Swissness

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.

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...

header picture möhl visit
In search of new experiences

Pleasure Tourism Switzerland

From gin workshops and guided tours of distilleries to open days - gourmet tourism has also gained in importance in Switzerland in recent years.

Anyone who wants to get involved with the topic of enjoyment in Switzerland has numerous options in a very small area. Many breweries and distilleries are happy to welcome their guests personally to taste their specialties ... Read more ...

Tribute to the national brewing art

Swiss Beer Day

On Friday, April 28, 2023, Switzerland will celebrate its beer, thousands of years of brewing tradition, beer diversity and the official start of the 2023 beery season!

Every year, on the last Friday in April, Switzerland celebrates its beer. It may not be an official holiday, but it is a day to celebrate. The Swiss brewing industry has ... Read more ...

Meet the Swiss Beast!

Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie

"Schüüch's Müüsli" - an original label, a terrific taste. The Swiss special bottling is limited to 632 bottles and will be available soon.

Beep, beep, beep, you just love him. And not only because the Swiss edition of the Timorous Beastie "Schüüch's Müüsli" captivates because of its original label, but especially because ... Read more ...

The herb gin with organic «Knospe-Label»

Matte Herbal Gin

The bernese Matte Brennerei expands its range with a gin holding the organic «Knospe-Label»!

The Matte Herbal Gin carries the strictest organic label in Switzerland, which foods that are characterized by their high climate compatibility. The carefully selected botanicals in Herbal Gin convince with their ... Read more...

Valais fruit and eau-de-vie

Morand Framboise sur Fruit

Valais and the Rhone Valley are fertile alluvial land and the best soil for fruit. This inspired us to launch Williamine Sur Fruit in 2020 and Abricot Sur Fruit in 2021.

These two products were extremely successful and now Morand presents the third creation of the line: Framboise Sur Fruit combines Valais fruit and eau-de-vie. The raspberry provides substance and ... Read more ...

A look into the beer glass

Pilsner and special beer

Disputes about the name of beverages are commonplace in our industry. These then either have a political, nationalistic or trademark connotation. Well, then at least you have something to discuss while drinking beer...

Emmental, that's the cheese with the holes. Pilsner, that's a beer first brewed by German brewmaster Joseph Groll in the Bohemian city of Plzeň (German: Pilsen). But ... Read more ...

Local craft

Swiss barrels

Since malt houses in places like Delémont, Möriken-Wildegg or Cadenazzo have started operations, there is even more Swissness in Swiss whiskey. But the cooperages that make barrels from Swiss wood also contribute to this. However, there are fewer and fewer of these. BAR NEWS visited the largest of the three remaining cooperages in the country.

Tuesday morning in Küssnacht am Rigi. The sun is shining and so you can see the cloud of dust particularly well, which is gradually spreading throughout the workshop from the loud band saw. Here at the ... Read more ...

The fruit in focus

Eaux-de-Vie in shaker and mixing glass

Cocktails with fruit brandies are by no means a new discovery, but rather a rediscovery behind the bar. But when it comes to mixing with eau-de-vie, it's not enough to fall back on the old well known formulas.

There is no more elegant way to integrate the flavors of fruit into a cocktail than with eaux-de-vie. But watch out! It is not enough to simply add the base spirit such as whiskey, gin, ... Read more ...

Swissness

Grisons

There are only a few cantons with a comparable sympathy bonus. No wonder, because in Graubünden they even have their own expression for the cozy, relaxed savoir vivre: Patschifig! BAR NEWS on the road in Switzerland's largest canton.

With its 7,100 square kilometers, Graubünden makes up over one sixth of Switzerland. But not its area is the most impressive of this canton, but its height. Already when you leave Zurich in the direction of ... Read more ...

Continue shopping →
Product added to shopping cart.
0 Articles - CHF 0.00
Checkout