Month: October 2021

Manager Seven Lugano / The Lounge

10 Questions for Valeria Liss

Growing up in Legnano, a town near Milan, Valeria served her first drinks at the pub around the corner at a young age.

BAR NEWS31 October 2021

At the age of 16, she decided to take a course at Barkeeper- which she was unable to do at first due to her age. She made up for it later and then gained professional experience in ... Read more...

Swissness

There is a place in Switzerland where the summer is longer and the winter shorter. A place where the palm trees stand on the waterfront and where life happens outside more than anywhere else in this country. A place to explore with all your senses. In the BAR NEWS section Swissness, we take you to Ticino, the southernmost corner of Switzerland.

BAR NEWS28 October 2021

Ticino is truly a canton of superlatives. Once you have crossed the world's longest railway tunnel from the north, you are immersed in Switzerland's sunniest region. Mediterranean climate, picturesque ... Read more...

DistiSuisse Award 2021

The best Swiss spirits 2021/2022 awarded

Every two years, the Swiss distilling industry meets for DistiSuisse, the national award for the best spirits produced in Switzerland. 105 distilleries took up the challenge this year and submitted 568 products.

BAR NEWS29 October 202128 October 2021

Seven distilleries were honoured as "Distiller of the Year 2021" at the award ceremony on 27 October 2021 at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne. 113 products were awarded gold and 323 silver ... Read more ...

Aarau, Basel and now also in Baden

OscarOne Baden

With outdoor seating, indoor tables, a garden and a lounge, the new OscarOne in Baden offers plenty of places to linger.

BAR NEWS24 October 2021

The cocktail selection ranges from modern and hip to classically familiar. Many ingredients used in the signature cocktails are cooked and produced in-house. The new bar has ... Read more ...

Sparkling water with shot

Topo Chico Hard Seltzer

Inspired by the 125-year-old Topo Chico mineral water from Monterrey (Mexico) and the first alcoholic beverage offered by Coca-Cola in Switzerland: this is Topo Chico Hard Seltzer.

BAR NEWS22 October 2021

"Seltzer" stands for sparkling mineral water, "Hard" for the addition of alcohol. Mixed with natural fruit flavours, the result is a low-calorie drink with alcohol, made without sweeteners or preservatives and available in three ... Read more ...

25 years Bellevue Bar, Berne

Franco Federico

For 25 years, Franco Federico was the friendly face behind the Bellevue Bar, Bern. He dedicated his entire career to the bar. BAR NEWS met the old-school master a few weeks before his retirement.

BAR NEWS9 November 202118 October 2021

April 1996, a sunny spring day. The terrace is open and so the wonderful Alpine panorama with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau is the backdrop to Franco Federico's first day at work in the ... Read more ...

Reopening after renovation

Mövenpick Wine Bar, Zurich

After a complete renovation, the Mövenpick wine bar on Nüschelerstrasse in Zurich is open again. The new highlight is the rarities room with selected exclusives. The wine list includes over 500 wines from all over the world.

BAR NEWS18 October 2021

Since the beginning of August, Michel Bucheli and his team have once again been welcoming wine lovers to the Mövenpick Wine Bar. After a renovation, the bar has a new look and feel. Now, directly at the ... Read more ...

A no-go for Barkeeper

"Overserving"

The term "overserving" means serving someone with alcoholic beverages even though he or she has already had enough.

Cecilia Ben Salah Paschoud29 October 202115 October 2021

There are no regulations on this topic at national level. However, most cantons have issued regulations on serving alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons. Although the cantonal regulations are ... Read more ...

Spanish-Swiss flair in the monastery quarter

Magnum Wine Bar, St. Gallen

With a nice cool glass of Albarinho in your hand, outside on the small but nice terrace and it already feels like being on holiday!

BAR NEWS13 October 2021

With 170 different wines, sparkling wines and sweet wines from all over the world, there is sure to be something for every wine lover at the Magnum Wine Bar in the middle of St. Gallen's Klosterviertel. Plus a beautiful ... Read more ...

From Tom's

Bitter di Berna

Bitter di Berna is very much in the tradition of Italian aperitif liqueurs.

BAR NEWS12 October 2021

The bouquet is characterised by tart, aromatic herbs and roots, which are handpicked and infused in alcohol. This infusion is then sweetened, bottled at 21% by volume and stored so that ... Read more ...