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On the wooden path - barrel aged beers

What does it mean when you read barrel aged or aged in wooden barrels on beer labels and which beers are hidden behind them? Five points about wooden barrels, beers aged in them and why they delight beer fans.

The Celts are considered to be the inventors of the wooden barrel made of staves (= longitudinal timbers). Long before there were stainless steel or plastic containers, wooden barrels were the preferred transport and storage containers for ... Read more ...

CounterTip

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 ...

Cocktail recipes and knowledge

122 drink recipes in the new Bar Mixbooklet 2025

The Bar Mixbooklet 2025 has been published. The new edition provides a broad basic knowledge of cocktails and contains 122 attractive mix 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 the handy Bar Mixbooklet provides a lot of basic knowledge, for example how to mix drinks with and without alcohol and what to look out for in order to prepare good cocktails... Read more...

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 ...

CounterTip

Why you should pre-batch drinks. And why not...

Pre-mixed drinks are by no means a new invention, but today they are more popular than ever. But how much magic is there in these drinks?

Shaken, not stirred! If James Bond were to order his Vodka Martini today, there's a good chance he'd be served his cocktail pre-batched from the freezer. "À la minute" or "prebatched ... Read more ...

Beer knowledge

Fancy a goat?

Bock beers have a long tradition. You could say they are a piece of living history. Where they come from, how they taste and what they have to do with horned animals.

Beers with this special name are particularly well-known in Bavaria. They have a higher alcohol content than lager beers and are usually on the malty side in terms of taste. They are often ... Read more ...

New legal article

New regulation for alcohol test purchases from fall 2024

In fall 2024, a new article of law will come into force that will enable the legal prosecution of alcohol test purchases throughout Switzerland. In this article, you will learn important key points, tips and recommendations so that you and your employees are optimally prepared.

Initial situation In most cases, the alcohol test purchases carried out in Switzerland to date have been for monitoring or prevention purposes. While only a few cantons had laws that allowed for criminal prosecution, there were ... Read more ...

New edition 2024/25

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

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

Scene connoisseurs, bar professionals and experts from the beverage industry were on the road throughout Switzerland for the 12th SWISS BARGUIDE and visited and rated bars again this year. The new booklet ... Read more ...

Fascinating and versatile

Vermouth or vermouth

The terms "vermouth" and "vermouth" refer to the same drink, they are just different spellings of the name. The choice between "vermouth" and "vermouth" depends on the region and the preferred spelling.

Wormwood, a mugwort plant (Artemisia absinthium), is a strong-smelling and bitter-tasting plant that has played an important role in medicine and sorcery since ancient times. Like bile, wormwood is the symbol of ... Read more ...

Swissness

The Arc Jurassien

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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