Month: July 2023

Cocktail Event

Morand Cocktail Workshop at Südbar St. Gallen

As part of the successful event series, the Valais distillery brings distillates from Wiliams pears and Luizet apricots into the cocktail shakers of professional bar people. After being held in Lucerne, Bern, Basel and Fribourg, the Morand Cocktail Workshop took place in St. Gallen in June 2023.

The Distillerie Morand is known for its Williamine and its Abricotine, two AOP noble brandies from the Valais. As a digestif, with or in coffee, one encounters these specialties in many places - and ... Read more ...

Bartender International

Filip Stránský, AnonymouS Bar, Prague

When I dropped out of school, I decided to do an apprenticeship in the kitchen and in service. In the second year of my apprenticeship, my parents paid for me to attend a Barkeeper workshop. The instructor was Josef Zelenka. I sat in the middle of the bar and watched him shake and stir, and at that moment I realized that this was what I wanted to do.

I was born on May 8, 1990 in Prague. After graduating from school I got a scholarship because I played semi-professional football. Since my father was a building contractor, he wanted me to ... Read more...

Enjoy under historic vaults

Muratum Bar & Lounge, Murten

In the middle of the old town of Murten is the "Grosshaus", built in 1740 from ocher-yellow natural stone by the Bernese master builder Niklaus Hebler, who also built the Zytglogge in Bern.

After being used privately for almost 20 years, the stately manor house is now open to the public again. The gentle renovation has created four rooms, each with its own character and charm. ... Read more ...

julien chouquet
Barkeeper at The Woodward Geneva Hotel, Geneva

10 questions for Julien Chouquet

Raised in Australia and in the Paris suburbs, twelve years ago Julien Chouquet worked as a bank clerk in Pontault Combault, a small town in the Seine et Marne region of France. After a few years, he decided to quit and change jobs.

Julien Chouquet was very attracted to the world of nightlife, cocktails and partying. He wanted to learn how to make cocktails and was lucky enough to be hired by Bacardi Martini ... Read more...

Made in GSA Competition 2023

Pia Köfler wins with "Apple Shot

It was a high-class final in the Tyrolean capital. The ten bar professionals who qualified for the final showed absolute class at the bar and in the drink in the bar of the Stage 12 Hotel. In the end, one of them came out on top: Pia Köfler brings the Made in GSA Competition 2023 to Switzerland with her "Apple Shot".

The backdrop in the bar of the Stage 12 Hotel presented itself as a combination of majestic Alps and stately summer rain. It was a portent of a brilliant finale, with which ... Read more...

Signature cocktails with a view of the mountains

Ora Bar & Lounge, Crans-Montana

Located on the 5th floor of the hotel, Ora Bar & Lounge offers a variety of drinks. The drink menu focuses on cocktail twists along with a selection of signature cocktails.

In terms of ingredients, attention is paid to regional products, and the menu also adapts to seasonal changes. Delicious homemade appetizers and snacks, designed to accompany the drinks menu, are also offered. For ... Read more ...

SWISS BAR AWARDS

The longlist 2023 is known!

Until the end of May, bars and Barkeeper could apply for the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2023. In the meantime, the jury has met and drawn up the longlist of the best bars and Barkeeper from the large number of applications.

The ten Barkeeper of the category "Barkeeper of the year" and the six young talents in the category "Best Barkeeper Talent" will prove their knowledge and skills in the next weeks ... Read more ...

Even higher than last year

Record number of registrations for the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2023

Already for the 21st time the leading Swiss specialized magazine BAR NEWS distinguishes talented Barkeeper and announced bars in seven categories with the SWISS BAR AWARDS.

The deadline for this year's call for applications was May 31. Last year's record number of applications was topped once again. From all over Switzerland, pubs and Barkeeper competed for the coveted ... Read more ...

Commitment to beer diversity

24 new Swiss beer sommeliers

On June 28, 2023, 24 successful graduates of the specialist seminar "Swiss Beer Sommelier / Sommeliere® - Discovering, tasting and successfully selling beer", received their well-deserved certificates. The newly certified Swiss beer sommeliers are now ready to properly use the acquired knowledge about beer and pass it on as ambassadors.

The specialist seminar "Swiss Beer Sommelier / Sommeliere® - Discovering, tasting and successfully selling beer" was held for the 36th time by GastroSuisse in close cooperation with the Swiss Brewers Association. GastroSuisse is very pleased ... Read more ...

Bassobar provides "bassoverse

Basso, Basel

Beiz, bar and beats in Basel directly on the Rhine. At lunchtime, there is a lean menu with simple, healthy dishes. In the evening, the kitchen team invites you on a culinary journey of discovery into vegetarian cuisine.

The bar is the connecting element between the restaurant and the club. The focus is on Swiss products, local partnerships and is supplemented with exotic specialties. The assortment is independent and exquisite. ... Read more ...

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