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Final 2nd SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN

"Le Voyage en Drakkar" is the best cocktail in Switzerland 2022

Valentin Aleksandrowicz from the Njørden Restaurant in Aubonne, beat 24 Barkeeper to win the grand final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022. Switzerland's largest cocktail competition was held on an even larger scale this year, following its successful premiere last year.

After last year's final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN Corona had to be held on a somewhat smaller scale, this year it was the walls of Hall 550 in ... Read more ...

Swiss Cocktail Open 2022
Biggest CH Cocktail Competition

10 facts you should know about the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022

After a successful premiere, the second edition will be launched in March this year. Co-initiator Michael Zotter reveals 10 exciting facts about the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN in an interview and explains why participation is worthwhile for Barkeeper .

What was the conclusion after the premiere in 2021?The most important thing first: The commitment of the bartenders and the engagement of the partners overwhelmed us! We had the pleasure of hearing from over 60 bartenders ... Read more ...

After a successful premiere in 2021

The SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN will take place again in 2022!

After the successful launch in 2021, the Competition 2022 goes into the next round and becomes even more attractive. Together with partners from the beverage industry, BAR NEWS is organising the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN - Switzerland's largest cocktail competition for professionals Barkeeper - for the second time.

The best cocktail in Switzerland is sought at the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN. Professionals Barkeeper can show their creativity and innovative strength and compete with their colleagues.Swiss products combined with international brands At the ... Read more ...

The best non-alcoholic cocktails in Switzerland 2022

Finalist Drinks 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy

On 21 February, the best non-alcoholic cocktails were served at the Clouds Bar in Zurich. The finalists of Nullpromille Trophy competed above the rooftops of Zurich.

These are the recipes of the Barkeeper, who presented their non-alcoholic cocktail creations at the final of the 11th Swiss Nullpromille Trophy on 21 February 2022. DiesDasAnanas [1st place category "Fancy Drink"] André ... Read more ...

Bartender International

Ivy Mix, Leyenda, New York

If you don't live in New York, it's hard to keep track of new bar openings, and it can be difficult when you're back to decide whether to try a new place or drink at an old favourite. When it comes to mezcal, Leyenda is definitely such an old favourite. Ivy Mix, a long-standing authority in the world of mixology, runs the bar with a lot of heart and soul.

Ivy was born in 1985 and grew up in Vermont. She studied at Bennington College and has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and fine arts. She was nineteen years old when ... Read more...

25 years Bellevue Bar, Berne

Franco Federico

For 25 years, Franco Federico was the friendly face behind the Bellevue Bar, Bern. He dedicated his entire career to the bar. BAR NEWS met the old-school master a few weeks before his retirement.

April 1996, a sunny spring day. The terrace is open and so the wonderful Alpine panorama with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau is the backdrop to Franco Federico's first day at work in the ... 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 ...

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...

The three finalists have been determined

Who will be Barkeeper of the year 2020?

The five Barkeeper in the category "Barkeeper of the year" that made it onto the Short List 2020 were visited incognito at their workplaces over the last few months and evaluated. Now it is clear who has made it to the final of the SWISS BAR AWARDS.

In addition to the incognito visit to the workplace, the points achieved in the qualification round and the written test also counted towards the result. For the final at the Award Night on 16 September, ... Read more ...

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