Bartender, South Bar, St. Gallen

10 questions for Laraina Bösch

The Swiss woman learned a completely different profession. At the age of 19, she completed an apprenticeship as a designer in advertising technology, then worked in the office and continued her education as an interior designer.

Later she realized that she was missing something. So she announced out into the void, heard from a colleague about the bar course on Kos and participated there for four weeks.

After a subsequent ten-day trip through the south of France, she wanted to get behind the bar and started at the Südbar in St. Gallen in November 2021.

Shortly after, she won 3rd place with her Drink Vlinder at the Swiss Nullpromille Trophy.

1. Who would you like to serve a drink to?
I would like to create an Appenzeller drink for my father. Usually he only drinks Appenzeller when he's sick.

2. The first thing you do when you start working?
Put on the apron, drink mineral water and get an overview of what needs to be done.

3. What do you love about your job?
That it's not an 0815 job. Being a bartender is varied, because you serve different guests every day.

4. What gets on your nerves the most?
When guests behave in an unfriendly, unchallenging and impatient manner.

5. A world without social media would be...
I think many people would be better off and people would focus more on themselves, and enjoy the moment more.

6. What was your craziest trip?
I spent five weeks backpacking through Thailand with a colleague.

7. What was the most unusual cocktail you ever mixed?
I rarely mix unusual things, because I haven't dared to do so yet. However, I like to create the well-known drinks with a twist. For example, a gin sour with a strawberry gin. I wish I had more courage to experiment with homemade ingredients.

8. What was the last luxury you treated yourself to?
I was on vacation in Corfu with two friends.

9. Which three characteristics would you use to describe yourself?
Bright, reliable, positive.

10. What would you do with the last 100 francs and the last 24 hours of your life?
I would invite my loved ones over for a nice evening, cook for them and enjoy the evening.

This article appeared in
Issue 4-2022

BAR NEWS magazine as single issue

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