian, or freshly brewed, as in Espresso Martini, Carajillo or Irish Coffee, it also plays an important role in many mixed drinks. But the full potential of coffee cocktails has yet to be reached.

If you consult the recipe for drinks such as the Espresso Martini, for example, you will find the ingredient "espresso" listed as one of the ingredients. But let's look at it from a different angle ... Read more ...

Deputy Bar Manager Tabaco Lounge, Schaffhausen

10 Questions for Ted Haupt

Ted Haupt grew up in Rheinau as the youngest son in a family of four. Irregular working hours are nothing unusual in the Haupt household, as both parents worked in care.

After school, Ted starts an apprenticeship twice - and drops out twice. The repetitive nature of a 9-to-5 job doesn't really suit Ted's go-getting nature. When he finds a job on the internet ... Read more ...

Poetry artwork for liquids

Atelier Classic Bar, Thun, wins Best Bar Menu 2021

Condensed drink characteristics, taboo-free storytelling, familiar quotes and drawings - the bar menu of Thun's Atelier Classic Bar, screwed into leather, speaks volumes. At the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021, the 5th edition of the "Manege der liquiden Poesie" was awarded Best Bar Menu in Switzerland.

Sarah Jessica Parker aka Carrie Bradshaw says in the hit series Sex and the City: "Men may have discovered fire, but women know how to play with it". ... Read more ...

The best non-alcoholic cocktails in Switzerland 2022

Finalist Drinks 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

On 21 February, the best non-alcoholic cocktails were served at the Clouds Bar in Zurich. The finalists of Nullpromille Trophy competed above the rooftops of Zurich.

These are the recipes of the Barkeeper, who presented their non-alcoholic cocktail creations at the final of the 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy on 21 February 2022. DiesDasAnanas [1st place category "Fancy Drink"] André ... Read more ...

"Extraordinary!"

The final of the Nullpromille Trophy 2022

Above the rooftops of Zurich, the finalists of the 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy mixed it up. They travelled from all over the country to present their non-alcoholic creations to an expert jury at Clouds Bar, Zurich.

The fact that non-alcoholic cocktails are on a well-curated cocktail menu is anything but a new phenomenon. What is new is something else, namely the quality and status of mixed drinks with 0.0 ... Read more...

Cash register systems

The bill, please

Ritschratsch, Gameboy, Cash and Twint. The digitalisation of the bar left its traces not only on Instagram. Modern cash register systems have replaced the old monsters and make everyday bar life easier. Only when something doesn't work do you realise what the new systems can actually do...

The sun is shining and every chair on the terrace is occupied. The service is running at full speed and yet, the guests can order shortly after they have sat down at the just vacated ... Read more ...

Over 50 recipes submitted

These are the finalists of Nullpromille Trophy 2022

The oldest Barkeeper competition for non-alcoholic cocktails was a great success again this year. More than 50 recipes were submitted by bartenders from all over Switzerland for this 11th edition of the Swiss Nullpromille Trophy competition. The finalists in the two categories have now been chosen.

Finalists Category "Fancy Drink" Laraina BöschSüdbar, St. Gallen Loïc BuchsOh My Gin, Genève André HaueterCocktailbar zum Türk, Solothurn Luca MonnCarlton Bar, Zurich Roman MutznerThurbinä, Winterthur Melanie RüttimannTime Out by Hager's, ... Read more ...

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