{"id":18340,"date":"2026-03-27T15:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/?p=18340"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:10:42","slug":"bols-cocktail-battle-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/news\/bols-cocktail-battle-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bols Cocktail Battle 2026 \u2013 Neon Nights Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bars and bartenders take note: the Bols Cocktail Battle is entering the next round! Create your low-ABV drinks and secure your chance at an unforgettable experience in Amsterdam.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bols Cocktail Battle 2026 is all about the low-alcohol trend and is inspired by the iconic party vibes of past decades. Bartenders from various countries, including Switzerland, are invited to submit their creative cocktail ideas and take part in the local final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It\u2019s worth taking part<\/strong>: The winner of the local final will fly to Amsterdam \u2013 the home of Bols!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diffordsguide.com\/competition\/1245\/bols-cocktail-battle\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-1024x287.jpg\" alt=\"difford's guide banner for bols cocktails 2026 v2\" class=\"wp-image-18371\" style=\"width:1024px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-1024x287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-768x215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-1536x431.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-2048x574.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-340x95.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bols-Cocktail-Battle_Neon-Nights_2496-x-700px-680x191.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to take part<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All bartenders working in Switzerland are invited to submit their creations via Difford\u2019s Guide by <strong>31 May 2026<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diffordsguide.com\/competition\/1245\/bols-cocktail-battle\/2026\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.diffordsguide.com\/competition\/1245\/bols-cocktail-battle\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register now:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/B_B2026-16x9-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How it works \u2013 Create your Neon Night<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose a Bols liqueur \u2013 pick your favourite Bols liqueur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose an iconic decade \u2013 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s or 2010s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create your Neon Party moment \u2013 your low-unit cocktail for the party!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drink recipe must contain 20 ml of a Bols liqueur, may include a maximum of seven ingredients and must not exceed 12.5 g of alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Swiss Final in Zurich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best recipes will be selected by <strong>Wolfgang Mayer (Widder Bar Zurich)<\/strong>. The finalists will present their drinks live at the Tales Bar in Zurich on monday afternoon <strong>29 June 2026<\/strong> before a jury of experts \u2013 including Bols Amsterdam. Friends and supporters are also warmly invited to attend and sample the creations on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The highlight: Amsterdam beckons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winner of the Swiss final will travel to Amsterdam in September for Cocktail Fever. There, two inspiring days await at the House of Bols, as well as the chance to exchange ideas with the best bartenders from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For inspiration, it\u2019s also worth taking a look back at the last event: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/news\/bols-cocktail-competition-community-event\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/news\/bols-cocktail-competition-community-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bols Cocktail Competition 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bols.com\/pages\/products\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bols.com\/pages\/products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To the brand page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bars and bartenders take note: the Bols Cocktail Battle is &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18340"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18411,"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18340\/revisions\/18411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dettling-marmot.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}