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Cuisine Sans Frontières

Scholarship for Innovative Gastro Businesses

Cuisine sans frontières (Csf) is launching a call for proposals to support innovative catering businesses in peripheral areas of Switzerland. The selected business will receive a grant of CHF 30,000 for three years in addition to coaching from proven experts.

BAR NEWS18 August 2021

Running a pub without a deficit in a peripheral Swiss area was a challenge even before Covid-19. The pandemic has made this situation even worse. Yet the Beiz is a central ... Read more ...

Refreshing moments

Alcohol-free from Lateltin

Sometimes you want to do without alcohol and still enjoy a refreshing drink. These novelties make this possible.

BAR NEWS4 August 2021

The trend towards alcohol-free spirits is unstoppable. With "Jsotta Senza", Lateltin is launching its own non-alcoholic aperitif with a vermouth flavour, modelled on the popular Jsotta Vermouth. The launch of the ... Read more ...

Local and sustainable basis for spirits

Ethanol from Swiss production

From autumn 2021, Swiss ethanol is to be produced from sugar beet in Switzerland. A process developed by Alcosuisse in cooperation with Schweizer Zucker AG will be used.

BAR NEWS8 March 2021

It is obvious that the security of supply of ethanol is critical, especially during a pandemic. Literally, since we have been using the raw material almost daily since the spring of 2020 to fuel our ... Read more ...

Committed to the American style

Swiss whiskey made from rye, maize and co.

While Swiss whisky distilleries initially focused on single malts, many a cask store is now maturing whiskies that are oriented towards the American style. Some producers already have a "bourbon" or a "rye" on offer, while others are expecting the first bottlings in the next few months.

Kaspar Keller11 March 202120 October 2020

The production of whisk(e)y takes time. A lot of time. Big investments and risks are associated with each filled barrel - even more so if you don't have hundreds of years of experience with ... Read more ...

Highest Whisky Distillery

Orma opens whisky distillery on Corvatsch 3303 m a.s.l.

On 10 October, the highest whisky distillery in the world opens on Corvatsch. The Swiss whisky manufacturer Orma, in cooperation with Corvatsch AG, will offer a unique experience at 3303 metres above sea level from December. Guided tours and tastings with spectacular views will bring visitors closer to the liquid gold.

BAR NEWS9 October 20205 October 2020

At the top station of the Corvatsch, work has been going on for the past few months to set a record: The Grisons entrepreneurs Rinaldo Willy and Pascal Mittner realised their dream of the world's highest whisky distillery here. ... Read more ...

Swiss spirits market

Alcohol statistics 2018/2019 of Switzerland

Mr and Mrs Swiss drank slightly less alcohol in 2019 than in the previous year. Per capita consumption of wine fell by 8 dl. While spirits consumption remained constant, beer consumption by the average Swiss rose by one large (5 dl).

BAR NEWS7 August 202025 February 2020

Per capita, 7.7 litres of pure alcohol are still consumed per year in Switzerland. In the last 10 years, alcohol consumption has decreased by 1 litre of pure alcohol. While the ... Read more...

More beer from here

Swiss beer market grows

Even though the overall beer market only grew by 1% compared to the same period last year, Swiss breweries can look back on a successful 2018/2019 brewing year. This is because Swiss people preferred beer from domestic production even more often.

BAR NEWS2 December 202016 February 2020

Enjoying the long summer evening with a fresh beer in hand - that's the way to live. Last summer, this was possible with above-average frequency in Switzerland, ... Read more...