Month: March 2021

Sonia Petignat-Keller, Agroscope

Gin Aromarad

BAR NEWS wanted to find out more about the new gin aroma wheel from Sonia Petignat-Keller. As the long-standing head of the Product Quality and Innovation Research Group at Agroscope, she was able to follow the rapid development of the local gin market from a special perspective.

Interview: Ruedi Zotter 15 years ago, could you have imagined that gin would be produced in Switzerland?Sonia Petignat-Keller: With the variety of native, wild-growing botanicals, it's actually amazing ... Read more ...

Swiss championship for apprentice chefs

Dalila Zambelli wins gusto21

For the first time, Dalila Zambelli from Waffenplatz Isone is the best apprentice chef in Switzerland! Second place went to Seline Grossenbacher from Restaurant Stucki, closely followed by Luca Heiniger from Restaurant Panorama Hartlisberg in third place.

Dalila Zambelli from Waffenplatz Isone could hardly believe her luck when Sven Epiney announced her name as the winner of "gusto21". The Ticinese convinced with an appetiser consisting of pike-perch balls with ... Read more...

Taste explosion in the Schützengarten

Ginger Beer Alcohol-free

Schützengarten Ginger Beer Alkoholfrei is now available. With its sweet and slightly spicy chilli ginger notes, it appeals to beer connoisseurs who like to be carried away into new worlds - and who also simply want to do without alcohol for a change.

The brewmasters of Schützengarten present another non-alcoholic creation. During the development, they experimented with special flavours and spices. The resulting craft beer combines the traditional art of brewing with ... Read more...

Optimistic start into the 145th year

Annual figures Feldschlösschen 2020

Feldschlösschen reacted to the pandemic year with flexibility and solidarity. Inevitably, however, the market situation also left its mark on the 2020 annual result.

The company recorded a decline in volume (-14 per cent) and turnover (-18 per cent) for beer and beverages for the past year. In beer sales, the losses were 6 ... Read more...

Classic Cocktails

The Sidecar cocktail

The Sidecar cocktail is a classic with a somewhat dusty appreciation. Once again, the name of Harry MacElhone from Harry's New York Bar in Paris appears in the turbulent history of cocktails. But did he really invent it?

The Sidecar is a classic cocktail from the golden age of the bar. In 1920, the cocktail and the attitude to life it conveys definitely arrived in Europe. Already years before were ... Read more ...

Spirits award on course

DistiSuisse 2021

For more than a decade, DistiSuisse has been awarding prizes for the best Swiss spirits every second year. It is by far the most important event in the Swiss spirits industry. Preparations for this year's award are already underway.

DistiSuisse is a true success story. The number of judged products has been increasing for years. More and more distilleries have their products judged. At the last event, there were more than 600 ... Read more ...

Counter tip

Quality management
at the bar

Quality in service is not limited to the performance of the waiter at the guest, but is connected to many other factors. Service quality begins in the background, with a complex construct in which all the edges must function like clockwork.

Starting with reservation requests, through roster design, to saying goodbye to the guest and responding to guest feedback. Between these processes, a lot of hand movements and professionalism are required to make a guest ... Read more ...

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