Month: June 2021

Final SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021

"A Tale of Two Cities" is the best cocktail in Switzerland 2021

Sarah Madritsch emerges as the winner of the 1st SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN with her drink "A Tale of Two Cities". The 25-year-old bartender from the Widder Bar in Zurich convinced the jury with a composition of a white and a dark Swiss rum from Orator, Belsazar White Vermouth, Amontillado Sherry and a homemade Black Lime and Coconut Cordial.

The numbers are impressive: 24 finalists, over 50 recipes submitted and 90 brands. The premiere of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN - the largest cocktail competition in Switzerland for professionals Barkeeper - ... Read more ...

Final 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

Gianluca Ciriello and Manuel Saladin win Anniversary Competition

The finale of the 10th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy proved that Monday mornings and cocktails do go well together. The best non-alcoholic cocktails in two categories were mixed by Gianluca Ciriello (The Omnia Mountain Lodge, Zermatt) and Manuel Saladin (Schweizerhof Bar, Lucerne) on Monday, 21 June 2021.

A cocktail is more than "just" the sum of its parts. This does not change even if the ingredients are exclusively alcohol-free. Alcohol-free cocktails have their place at every ... Read more...

Dettling & Marmot

New distribution partner Rebels 0.0%

Rebels 0.0% is now distributed exclusively by Dettling & Marmot.

André Parsic, General Manager of Dettling & Marmot, says: "As the first Swiss premium spirit alternative, Rebels 0.0% enriches our current portfolio in a fast-growing category. Personally, I was amazed at how ... Read more ...

Summer in a bottle

Chandon Garden Spritz

Chandon Garden Spritz evokes summery, sunny gatherings with good friends.

Sophisticated and yet authentic. Simple yet fascinating. Contains fewer calories compared to other spritz drinks, with no artificial flavours and no artificial colours. It is nothing but naturally delicious. ... Read more ...

The success story of gin

Interview with Jürgen Deibel

BAR NEWS wanted to find out from a spirits expert how he experienced the rise of gin and how the history of gin will continue to be written from his point of view. We asked our BAR NEWS spirits expert Jürgen Deibel about this.

Bars that now offer a selection of over 50 gins are not uncommon. In recent years, we on the editorial board have received a sample of a new gin almost weekly, which ... Read more...

Fires on the Chapel Bridge

Studer pop-up in Lucerne

In the place where the fire actually occurred in 1993, the brandies and spirits from the house with the good spirit have been causing a stir since May 2021. In the middle of the Chapel Bridge, Distillerie Studer is opening a pop-up shop in the souvenir shop for an as yet unknown period of time.

Lucerne is not an unknown place for Studer. A hundred years ago, the distillery from Escholzmatt already had a shop in the Seehofpassage. Now Studer is returning with its brandies - in the middle of ... Read more...

Berry, Ginger Beer, Black Orange

New Organics from Red Bull

With the launch of the three new flavours Purple Berry, Ginger Beer and Black Orange, Organics by Red Bull underlines its sense of zeitgeist, taste and trends in the soft drinks category.

All ingredients are of 100% natural origin and their combination delivers pure refreshment. The three new flavours are the perfect complement to the already well-known and popular varieties. Simply Cola, ... Read more ...

SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2021

24 Barkeeper fight for the title at the finals

Great success at the premiere of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN. Over 50 Barkeeper from all over Switzerland developed exciting cocktails and submitted their creations.

The specifications for the recipes are demanding, but gave the participants a lot of freedom. For example, each recipe must include at least one Swiss product and at least one product from an international partner... Read more...

Beer
AGM Swiss Brewers Association

Three new SBC members

On 12 May 2021, the General Assembly of the Swiss Brewers Association (SBC) welcomed three new members to its ranks: Brauerei Aare Bier, BierVision Monstein and Kornhausbräu.

As the number of members had increased steadily in recent years, the voting rights were updated by revising the statutes. Furthermore, National Councillor Nicolo Paganini was elected as President, Gaby Gerber as Vice-President and the entire ... Read more ...

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