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Lorena Saref, Drilling, Hamburg

Hamburg doesn't only captivate me in terms of cocktails, because every now and then I find my way to Germany's most beautiful city. This time, my photographer friend Tim recommended the Drilling to me. A young, interesting and creative bartender works there. I should definitely get to know her. So I went to the west of Hamburg, to Bahrenfeld to be precise, and met Lorena Saref.

Lorena was born in 1991 in a small Bavarian town called Eichstädt. Her first contact with bartending took place when she was fifteen years old and belonged to a group ... Read more ...

Bar manager, Crapule Club, Fribourg

10 questions for Victor Topart

While training at a Michelin-starred restaurant, the son of two passionate restaurateurs realized that he missed the creative aspect of his work. From 2006 to 2007, he transformed himself from a hobby mixologist toBarkeeper certifiedBarkeeper.

This was followed by stints at bars in 5-star hotels in Biarritz in the Basque Country, at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, and at the Lausanne Palace—with an 18-month stopover at a club along the way. ... Continue reading ...

Nicolas del Mestre
Co-owner of Cuba Club, Schaffhausen

10 questions for Nicolas del Mestre

The trained chemical laboratory assistant first came into contact with the bar nine years ago while studying. But his chemistry studies didn't really work out, even after he changed his field of study after 1 ½ years.

Born in Schaffhausen, he preferred to stand behind the bar, so he devoted himself entirely to his passion. In 2017, he started as deputy manager at the Cuba Club. A year later, he took over ... Continue reading ...

Marie Gerber, Bar Manager
Bar Manager of The Chedi Andermatt

Marie Gerber in portrait

Professionally, she loves the puzzle of different people, the mix of creativity and service for the guest and the great pressure in the multifaceted hotel bars. We ask Marie Gerber, bar manager at The Chedi Andermatt, to step in front of the curtain.

Growing up in the Saxon countryside in the Ore Mountains, Marie Gerber wants for nothing in Andermatt, Switzerland. She feels at home even when the small municipality is sometimes surrounded by ... Read more...

Luis Martinez Barkeeper
Barchef of the Skylounge Zug

10 Questions for Luis Martinez

To finance his studies in history and geography, the native Spaniard from Palencia (Castilla y León) started working in a bar.

He falls in love with the craft, moves to Barcelona and starts working at the Grand Hotel Central on the rooftop bar. After a few years, he does the 1-year training to become a Master ... Read more...

Daniele Cancellara
Bartender International

Daniele Cancellara from Rasputin, Florence

When I was in Florence again in 2016, someone told me about Rasputin, which had just opened. At the time, it was still a well-kept secret. Now it's the best cocktail bar in Florence among connoisseurs.

Daniele was born in Florence in 1984. His mother is from Tuscany and his father was born in southern Italy. He has a brother who was also Barkeeper but has since lost his ... Read more...

Pier Remo Mascaro
Managing Director Le Moderne, Bulle

10 Questions for Pier Remo Mascaro

Growing up in Münster (D), the trained restoration specialist gained his first bar experience alongside his business studies.

Before graduating, he answers the call to Switzerland and starts at the Hotel Ermitage, Gstaad in 2011. He enjoys helping out in the hotel's "One Million Stars" bar ... Read more...

Judith Laupber
Bartender Female

Judith Lauber from Karel Korner Lucerne

The Black Forest native has been running Bar Karel Korner in Lucerne for just under five years and is herself passionate and mainly a creative mixologist behind the bar.

The Karel Korner Bar stands for individuality, creativity and innovation. All juices, syrups, bitters and tinctures are homemade. The predominant "official language " among a bar team from Russia, Germany, Iran, Spain, ... Read more...

Rafael Mühlethaler Kaspar Lucerne
Chef de Bar, Kaspar, Lucerne

Short and sweet: Rafael Mühlethaler

Once a globetrotter, Rafael Mühlethaler is currently settled in Lucerne, as Chef de Bar at Kaspar. He gives us a short and succinct impression of his life.

My name is Rafael Mühlethaler, I was born in 1985 and grew up in Littau, Lucerne. After school, I started my apprenticeship as a retail assistant at Musik Hug. Unfortunately it went with ... Read more ...

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