Month: May 2022

Take the chance

Win a trip to France with Cointreau!

As a bartender, it's not only important to mix good drinks. It is also important to know the products you are working with. Which ingredients are inside? Who is behind it? Why do I choose this over that product? What can I tell my guests about the products I use?

You have proven your mixology skills often enough in many competitions. For this reason, we want you to prove your knowledge of Cointreau in this competition. The 10 participants with ... Read more ...

Guardian of the culture

Grape & Grain AG

Matthew Bywater and Thomas Hermann are behind Grape & Grain, which offers a select range of wines and spirits for the restaurant and retail trade.

They share the fascination of craft and culture with long-standing producers. They are mainly family businesses that have been cultivating their craft and land with passion and creativity for generations. Because ... Read more ...

Appetiser Hour at the Town Hall Square

City Hall Bar, Bern

Opening a bar was a childhood dream of manager Olivia, which she has now made possible with Julien - a good friend - and her cousin Silvan.

During the so-called appetiser hour, a plate with bread and either hummus, tomato or herb tapenade is served with the drinks in the evening. The offer is limited in size, but in ... Read more ...

In a new design

Wild Turkey 101

With its spicy and full flavour, Wild Turkey 101 is the first choice for bourbon cocktails for many Barkeeper .

The bourbon whiskey from the US distillery Wild Turkey now shines worldwide in a new design. The nobler and narrower bottle features an embossed turkey, which is represented by the name-giving ... Read more ...

CounterTip

Gastronomy and the social media

Is social media important for the catering industry or is it a burden and pure harassment? Dirk Hany, Barkeeper of the year 2020, explores this question in this counter tip.

Today, statistically speaking, about 82 percent of the Swiss population is on social media. A curse or a blessing? This has been debated for a long time. But no matter how you look at it ... Read more ...

Real Apple, real Jack

New Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple

Whisky has been produced at Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, for over 150 years. But if you think time has stood still there, you're wrong! There are always new innovations from Jack Daniel's.

The new Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple is, as the name suggests, a combination of the original Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey and apples. Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple is a ... Read more...

Cocktails at the foot of the Rigi

Schwyzerhof Bar, Küssnacht am Rigi

Since 1 April 2022, the Schwyzerhof team around David Gandert (Barkeeper of the year 2018), Laura Delgado and Barnabas Kiss have been welcoming their guests in Küssnacht am Rigi.

Classic and modern drinks with an individual twist as well as a large selection of whisky and rum are the house specialities. The offer is rounded off by a small but fine wine list, ... Read more ...

Interview

Whisky legend Claudio Bernasconi

Claudio Bernasconi is Switzerland's best-known whisky expert. In addition to his whisky shop World of Whisky, he owns the largest whisky bar in the world, Devil's Place in the Waldhaus in St. Moritz, and a unique private collection. His network in the whisky world is unique.

Ruedi Zotter: How did you get into the whisky world? Claudio Bernasconi: I was a hotelier all my life and already at the age of 20 I became the manager of a company with 40 employees. ... Read more ...

SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022

The Top 6 Cocktail Recipes

With these drinks, six Barkeeper have qualified for the second round at the final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022.

If a drink tastes so good that you want to have a second one, you usually want to know more than just the name of the cocktail. With the SWISS COCKTAIL ... Read more ...

Sponsored Content

One of Switzerland's biggest spirits brands becomes climate neutral

The Swiss spirit brand Trojka is a success story - and from now on its production will be CO2-neutral. This means that around 1,630,000 kg of CO2 can be saved every year.

There is hardly anyone in Switzerland who doesn't know them: the diverse liqueurs from Trojka, which are produced in the heart of Switzerland in Willisau, bottled and shipped from ... Read more ...

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