Roots bar

An ideal place for socializing and enjoying cocktails, wine and beer

Opening times

 

Monday – Friday: 18.30 – 23.00*

*The bar closes at 23:00 sharp. Last order at 22:45.

Dress code

Elegant casual: Practical Uniforms are not allowed.

Drinks menu

Aperitives (4cl) *
Vermouths
Antica Formula 16.5% – CHF 4
Martini Bianco, Rosso & Dry 15% – CHF 4
Noilly Prat Dry 18% – CHF 4

Bitters
Aperol 11% – CHF 4
Appenzeller 24% – CHF 4
Campari 23% – CHF 4
Cynar 16.5% – CHF 4
Fernet Branca 42% – CHF 4
Fernet Menta 38% – CHF 4

Anisés
Absinthe du Pays des Fées 50% – CHF 6
Marie Brizard 25% – CHF 4
Pastis, Ricard, Pernod 45% – CHF 4
Sambuca 38% – CHF 4

Others
Averna 29% – CHF 4
Lillet Blanc – CHF 4
Suze 20% – CHF 4

Beer 

Bottled
Corona (33cl) 4.5% – CHF 6
Grimbergen ambrée (33cl) 6.5% – CHF 7
Guinness (33cl) 4.2% – CHF 6
Kilkenny (33cl) 4.3% – CHF 6

Draft 3dl 5dl
Feldschlösschen 5% – CHF 4 / 6
Feldschlösschen Picon 5% – CHF 4 / 6
Kronenbourg 1664 Blanche 5.3% – CHF 4 / 6

Whisky (4cl)*

Blended

Ireland
Jameson 40% – CHF 5

Scotland
Chivas Regal 12 40% – CHF 6
Chivas Regal 18 40% – CHF 13
Johnnie Walker Red Label 40% – CHF 4
Johnnie Walker Black Label 40% – CHF 6
Johnnie Walker Gold Label 40% – CHF 10
Johnnie Walker Green Label 43% – CHF 11
Johnnie Walker Blue Label 40% – CHF 30
J&B 40% – CHF 4

United States
Four Roses 40% – CHF 4
(Kentucky Straight Bourbon)
Jack Daniels 40% – CHF 5
(Tennessee)
Jack Daniels Single Barrel 45% – CHF 9
(Tennessee)
Jim Beam 40% – CHF 5
(Kentucky Straight Bourbon)
Jim Beam Rye Pre-Prohibition 40% – CHF 6
(Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey)
Knob Creek 50% – CHF 10
(Kentucky Straight Bourbon)
Marker’s Mark Bourbon 45% – CHF 7
(Kentucky Straight Bourbon)

Canada
Canadian Club 40% – CHF 4

Japan
Nikka from the Barrel 51% – CHF 8

Single malt

Scotland, Highland
Aberlour 12 40% – CHF 8
Aberlour A’Bunadh 60.1% – CHF 14
Glenfiddish 12 40% – CHF 6
Glenlivet 18 43% – CHF 14
Glenlivet 21 43% – CHF 30
Macallan Sienna 43% – CHF 19

Scotland, Islay
Caol Ila 18 43% – CHF 18
Lagavulin 16 43% – CHF 10
Oban 14 43% – CHF 10

Scotland, Speyside
Glenrothes 1995 43% – CHF 14

Scotland, Isle of Sky
Talisker 18 45.8% – CHF 20

Japan
Nikka Yoichi 43% – CHF 15

Single malt

Scotland, Highland
Aberlour 12 40% – CHF 8
Aberlour A’Bunadh 60.1% – CHF 14
Glenfiddish 12 40% – CHF 6
Glenlivet 18 43% – CHF 14
Glenlivet 21 43% – CHF 30
Macallan Sienna 43% – CHF 19

Scotland, Islay
Caol Ila 18 43% – CHF 18
Lagavulin 16 43% – CHF 10
Oban 14 43% – CHF 10

Scotland, Speyside
Glenrothes 1995 43% – CHF 14

Scotland, Isle of Sky
Talisker 18 45.8% – CHF 20

Japan
Nikka Yoichi 43% – CHF 15

 

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Gin (4cl)*

Beefeater (England) 40% – CHF 4
Schweppes Tonic with Orange peel & Juniper berries

Bombay Sapphire (England) 40% – CHF 5
Schweppes Tonic with Lemon Peel

Citadelle (France) 44% – CHF 7
Fever Tree Pink Tonic with Orange peel & Juniper berries

Gin 27 (Switzerland) 43% – CHF 7
Schweppes Premium Tonic Hibiscus with Orange peel
& Myrtle berries

Gin Mare (Spain) 42.7% – CHF 9
Fever Tree Tonic with Orange peel & Thyme

Hendrick’s (Scotland) 41.4% – CHF 7
Schweppes Tonic Pink Pepper with Cucumber slice
& Rosemary leaves

Jinzu (Scotland) 41.3% – CHF 8
Fever Tree Tonic with Apple slice & Lemon peel

Monkey 47 (Germany) 47% – CHF 11
Schweppes Tonic Lavender with Lemon peel
& Lavender

Tanqueray (England) 43.5% – CHF 5
Schweppes Tonic with Lemon Peel

Tanqueray 10 (England) 47.3% – CHF 8
Schweppes Premium Tonic Ginger & Cardamom
with Grapefruit slice

Pink Gin Tonic 40% – CHF 8
Beefeater, Schweppes Tonic, Angostura bitter,
Lime Slice & Juniper berries

 

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Vodka (4cl)*

 

Absolut (Sweden) 40% – CHF 4
The main ingredients are water from a deep well in Åhus and winter wheat.

Absolut Citron (Sweden) 40% – CHF 5
The main ingredients are water from a deep well in Åhus and winter wheat, with a twist of lemon.

Absolut Vanilia (Sweden) 40% – CHF 5
The main ingredients are water from a deep well in Åhus and winter wheat, with a hint of vanilla.

Belvedere (Poland) 40% – CHF 8
Created exclusively from Polish Dankowskie Rye and quadruple-distilled to create the perfect balance of character and purity; dilution with purified water is essential, enabling the character of the rye to shine.

Cîroc (France) 40% – CHF 7
The essence of this Ultra-Premium Vodka comes from fine French grapes, which are distilled a fifth time at the historic Distillerie de Chevanceaux in the South of France.

Grey Goose (France) 40% – CHF 9
It is the first vodka to be produced in the Maître de Chai tradition, which allows aromas to be produced in the distillation process specific to Grey Goose vodka.

Russian Standard (Russia) 40% – CHF 5
Created by combining state-of-the-art distillation techniques with time honored traditions and crafted using the finest ingredients of winter wheat and water of glacial origin.

Trojka Green / Pink / Black (Switzerland) 17% – CHF 4

Wyborowa (Poland) 40%– CHF 5
It is very pure, smooth and creamy with a grainy, fruity and slight floral note.

Xellent (Switzerland) 40% – CHF 7
It is distilled in copper alembics using traditional craftsmanship
with fresh glacier water from Titlis and the highest quality
rye of bread-making standard from Napf.

 

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Rum (4cl)*

Angostura Premium 1919 (Trinidad & Tobago) 40% – CHF 8
It is produced in Trinidad by blending a combination of light and heavy molasses distilled rums. These rums spend at least 8 years aging in American oak bourbon barrels.

Bally 12 Rhum Vieux Agricole (Martinique) 45% – CHF 14

Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold (Jamaica) 35% 5.-
A secret recipe of adventurous spice & natural flavours
that are expertly blended, then aged in charred white
oak barrels to create a taste and colour as rich as a
pocketful of gold doubloons.

Caroni Full Proof Heavy Rum (Martinique) 55% – CHF 20
The Caroni Full Proof Heavy Rum 17 years is one of the last rum of the famous distillery Caroni. A true rarity.

Diplomatico Reserva (Venezuela) 40% – CHF 8
It is an elegant and complex sipping rum, carefully crafted from the purest of sugar cane honeys. It is delicately distilled in ancient copper pot stills and aged in small oak casks for up to 12 years.

Havana Club Añejo Blanco (Cuba) 37.5% – CHF 4

Havana Club Añejo 3 (Cuba) 40% – CHF 5
It has a light, straw colour that reveals its age: every single drop has aged for a minimum of 3 years. The nose is a full bouquet of smooth aromas

Havana Club Añejo Reserva (Cuba) 40% – CHF 6
Havana Club Añejo Reserva is a perfect example of the exceptional mildness of Cuban Blended Rums – a true art that has been perfected over the years by the best Maestros Roneros on the island.

Havana Club Añejo 7 (Cuba) 40% – CHF 7
Havana Club 7yo is a full-flavoured, rich and sophisticated. Cuban rum with a high degree of elegance and class. A deservedly popular rum.

J.M. XO (Martinique) 45% – CHF 12
Agricole rum from Martinique, JM XO is made on the
north of the island, in the foothills of Montagne Pelée,
a volcano. The rum is distilled in column pot still and
aged in oak for over 10 years.

Mezan Trinidad 1996 (Trinidad) 40% – CHF 16
First blended and aged in old re-used American oak
casks, this rum was re-barrelled into newer casks and
left to age again before bottling, giving its aromas of
freshly sawn old oak, hints of bourbon cask and caramel.

Pampero Aniversario (Venezuela) 40% – CHF 7
Aniversario is a blend of the finest rums from our
Exclusive Reserve. It’s renowned amongst connoisseurs
as one of the world’s finest, most awarded rums, and
a true symbol of Venezuela.

Zacapa 23 Añejo (Guatemala) 40% – CHF 11
Made from a blend of rums from 6 to 23 years old,
its tastes are wonderfully intricate with honeyed
butterscotch, spiced oak and raisined fruits.

Zacapa XO 25 (Guatemala) 40% – CHF 16
Made from a blend of rums from 6 to 25 years, with an
extra ageing stage in French oak barrels that previously
held cognac.

Rum Arrangé (4cl) *

Apple – CHF 5
White Caribbean rum infused with local apples for 2 months.

Berries – CHF 5
White Caribbean rum infused with blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, redberries for 2 months.

Pimientos – CHF 5
White Caribbean rum infused with green chili peppers and pineapple for 2 months.

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Sierra Silver (Jalisco, Mexico) 40% – CHF 4
Its full, fruity, fresh aroma dominated by a subtle chili note reflects the Tequilana Weber Azul Agave and contains slight hints of green apple and young pineapple.

Don Julio Blanco (Jalisco, Mexico) 38% – CHF 7
Using the finest blue agave plant and a time-honoured distillation process, it is tequila in its truest form. 100% blue agave plant.

Don Julio Reposado (Jalisco, Mexico) 38% – CHF 8
Aged for eight months in American white-oak barrels, it is golden amber in colour, and offers a rich, smooth finish—the very essence of the perfect barrel- aged tequila. 100% blue agave plant.

Patron Añejo (Jalisco, Mexico) 41% – CHF 12
The perfect white spirit made from the finest Weber Blue Agave, with a smooth and sweet taste. 100% blue agave plant.

Cachaça Velho Barreiro (Brazil) 39% – CHF 5
Produced by double distilling sugar cane juice and then ageing in a large oak vat to enhance the complex vegetal flavours.

 

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Brandy (4cl)*

Armagnac

Marquisa 40% – CHF 7

Bas-Armagnac

Château De Laubade 1997 40% – CHF 13

Darozze 8 years 43% – CHF 10
Darozze 30 years 43% – CHF 20
Darozze 1968 43% – CHF 37
Gelas 12 40% – CHF 12

Calvados

Pays d’Auge Cœur de Lion, C. Drouin 1997 40% – CHF 15

Père Magloire VS 40% – CHF 5
Sélection Cœur de Lion, C. Drouin 40% – CHF 6

Cognac

Frapin XO 40% – CHF 28

Henessy XO 40% – CHF 28
Henessy Paradis 40% – CHF 75
Martell VS 40% – CHF 7
Rémy Martin VSOP 40% – CHF 8

Italy

Brandy Vecchia Romagna 38% – CHF 4

Peru

Pisco Capel 35% – CHF 5

Switzerland

Calvalais 3 years 40% – CHF 6

Eau-de-Vie (4Cl) *

Grappa (4Cl) *

Grappa di Barolo Chinato Cask 40 47% – CHF 18

Grappa di Brunello Altesino 42% – CHF 10
Grappa di Brunello Paesanella 41% – CHF 6
Grappa di Ticino Etter 41% – CHF 9

Others (4cl) *

Génépi Savioz 41% – CHF 6

Sake 50 Junmai Daiginjo Dassai 16% – CHF 6

Selection from Morand Martigny (4cl) *

Abricotine 43% – CHF 6
Framboise 43% – CHF 6
Kirsch Vieux 43% – CHF 6
Mirabelle 43% – CHF 6
Williamine 43% – CHF 6
Douce d’Abricot 30% – CHF 6
Douce Williamine 30% – CHF 6
Liqueur Abricot % – CHF 5

Selection from Yves Cornut Randogne (4cl) *

Liqueur Franc Boisée 20% – CHF 5
Liqueur Frappé d’Abricot 20% – CHF 5
Liqueur Miel & Thym 20% – CHF 5
Schnaps Abricot 40% – CHF 6

Vieille Prune

Vieille Prune Coeur du Breuil 41% – CHF 13

Vieille Prune d’Ente “La Salamandre” 46% – CHF 13
Vieille Prune Morin 41% – CHF 6

 

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Liquors (4cl) *

Amaretto di Saronno 28% – CHF 4
Bailey’s 17% – CHF 4
Batida de Coco 16% – CHF 4
Chartreuse jaune 40% – CHF 8
Chartreuse verte 55% – CHF 8
Cherry Peter Heering 24% – CHF 5
Cointreau 40% – CHF 5
DOM Benedictine 40% – CHF 6
Drambuie 40% – CHF 6
Frangelico 20% – CHF 4
Galliano 30% – CHF 5
Get 27 21% – CHF 4
Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 40% – CHF 6
Jägermeister 35% – CHF 4
Kahlua 20% – CHF 4
Limoncello 30% – CHF 4
Malibu 21% – CHF 4
Mandarin Napoléon 38% – CHF 6
Maraschino 18% – CHF 5
Metaxa ***** 38% – CHF 4
Midori 20% – CHF 4
Mirto di Sardegna 32% – CHF 4
Passoa 17% – CHF 4
Pimm’s N°1 25% – CHF 4
Soho Litchi 21% – CHF 4
Tequila Patron Café XO 35% – CHF 8
Tia Maria 26.5% – CHF 5

 

* Additional charge for soda – CHF 2

Sodas

Coca-Cola (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Coca-Cola light (33cl) – CHF 3.50
Coca-Cola Zero (33cl) – CHF 3.50
Fever Tree Ginger Ale (20cl) – CHF 6
Fever Tree Ginger Beer (20cl) – CHF 6
Fever Tree Pink Tonic (20cl) – CHF 6
Fever Tree Tonic water (20cl) – CHF 6
Orangina – CHF 3.50
Red Bull (20cl) – CHF 6
Schweppes Premium Tonic water (20cl) – CHF 6
Ginger & Cardamom, Orange Blossom & Lavender, Pink Pepper, Hibiscus
Schweppes Tonic water (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Sprite (33cl) – CHF 3.50

Fruit Juices

Apple Ramseier (20cl) – CHF 3.50

Cappy Schorle (50cl) – CHF 3.50
Cranberry Michel (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Grapes Michel (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Grapefruit Granini (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Orange Granini (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Peach Granini (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Pineapple Granini (20cl) – CHF 3.50
Tomato Granini (20cl) – CHF 3.50

Minerals

Evian (33cl) – CHF 4

San Pellegrino (33cl) – CHF 4

Coffee, Espresso – CHF 2.50
Double Expresso – CHF 3
Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato – CHF 3
Teas & Infusions – CHF 3
Irish Coffee – CHF 8
Grog – CHF 7

White

Johannisberg “Ravanay” – CHF 6 / 35
2015, Rouvinez Vins, Valais, Sierre, Switzerland

Tranui – CHF 4 / 25
2016, IGT, Fattorie Azzolino, Camporeale, Italy

Gewürztraminer Bip – CHF 7 / 44
2015, AOC Alsace, Zind-Humbrecht, Turckheim. France

Red

Integolo – CHF 6 / 34
2015, Sada, Toscana, Italy

Cornalin « Montibeux » – CHF 7 / 44
2016, AOC Valais, Rouvinez Vins, Sierre, Switzerland

Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits « Le Prieuré » – CHF 9 / 52
2015, AOC Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Aurélien Verdet, Arcenant, Burgundy, France

Sparkling

Duval-Leroy sec – CHF 8 / 47
NV, Champagne, France

Veuve Clicquot “Cuvée Saint-Pétersbourg” – CHF 78
NV, Champagne, France

Prosecco Superiore “Marsuret” – CHF 5 / 26
NV, San Boldo, Veneto, Italy

Moscato d’Asti “Saracco“ * – CHF 6 / 36
NV, Paolo Saracco, Piedmont, Italy

Fortified

Tawny Port 10 years – CHF 12 / 90
NV, Graham’s, Porto, Portugal

Tawny Port 20 years – CHF 20 / 150
NV, Graham’s, Porto, Portugal

Fine White Port – CHF 7 / 52
NV, Graham’s, Porto, Portugal

Tio Pepe – CHF 6 / 45
NV, Andalusia, Spain

Signature Cocktails

Enjoy the moment with the classic cocktails from “Roots Bar”

Gin Cucumber Smash – CHF 9
(Would you like a vegetable in your cocktail?) Hendrik’s, Lemon juice, Sugar syrup & Cucumber

Riot Punch – CHF 8
(Created by Odysseas & Finnegan at Tacot Bar on 2017) Sambuca, Blue Curacao, Pineapple juice & Sprite

Aku Aku – CHF 8
(Adapted by Simon Diffords from the Book Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide of Victor Bergeron) Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Peach schnapps, Mint, Pineapple juice, Lemon juice & Sugar syrup

La Pomme Onctueuse – CHF 10
(Created by Mr. Laurent Kocher for “Trophées Monin France” 2007, ranked 2nd place) Apple infused rum, Chocolate liquor, Frangelico, Sugar syrup, Cream & Calvados

Automne en Normandie – CHF 10
(Created by Mr. Laurent Kocher for “Trophées Calvados France” 2008, ranked 4th place) Calvados, Apple, Lemon juice, Cinnamon syrup & Egg white

 

Classic Cocktails

Everyone knows them! But have you tried with our touch!

Negroni – CHF 6
(If you want to discover the Negroni, go to Florence, if you want to love it, come to Roots Bar) Tanqueray Ten, Antica Formula & Campari

Whisky Sour – CHF 6
(From 1862 till today, what a history!) Four Roses, Sugar syrup, Lemon juice & Egg white

Cosmopolitan – CHF 8
(Created by Toby Cecchini and popularized by Sarah Jessica Parker) Absolut Citron, Cointreau, Cranberry juice & Lime juice

Caipirinha – CHF 6
(Much better without garlic, but you can still ask to add honey)
Cachaça, Lime & Brown sugar

Old Fashioned – CHF 6
(With a good mash of the orange peel, we don’t need the fresh water) Four Roses, Angostura bitter, Sugar & Orange peel

Daiquiri Auntentico – CHF 8
(What Wlliam A. Chanler would think if we say it’s cold grog??)
Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Galliano, Lime juice & Sugar syrup

Manhattan – CHF 6
(Our homage to the Prohibition) Canadian Club, Antica Formula & Angostura bitter

Long Island Iced Tea – CHF 8
(Do you prefer an “Old Man Bishop”?) Beefeater, Sierra, Absolut, Cointreau, Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Sugar syrup, Lime juice & Coke

Cuba’s Homage

Mojito is a cocktail of Cuban rum that appeared on the island in 1946 under the impulse of the Bodeguita del Medio’s bartender.

However, the origins of Mojito go back further. We must return to the 16th century, the great period of pirates, to find the roots of this drink. At that time, the English pirate, Francis Drake, the first Englishman to navigate the world, known as El Draque, had a landmark in Cuba, in the small island of Isla de Juventud.

The beauty of the island, stimulated the pirate’s creativity to imagine a preparation based on rum, lime and mint.

This drink called Draque quickly became successful and became one of the reference drinks of the island until 1946 when a more refined version, Mojito, took its place as the reference. Mojito is indeed a more refined version of the Draque with the use of rum and sparkling water.

Classic Mojito – CHF 8
(To respect its origins and true flavours) Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Sugar cane, Lime, Mint leaves, Soda water & Angostura bitter

Berries Mojito – CHF 10
(A twist of feminine flavour whiting the pirate’s world) Berries flavoured rum, Sugar cane, Lime, Red berries, Mint leaves, Soda water & Bitter

Mojito del Castro – CHF 10
(A version to give homage to Fidel Castro’s favourite drink) Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Sugar cane, Lime, Mint leaves, Beer & Bitter

Cucumber mojito – CHF 10
(For a fresher taste, don’t miss this one!) Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Cucumber syrup, Lime, Mint leaves, Cucumber, Soda Water & Bitter

Basil Mojito – CHF 10
(Basil and strawberries are the perfect match! Even better when added to a Mojito) Havana Club Añejo Blanco, Sugar cane, Lime, Basil leaves, Strawberries, Soda Water & Bitter

Perfect Mojito – CHF 10
(A stronger and darker version) Havana Club Añejo 7, Sugar cane, Lime, Mint leaves, Ginger Ale & Bitter

Mojito Royal – CHF 12
(A combination between pirates and royal families) Havana Club Añejo 7, Sugar cane, Lime, Mint leaves, Champagne & Bitter

Virgin Mojito – CHF 5
(For those looking for the taste without the alcohol) Sugar cane, Lime, Mint leaves & Sprite

 

Mocktails

Wish to enjoy the pleasure of a cocktail without the alcohol?

Faux Champagne – CHF 5
Grape juice, Ginger Ale & Orange juice

Virgin Amaretto Sour – CHF 5
Ginger Ale, Amaretto syrup, Lemon juice & Egg white

Virgin Colada – CHF 5
Pineapple juice, Coconut syrup, Cream, Grenadine syrup

Fraisalia – CHF 5
Strawberries, Orange juice, Strawberry syrup, Sprite

Pink 2×5 – CHF 5
Raspberries, Lime juice, Lemon juice, Grapefruit juice, Rose syrup & Sprite

Tropical Delight – CHF 5
Orange juice, Grapefruit juice, Pineapple, Lemon juice,
Coconut syrup