Keyword: Distisuisse

DistiSuisse Award

The best Swiss spirits 2023/24 honored

On October 13, 2023, the Swiss distilling industry gathered in the Markthalle in Basel for the biennial DistiSuisse, the national award ceremony for the best Swiss spirits.

BAR NEWSNovember 30, 2023

This year's event broke all records with an impressive turnout of 135 distilleries submitting 790 products for judging. This represents almost 30 percent more submissions than the previous ... Read more...

DistiSuisse 2023/24

The best Swiss distilleries

On October 13, 2023, the Swiss distilling industry gathered at the Markthalle in Basel for the biennial DistiSuisse, the national award for the best Swiss spirits.

BAR NEWSOctober 16, 2023

DistiSuisse 2023

Gin tasting new with tonic

Every second year, DistiSuisse awards the best Swiss spirits. It is by far the most important spirits award in Switzerland. The next award will be announced in the spring of 2023. There is an innovation in the gin category.

BAR NEWSMarch 31, 2023

Gin has been booming for years. DistiSuisse has also noticed this trend. In recent years, those responsible in the gin category have noticed an increasing number of products produced in Switzerland, ... Read more ...

Head of the DistiSuisse Award Jury

Interview with Sonia Petignat-Keller

DistiSuisse organises the largest Swiss award for spirits every two years in collaboration with Agroscope. With a total of 105 distilleries submitting 568 distillates from all regions of Switzerland, there is a very broad spectrum of Swiss spirits that were judged.

BAR NEWS27 November 2021

What do you think distinguishes DistiSuisse in particular?Sonia Petignat-Keller: Continuity, objectivity, quality and this year an even more refined tasting principle. For me, DistiSuisse represents a successful interplay of great, ... Read more ...

DistiSuisse Award 2021

The best Swiss spirits 2021/2022 awarded

Every two years, the Swiss distilling industry meets for DistiSuisse, the national award for the best spirits produced in Switzerland. 105 distilleries took up the challenge this year and submitted 568 products.

BAR NEWS29 October 202128 October 2021

Seven distilleries were honoured as "Distiller of the Year 2021" at the award ceremony on 27 October 2021 at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne. 113 products were awarded gold and 323 silver ... Read more ...

105 establishments and 568 spirits

Participation success at DistiSuisse

After the Swiss DistiSuisse spirits award was able to register record participation two years ago, a very large number of producers are taking part again this year. A total of 105 businesses from all regions of Switzerland are taking part, with 568 spirits. The award ceremony will take place on 27 October 2021 in Lucerne.

BAR NEWS2 August 2021

DistiSuisse is an association that organises the largest Swiss award for spirits every two years, in collaboration with Agroscope. This is one of the most demanding in the world. The distillates are judged by trained ... Read more ...

DistiSuisse Award 2021

Call for entries for the noble brandy award launched

Every second year, the Swiss spirits industry gets together for a get-together. The call for entries for the DistiSuisse Award 2021 was recently launched. Distilleries can enter their products until 9 July.

BAR NEWS18 May 2021

The national spirits award DistiSuisse has been on the road to success for years. This is proven by the increased number of participants in the past. At the last event, more than 100 companies submitted a total of 622 samples of spirits ... Read more ...

Spirits award on course

DistiSuisse 2021

For more than a decade, DistiSuisse has been awarding prizes for the best Swiss spirits every second year. It is by far the most important event in the Swiss spirits industry. Preparations for this year's award are already underway.

BAR NEWS3 March 2021

DistiSuisse is a true success story. The number of judged products has been increasing for years. More and more distilleries have their products judged. At the last event, there were more than 600 ... Read more ...

New club management

Max Kopp is the new DistiSuisse President

DistiSuisse awards the best Swiss spirits every two years. The upcoming award is under new leadership. Max Kopp was recently elected president of the DistiSuisse association in a digital vote.

BAR NEWS19 August 202020 July 2020

108 companies from all regions of Switzerland took part in last year's award with 622 different spirits. A new participation record and a success story on which Max Kopp, the newly elected ... Read more ...

The largest Swiss award for spirits

DistiSuisse 2019/2020

The DistiSuisse national spirits award took place on 17 October in Basel. The largest Swiss award for spirits is held every two years in collaboration with Agroscope. Particularly pleasing: the award achieved a record number of participants: 108 distilleries submitted 622 distillates from all regions of Switzerland. That is 11 more companies and 118 more samples than two years ago.

BAR NEWS30 November 202022 October 2019

"When it comes to spirits, Switzerland has a lot to offer," says Beatrice Rüttimann, Managing Director of DistiSuisse. She is not just talking about the traditional fruit brandies, vieille products and absinthes, but ... Read more ...