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Business talk with Janick Planzer

Janick Planzer can look back on a long career in the spirits industry. He first worked in sales and marketing at Diageo, the world's largest spirits group. He then moved to Dettling & Marmot AG in Dietlikon as Senior Brand Manager, where he worked for almost five years. Since May 2022, he has been self-employed as Co-Founder of REBELS 0.0% (the company was founded in summer 2020) and now oversees the start-up together with Christof Tremp and a small team.

BAR NEWS: What exactly is Rebels 0.0%?Janick Planzer: These are spirits alternatives that allow consumers to consume cocktails without alcohol. The sale of alcohol is in Switzerland as well as worldwide ... Read more ...

Winners have been determined

Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition 2022

The fact that Grand Marnier products are ideal for cocktails was demonstrated at the final of the Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition 2022 in Zurich at the beginning of November. Benjamin Juhasz, Luca Monn, and Tabea Manzke won a trip to Grand Marnier in France in spring 2023 as their prize.

The Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition attracted a lot of interest in the run-up to the event. With almost 30 recipes submitted, a place in the final was far from guaranteed. This made the qualifiers all the more delighted... Read more...

Bartender International

Lennart Deddens, Stockroom, Groningen

I grew up in a small town called Stadskanaal in the province of Groningen. I am the oldest of three children and we had a wonderful childhood. This is also where I took my first steps in the hospitality industry, working as a dishwasher in a family-owned restaurant. At that time I was 14 years old and worked there on weekends until I was 17.

After working my way up as a kitchen assistant and then a waiter, I finally became Barkeeper. Then it was time to move to the "big city" - Groningen - which ... Read more ...

A look into a beer glass

Pilsner and special beer

Disputes about the name of beverages are commonplace in our industry. These then either have a political, nationalistic or trademark connotation. Well, then at least you have something to discuss while drinking beer...

Emmental, that's the cheese with the holes. Pilsner, that's a beer first brewed by German brewmaster Joseph Groll in the Bohemian city of Plzeň (German: Pilsen). But ... Read more ...

20 years of SWISS BAR AWARDS

Sarah Madritsch is Barkeeper the Year 2022

The 20th anniversary of the SWISS BAR AWARDS took place on October 23 in Baden. It is the most important award in the Swiss bar scene, with eight awards presented this year. The highlights of the evening were the final of the Barkeeper the Year category, which this year featured five finalists, the presentation of the Lifetime Award, and the after-party.

The eight awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 300 invited guests at the Trafo event location in Baden. The unforgettable anniversary event was punctuated by numerous highlights and ... Continue reading ...

Local craft

Swiss barrels

Since malt houses in places like Delémont, Möriken-Wildegg or Cadenazzo have started operations, there is even more Swissness in Swiss whiskey. But the cooperages that make barrels from Swiss wood also contribute to this. However, there are fewer and fewer of these. BAR NEWS visited the largest of the three remaining cooperages in the country.

Tuesday morning in Küssnacht am Rigi. The sun is shining and so you can see the cloud of dust particularly well, which is gradually spreading throughout the workshop from the loud band saw. Here at the ... Read more ...

CounterTip

Seasonality

Seasonality in the bar. If this is not a topic that occupies numerous Barkeeper . What better than to work with juicy fruits and vegetables that are full of flavor and with which you can put in front of the guests the best that nature has to offer.

The philosophy of working seasonally has long been established in many kitchens. The situation is different for some bartenders and bar owners. It is a fact that in many places the same drinks are served during the ... Read more...

Bartender, South Bar, St. Gallen

10 questions for Laraina Bösch

The Swiss woman trained in a completely different profession. At the age of 19, she completed her apprenticeship as an advertising designer, then worked in office administration and trained as an interior designer.

Later, she realized that something was missing. So she quit her job, heard about a bar course on Kos from a colleague, and took part in it for four weeks. After that... Continue reading...

August 22, 2022, Lady Suzette in Zurich

Grand Marnier Experience Day

With premium ingredients and sophisticated flavors, Grand Marnier products are ideal for cocktails. The Experience Day on August 22, 2022, at Lady Suzette in Zurich was all about this traditional spirit and a new cocktail competition.

Sebastian Reusser, Brand Ambassador for Grand Marnier, gave selected bar professionals an insight into the history of Grand Marnier and shared fascinating facts about the production process behind this unique product. To make it, bitter oranges are picked when ... Continue reading ...

Focus on the fruit

Eaux-de-Vie in shaker and mixing glass

Cocktails with fruit brandies are by no means a new discovery, but rather a rediscovery behind the bar. But when it comes to mixing with eau-de-vie, it's not enough to fall back on the old well known formulas.

There is no more elegant way to integrate the flavors of fruit into a cocktail than with eaux-de-vie. But watch out! It is not enough to simply add the base spirit such as whiskey, gin, ... Read more ...

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