Swissness

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.

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 ...

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Säntis Malt Snow White No. 9

A sweet-fruity drop whose character and finish will melt away the coldest winter nights.

Once a year, Säntis Malt goes in search of unique casks for the "Edition Snow White". This combines traditional Säntis Malt ageing in beer casks with finishes in barriques ... Read more ...

Swissness

Cin Cin in Ticino

There is a place in Switzerland where the summer is longer and the winter shorter. A place where the palm trees stand on the waterfront and where life happens outside more than anywhere else in this country. A place to explore with all your senses. In the BAR NEWS section Swissness, we take you to Ticino, the southernmost corner of Switzerland.

Ticino is truly a canton of superlatives. Once you have crossed the world's longest railway tunnel from the north, you are immersed in Switzerland's sunniest region. Mediterranean climate, picturesque ... 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.

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 ...

From Tom's

Bitter di Berna

Bitter di Berna is very much in the tradition of Italian aperitif liqueurs.

The bouquet is characterised by tart, aromatic herbs and roots, which are handpicked and infused in alcohol. This infusion is then sweetened, bottled at 21% by volume and stored so that ... Read more ...

Top Awards 2021

Säntis Malt Whisky

At the World Liqueur Awards 2021 in mid-April, no less than six Säntis malt liqueurs were awarded prizes.

The highest World's Best award went to The Gull - Cold Brew & Whisky Liqueur in the Coffee Liqueur category and the Säntis Malt Apricot Malt Liqueur (Whisky Liqueur category). Säntis ... Read more ...

Rum Finish Premiere Säntis Malt

Edition Alpstein No. XVII

While the Alpstein series has so far mainly used various wine barrels, the Alpstein 17 is the first to feature rum barrels from the Caribbean.

The cellars in which the Säntis Malt matures lie in the lap of the Alpstein. Each cask is an individual rarity full of character and is carefully selected by the Stillmaster. With the first occupancy ... Read more ...

Terroir Lac Léman

The stronghold of the Chasselas

Vaud is great cinema for the wine world. Here on the shores of Lake Geneva, uninfluenced by the outside world, a traditional wine culture flourishes, centred on the Chasselas grape.

Vaud is probably the most beautiful wine region in Switzerland. The interplay between Lake Geneva, the Alps, steep vineyards and, above all, a vastness that is unusual for Switzerland and which, depending on the ... Read more ...

New management at "Ueli Bier

Adrian Baumgartner joins the Fischerstube brewery

For over 47 years, the Fischerstube brewery in the heart of Basel has been brewing genuine Basel beer: Ueli beer. What began in 1974 as a pioneering act by the Kleinbasel doctor Hans Jakob Nidecker against the beer cartel is now an integral part of Basel's beer culture.

After 20 years of service, Anita Treml Nidecker, the previous managing director of the Fischerstube brewery, is retiring from the operational business. In the era of Anita Treml Nidecker, daughter-in-law of the brewery founder, developed ... 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.

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 ...

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