Month: May 2020 | BAR NEWS

Abbacella in three variations

New aperitifs from Appenzell

Bittersweet orange, exotic pineapple, or perhaps cool mint? Abbacella Apéritif is now available in these three varieties in retail stores and in the Appenzeller Alpenbitter AG online shop.

BAR NEWSMay 28, 2020

For the recipes, the distillery drew on the legendary herb chamber of the family business, among other sources. "The combination of herbs and exotic fruits captures the essence of summer and brings it straight to ... Continue reading ...

Organics Viva Mate

The new organic caffeine kick from Red Bull

Drinks with the South American mate have recently experienced a real boom. As tea, lemonade or mixed drink - mate is versatile.

BAR NEWSMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Viva Mate from Organics by Red Bull is characterised by a smoky mate note and gentle lemon. The mix consists of plant extracts, mate extract, caffeine and organic lemon juice concentrate. With this, Viva Mate complements ... Read more ...

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.

BAR NEWS15 June 2020May 28, 2020

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.

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.

Mia BavandiMarch 11, 2021May 28, 2020

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...

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.

BAR NEWSMarch 11, 2021May 28, 2020

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...

Bar with exclusive single malt selection

New hotel bar at Hotel Murtenhof & Krone

In the historic "Stedtli" on Lake Murten, the Hotel Murtenhof and Krone opens its new hotel bar. The offer includes speciality and premium wines from Mont Vully as well as from various countries in Europe.

BAR NEWSMay 28, 2020

The proximity to the Cave Couronne, the tasting cellar with the Trésor du Vully, is a magnet for wine enthusiasts and lovers of the region. Furthermore, the bar offers an exclusive single malt selection, compiled ... Read more...

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.

BAR NEWSMay 27, 2020

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...

Syrups, infusions and shrubs

Homemade drink ingredients for your cocktails

Guests increasingly want to know the stories behind the drink ingredients. Those who know where their products come from and who produced them have an advantage in this situation - which is easy if these products were made themselves.

Günther StroblMarch 11, 2021May 27, 2020

All of us, or most of us who work behind the bar, have a certain urge to experiment. This is very useful because it gives rise to a great many new products and ... Read more...

Back in the bar thanks to the second tiki wave

Falernum? What is that actually?

From time to time, when reading a cocktail menu, guests stumble across terms they have never heard before. One of these mysterious products is the Falernum.

BAR NEWSMarch 11, 2021May 27, 2020

While the word "falernum" already referred to an alcoholic drink, or more precisely a wine, in ancient Rome, nowadays the term is more commonly associated with an island in the Caribbean: Barbados. From here ... Read more ...

Making the Gin & Tonic range manageable

How do you manage a large gin & tonic offering?

The gin range is growing and growing. It's quite possible that if you order a gin & tonic in each of five different bars, you'll get five different gin & tonics.

BAR NEWSMarch 11, 202126 May 2020

Gin & tonic combos increase with each additional gin or tonic and that's not the end of it. Is the long drink now in the long drink glass or is the two-piece in a ... Read more...