Tequila & Mezcal

The rise of agave distillates

While the image of tequila has changed a lot in the last decade, mezcal has only recently emerged from the shadow of its successful younger brother. But how did the Mexican national spirits in particular manage to establish themselves around the globe?

Tequila and mezcal. This is Mexico in liquid form, bottled at a high percentage, unmistakably aromatic. There is hardly an established category of spirits that is not produced on every continent today. Gin, brandy, ... Read more ...

A bijou in the middle of the old town

Eifach Bar, Solothurn

The name of the completely newly built "Eifach Bar" says it all: just go there, just enjoy a cocktail or an after-work beer, just spend time with good people.

The extraordinary interior and the secluded cemetery square in the middle of Switzerland's most beautiful baroque city are the perfect setting for this at any time of year. The menu is deliberately kept simple: Two pages, per ... Read more ...

Italian Brandy Goes Luxury

Vecchia Romagna 18 Anni

The intense, finesse-rich Vecchia Romagna 18 Anni is a masterpiece of Italian distilling.

The brandy distillates matured for at least 18 years in hand-selected Slavonian oak barrels as well as French barrique before developing their full aroma profile during a finishing in Amarone della Valpolicella wine barrels. The result is ... Read more ...

Top Awards 2021

Säntis Malt Whisky

At the World Liqueur Awards 2021 in mid-April, no less than six Säntis malt liqueurs were awarded prizes.

The highest World's Best award went to The Gull - Cold Brew & Whisky Liqueur in the Coffee Liqueur category and the Säntis Malt Apricot Malt Liqueur (Whisky Liqueur category). Säntis ... Read more ...

SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021

Victor Topart (Crapule Club, Fribourg) is Barkeeper of the year 2021

On 15 September, the best Barkeeper and bars in Switzerland were chosen at the 19th Award Night of the SWISS BAR AWARDS. A total of seven awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 150 invited guests.

The starting signal for the 19th SWISS BAR AWARDS was given this year in the middle of the second lockdown in February. But the bar scene was not in hibernation, but rather in a pit stop. ... Read more ...

Bartender International

Evgeniy Shashin, Korobok Bar, Moscow

What fascinates me about Russian cocktail bar culture is the seemingly endless will to excel. They are hungry for new concepts and new ideas, but also very social with each other. It feels like a big family that interacts well with each other. The last time I was in Moscow, I found myself at Korobok, where I was warmly welcomed by the talented Evgeniy.

Evgeniy was born in Moscow and studied IT at university. After graduating and then working in IT at a tax office, he realised that his work did not suit him... Read more...

Single malts from Islay, Skye and Co.

Scotland's Whisky Islands

When people talk about Scottish island whiskies, the first image they often have in mind is the island of Islay with its often heavily peated single malts. But Scotland's islands have more to offer and on many islands off the coast of Scotland, excellent whiskies are distilled today with great passion and in some cases a very long tradition.

Orkney, Skye, Mull, Jura or Arran are well-known destinations for lovers of these island malts. And new destinations are being added. Let's take a voyage of discovery to the whiskies of the Scottish islands... Scotland is ... Read more...

Lime Cordial

Shake-It, Baby!

After the Europe-wide stop of production and distribution of the traditional brand Rose's Lime Juice, the befitting successor is already in the starting blocks.

Crafted in Copenhagen by the same manufacturer Hans Just, whom many Swiss bar professionals have already met at international Roses Cup finals and after parties in the Danish capital. So you can be sure of ... Read more ...

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