Barkeeper of the year

Barkeeper of the year 2023

Successful work by Lorenz Struchen

The Barkeeper of the year 2023 is Lorenz Struchen from Twentys Cocktailbar in Biel. With a convincing performance in the qualification on August 29 in Effretikon and with the presentation of his cocktail creations "Art of a Geisha" and "Rêves de Vacances" at the Award Night on October 25, the Biel native won the coveted title.

Twentys Cocktailbar is located at Obergasse 20, in the heart of Biel's old town. We visit Lorenz Struchen. The owner of the bar is Barkeeper of the year 2023. "It's ... Read more ...

21. SWISS BAR AWARDS

Lorenz Struchen is Barkeeper of the year 2023

On October 25, the best Barkeeper and bars in Switzerland were chosen at the Award Night of the 21st SWISS BAR AWARDS. The total of seven awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 300 invited guests.

This year's Swiss Bar Awards started at the beginning of May with the call for entries. By the closing date at the beginning of June, a record-breaking number of bars and bartenders had once again applied. The expert jury, consisting ... Read more ...

Barkeeper of the year 2022

Sarah Madritsch: "We do it like the bees".

To date, every race in which Sarah Madritsch has started has been crowned with a victory. After winning the 1st Swiss Cocktail Open she is now Barkeeper of the year. She won the title at the 20th SWISS BAR AWARDS. "Bees at work" is her winning cocktail, which of course also contains a message.

Nomen est omen? After eight years, Sarah Madritsch is the winner of the SWISS BAR AWARDS in the category Barkeeper of the year. It lies ... Read more ...

20 years of SWISS BAR AWARDS

Sarah Madritsch is Barkeeper of the year 2022

The anniversary event 20 years SWISS BAR AWARDS took place on October 23 in Baden. It is the most important award of the Swiss bar scene, with eight awards presented this year. The highlight of the evening was, in addition to the final of the category Barkeeper of the year, this year especially with five finalists, the presentation of the Lifetime Award and the afterparty.

The eight awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 300 invited guests at the Trafo event location in Baden. The unforgettable anniversary event was underscored by numerous highlights and was celebrated with ... Read more ...

Portrait: Barkeeper of the year 2021

Victor Topart: "I didn't expect that".

"Every time I'm in Zurich, something good happens," enthuses Victor Topart about the Limmat city. And so it will happen on 15 September 2021 on the night of the SWISS BAR AWARDS this year.

In the competition for the title Barkeeper of the year, the Fribourg native beats Flurin Kopp from the award-winning Zurich Bar am Wasser and Monika Zünd from the Turbo Lama ... Read more ...

SWISS BAR AWARDS 2021

Victor Topart (Crapule Club, Fribourg) is Barkeeper of the year 2021

On 15 September, the best Barkeeper and bars in Switzerland were chosen at the 19th Award Night of the SWISS BAR AWARDS. A total of seven awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 150 invited guests.

The starting signal for the 19th SWISS BAR AWARDS was given this year in the middle of the second lockdown in February. But the bar scene was not in hibernation, but rather in a pit stop. ... Read more ...

Portrait: Barkeeper of the year 2020

Dirk Hany: "Birreweich" was the big breakthrough

No one has ever received the Barkeeper of the Year award twice. Until the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS on 16 September 2020, Dirk Hany talks about his ambition to push himself and the Swiss bar scene further.

Maker's Mark Whisky, Williamine Morand, Verjus, Chartreuse Jaune, Acacia Honey Timut Pepper Syrup, Perrier-Jouët Brut, Dash Saline Solution with pear decoration: with these ingredients Dirk Hany creates his Déjà Vu. Namely, his ... Read more ...

Winner SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020
SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020

Dirk Hany is Barkeeper of the year 2020

It is the annual highlight of the Swiss bar scene: the SWISS BAR AWARDS Award Night. This year, too, exceptional achievements for Swiss bar culture were honoured. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of BAR NEWS, awards for the best hotel bar and the best bar team were also presented for the first time.

Covid-19 has turned the lives of many upside down. However, the catering and event industries were hit particularly hard. It is therefore not a matter of course and a particularly strong sign that ... Read more...

Barkeeper of the year 2020

These are the final drinks of the finalists Barkeeper of the year

For their final test, the three finalists had to present a new cocktail creation to the jury at the Award Night on 16 September 2020. These are the final drinks of the three Barkeeper Dirk Hany, Michael Hanke and Ivan Urech.

The nervousness is written all over the finalists' faces when they stand on stage at the Chicago 1928 event location. This year was no exception, with Dirk Hany from the Bar ... Read more ...

Jason-Candid Knüsel
Jason-Candid Knüsel

Tips from Barkeeper of the year 2017

Former Barkeeper of the year, Jason-Candid Knüsel, talks about his experience at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2017. After winning, he moved to the American Bar at the Savoy in London.

Former Barkeeper of the year, Jason-Candid Knüsel, talks about his experience at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2017. After winning, he moved to the American Bar at the Savoy in London.

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