Month: February 2023

Fulminant bar

Tomcat Karlo in Bern

In the middle of the capital Bern, in the lower deck of the Welle 7, the new Kater Karlo comes with full force.

BAR NEWSFebruary 27, 2023

On more than 1000 m2 it delights its guests since October 30, 2022 with its infamous industrial look, paired with a lot of design, art and culture. In addition to the fulminant bar with ... Read more ...

With cappuccino note

Ramazzotti Crema cream liqueur

Ramazzotti sweetens the cold season with its newest family member, a typical Italian cream liqueur with a fine cappuccino note.

BAR NEWSFebruary 24, 2023

In Italy, as we all know, family is everything. And so it is with Ramazzotti. Now the house of the popular herbal liqueur surprises with a new creation in its product family. In the process, the new sensual cream liqueur brings ... Read more ...

SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

All good things come in threes...

... by no means! Because the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN has established itself. Registration for its third staging on May 8 runs from March 10 to 31, 2023.

BAR NEWSMarch 1, 2023February 20, 2023

In an interview, co-initiator Michael Zotter reveals what's in store for Barkeeper, producers and importers at Switzerland's largest cocktail competition. The Swiss Cocktail Open is located ... Read more ...

Bars favorite brands

Gin at the top of world's best bars

A look at an internationally selected bar world reveals: Bars not only have a soft spot for gin, but also for a particular brand. They prefer Tanqueray. This and more emerges from the data in the Drinks International Annual Brands Report 2023.

BAR NEWSFebruary 20, 2023

Since 2010, the Annual Brands Report has published its data show on the buying habits and favorite brands of bars. The data for this is obtained by the publisher Drinks International from 100 selected best ... Read more...

Final Nullpromille Trophy 2023

The best non-alcoholic cocktails 2023 are chosen

At the finals of the 12th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy at the Matte Distillery in Bern, the best non-alcoholic cocktail was stirred and much more shaken. The winners were Francois Bräuning from Zurich's Lenox Bar and Michael Duc from Thun's Atelier Classic Bar with the fancy and sparkling drinks "Back to the roots" and "Be Mango".

BAR NEWSFebruary 16, 2023February 14, 2023

In the midst of the Berner Matte quarter it went yesterday afternoon rather hochprozentig - zero percent! The trade magazine Bar News invited to the final of its already 12th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy. The established competition ... Read more ...

In search of clues

Whisk(e)y in cocktails

As the cocktail evolved from a local drinking culture across the pond to a global phenomenon, American Whiskey was in the right place at the right time. Is this the reason why it is still so rare to mix with Scotch or Irish whiskey?

BAR NEWSFebruary 20, 2023February 13, 2023

No drink comes closer to the original composition of spirits, sugar, bitters and water than the Old Fashioned. When the "Cock-Tail" first appeared in 1806 in a newspaper in the town of Hudson ... Read more...