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Best non-alcoholic cocktails of 2021

Finalists' drinks 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

The growing interest in non-alcoholic drinks that are still exciting is due in part to increasing customer demand, as well as the quality of the drinks served. The fact that non-alcoholic cocktails are getting better and better was proven not least by the finalist drinks at the 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy.

Nine of the twelve qualified Barkeeper, who had created the best recipes from over 50 submissions, were on hand on Monday morning, June 21, 2021. A time when otherwise ... Continue reading ...

SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021

These are the cocktail recipes from the six finalists

24 Barkeeper for the title of "Best Cocktail in Switzerland 2021" at the first SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN. However, only those drinks that impressed with both their inner and outer qualities made it through to the second round: the grand finale.

A drink that deserves the title of "Switzerland's best cocktail of 2021" must first capture the guest's attention with its appealing appearance. And even before the lips touch the ... Continue reading ...

The success story of gin

Interview with Jürgen Deibel

BAR NEWS wanted to find out from a spirits expert how he has experienced the rise of gin and how he thinks the story of gin will continue. We asked our BAR NEWS spirits expert Jürgen Deibel for his opinion.

Bars offering a selection of over 50 gins are not uncommon these days. In recent years, we at the editorial office have received samples of new gins almost weekly, which ... Continue reading ...

Classic Cocktails

The Adonis Cocktail

Cocktails with a lower alcohol content, also known as Low-ABV cocktails, are increasingly becoming an integral part of a drinks menu. In bars, but also in restaurants, such cocktails have become indispensable.

People today drink less or no alcohol at all for a variety of reasons. Be it personal and professional reasons: The drinking culture is undoubtedly changing. People nowadays drink just as consciously as ... Read more...

A look into a beer glass

India Pale Ale

Most people probably still remember their first sip of IPA - and for many, the intense bitterness will have shown in their facial muscles. Today, however, people have become accustomed to more bitterness in beer. The IPA is no longer missing from any beer menu.

Does it have to be like this? This, if I remember correctly, was my exact reaction to the Punk IPA from Brewdog that I had in front of me 10 years ago. At that time ... Read more ...

Beer and whiskey

More Swissness thanks to Swiss malt

The small amount of malting barley grown in Switzerland has to be sent abroad for malting. Or rather, "had to," because there are now a few small malting plants in Switzerland, and soon there will even be some larger ones.

Four ingredients are needed to make beer. But apart from malt, hops, and yeast, water is usually the only truly local ingredient in beer. However, even though water makes up the largest proportion... Continue reading...

2021/22 edition

New bar beverage offering now available

The most comprehensive supplier directory for retail and catering features over 2,250 products and 800 brands in its 2021/2022 edition. Barkeeper, restaurateurs, and beverage retailers will find products, brands, and their manufacturers or general importers in it.

The current edition of the most comprehensive supplier directory for retail and catering features over 2,250 products and 800 brands. Barkeeper, restaurateurs, and beverage retailers can use it to find what they need quickly, easily, and without electronic... Read more...

CounterTip

Squeezed? No Citrus

"If someone gives you lemons, make a gin and tonic out of them. I have been asking myself more and more recently whether this is still in keeping with the times, i.e. I have also been looking into the issue of sustainability.

As co-owner and manager of a bar, I see it as my responsibility to consider how to work more ecologically in the bar landscape. Not an easy task when you consider the international product range ... Read more...

Thanks to bitter, slightly less bitter...

Apéro trends in Switzerland 2021

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the start of the 2021 Swiss aperitif season is later than usual. Until then, we will have to make do with aperitifs in private settings or outdoors in the fresh air, while our thoughts travel back to the "new normal" of summer 2020 or even to the "before times"...

End of March 2021. After a long, seemingly endless winter, spring is finally here. Gone are the days of huddling together around a pot of mulled wine... Continue reading...

A look into a beer glass

Beer styles under the magnifying glass: Amber beers

Whether brewery or bar, an amber beer is part of the standard range for many. But is there more to say about this beer category, which is very common in Switzerland? than that its amber colour makes it probably the most visually beautiful beer in the world?

Beer styles can help you find your way around the ever-expanding universe of beers. But while spirits usually have clearly defined categories, the legal terms for beer tend to be more useful in everyday bar ... Read more...

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