SWISS BAR AWARDS

Portrait: Best Bar Team 2020

Bar am Wasser - with a unique bar team to victory

The Bar am Wasser was already successful at the SWISS BAR AWARDS in 2019. At that time, it was awarded Best Newcomer Bar. In September 2020, the bar team will be called to the winner's podium of the SWISS BAR AWARDS.

The success of a bar is largely dependent on teamwork. This year, the SWISS BAR AWARDS will present the Best Bar Team award for the first time. To underline the importance of the ... Read more ...

Portrait: Best Barkeeper Talent 2020

Benjamin Hetze awarded as best Barkeeper young talent

The "Jungtee" as the final stage of the application, brings the Barkeeper the winning title as Best Barkeeper Talent 2020. What the 23-year-old from Dresden should never be without in Zurich's Onyx Bar: Pourer and Jigger, challenge, sustainability and teamwork.

Benjamin Hetze currently has to do without travelling, especially to distant countries, in connection with culinary experiences. As a hiking enthusiast, however, the Dresden native comes to Switzerland in ... Read more ...

Portrait: Best Hotel Bar 2020

The Widder Bar is the best hotel bar 2020

The Widder Bar, in the luxurious Widder Hotel in Zurich, is awarded Best Hotel Bar at the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS. Since 1995, the hotel bar has been impressing with exceptionally courteous service, outstanding hosts and a classic as well as modern range of drinks.

The category Best Hotel Bar is on the list of awards for special achievements at the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS for the first time. A hotel bar should be a bar on the one hand and a ... Read more ...

Portrait: Best Newcomer Bar 2020

Asino il Bar: The "Donkey" is the best newcomer bar 2020

Shortly after Christmas, on 26 December 2019, Asino il Bar will open in Bern. Simply, quietly and secretly, because the two operators are not in the habit of making a big splash. "With a soft opening for invited guests, they celebrated for two days". The two trained chefs look back.

The people of Bern quickly know about the new bar, because no one passes it by. The architecture alone cries out for attention. This year, the Bernese architecture firm Aebi & Vincent has designed ... Read more ...

Portrait: Barkeeper of the year 2020

Dirk Hany: "Birreweich" was the big breakthrough

No one has ever received the Barkeeper of the Year award twice. Until the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS on 16 September 2020, Dirk Hany talks about his ambition to push himself and the Swiss bar scene further.

Maker's Mark Whisky, Williamine Morand, Verjus, Chartreuse Jaune, Acacia Honey Timut Pepper Syrup, Perrier-Jouët Brut, Dash Saline Solution with pear decoration: with these ingredients Dirk Hany creates his Déjà Vu. Namely, his ... Read more ...

Winner SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020
SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020

Dirk Hany is Barkeeper of the year 2020

It is the annual highlight of the Swiss bar scene: the SWISS BAR AWARDS Award Night. This year, too, exceptional achievements for Swiss bar culture were honoured. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of BAR NEWS, awards for the best hotel bar and the best bar team were also presented for the first time.

Covid-19 has turned the lives of many upside down. However, the catering and event industries were hit particularly hard. It is therefore not a matter of course and a particularly strong sign that ... Read more...

Barkeeper of the year 2020

These are the final drinks of the finalists Barkeeper of the year

For their final test, the three finalists had to present a new cocktail creation to the jury at the Award Night on 16 September 2020. These are the final drinks of the three Barkeeper Dirk Hany, Michael Hanke and Ivan Urech.

The nervousness is written all over the finalists' faces when they stand on stage at the Chicago 1928 event location. This year was no exception, with Dirk Hany from the Bar ... Read more ...

The three finalists have been determined

Who will be Barkeeper of the year 2020?

The five Barkeeper in the category "Barkeeper of the year" that made it onto the Short List 2020 were visited incognito at their workplaces over the last few months and evaluated. Now it is clear who has made it to the final of the SWISS BAR AWARDS.

In addition to the incognito visit to the workplace, the points achieved in the qualification round and the written test also counted towards the result. For the final at the Award Night on 16 September, ... Read more ...

Jason-Candid Knüsel
Jason-Candid Knüsel

Tips from Barkeeper of the year 2017

Former Barkeeper of the year, Jason-Candid Knüsel, talks about his experience at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2017. After winning, he moved to the American Bar at the Savoy in London.

Former Barkeeper of the year, Jason-Candid Knüsel, talks about his experience at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2017. After winning, he moved to the American Bar at the Savoy in London.

SWISS BAR AWARDS
SWISS BAR AWARDS

The Long List 2020 is known

The SWISS BAR AWARDS are going into the next round. Despite the difficult circumstances due to the "Corona virus", many bars and Barkeeper took the chance and applied for the awards. Now the nominees of the long list in the seven categories have been determined.

The ten Barkeeper of the category "Barkeeper of the year" and the three young talents in the category "Best Barkeeper Talent" will prove their knowledge and skills in the next weeks... Read more...

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