Valentin Aleksandrowicz, from the restaurant Njørden in Aubonne, defeats 24 bartenders and wins the grand final of the SWISS COCKTAIL OPEN 2022. The biggest cocktail competition in Switzerland is organized by the bible of the bar in Switzerland: the magazine Bar News.

All bartenders working in Switzerland could apply for the event by submitting a personal cocktail creation according to the imposed criteria. To create their liquid culinary works of art, bartenders simply had to integrate one ingredient from a Swiss producer and one ingredient from an international brand into their recipe.

Valentin Aleksandrowicz’s “Voyage en Drakkar” was the winner. The bartender at the Njørden restaurant in Aubonne chose a base of 1653 Old Barrel rum from the Studer distillery, absinthe falernum from the Larusée distillery and Monin vanilla syrup for his drink, complemented by pineapple juice and fresh lime juice. The “Best Swiss Cocktail 2022” is served over crushed ice and a garnish of berries, dehydrated orange and mint.

Ingrédients:

• 2cl Falernum d’absinthe Larusée
• 4 cl 1653 Old Barrel Rum
• 1.5 cl Vanilla syrup
• 6 cl Pineapple juice
• 1.5 cl fresh lime juice

Decoration: Pink berries, caramelized orange with absinthe, dehydrated orange, mint

Preparation: Shaker

Photographs and texts: Bar News