About TrinkTime

TrinkTime

TrinkTime, styled TRINKtime, is the monothematic German beverage trade magazine published by BL Medien, the Munich gastronomy specialist publisher. Appearing four times a year and distributed as a supplement through the trade magazines with around 48,000 copies, the rund 48.000 Exemplaren the media data count, each issue focuses on a special beverage theme, from cocktails through wine, water, and soft drinks to beer and spirits. The magazine targets the decision makers and makers in bars and restaurants, events, and catering, the Entscheider und Macher the media data name, informing about trends, strategies, new products, and concepts from all beverage segments.

Overview

The quarterly rhythm gives the beverage trade a seasonal specialist pulse: four issues a year, each monothematic, each distributed as a supplement through the specialist magazines to around 48,000 copies. The supplement distribution model gives TrinkTime its reach: rather than building its own subscription base, the magazine rides the established trade magazines' distribution to the bars, restaurants, events, and catering businesses.

The target group's decision maker profile defines the editorial program: the Entscheider und Macher in bars and restaurants, of events and catering, who decide the beverage lists, the purchasing, and the concepts. The trends, strategies, new products, and concepts from all beverage segments serve their professional needs, from the cocktail menu to the wine list to the alcohol-free pairing.

The social media behind-the-scenes journalism extends the brand's personality: the Facebook and Instagram followers get the videos and photos from events, the backstage news from the editorial daily life, and the selfies with the interview partners. The reader dialogue invitation, to share opinions on the TRINKtime contents or products and to write along on Instagram or Facebook, shows the community strategy.

TrinkTime is a monothematic specialist magazine around beverages: each issue stands under a special thematic focus, from cocktails through wine, water, and soft drinks to beer and spirits. The magazine is aimed at the Entscheider und Macher in bars and restaurants, events, and catering, informing about trends, strategies, new products, and concepts from all beverage segments, offering the ideal platform for the target-group-precise presentation of any beverage brand worlds.

The magazine appears four times a year, the 4 x jährlich the media data state, in a 200 by 280 millimeter format, saddle-stitched, and is distributed as a supplement through the specialist magazines with around 48,000 copies. The 2023 media data counted the 19th volume year, the 19. Jahrgang 2023 the media data record. The social media activities give followers a behind-the-scenes look: videos and photos from events, backstage news from the editorial daily life, selfies with interview partners, and more on Facebook and Instagram.

History

The circa 2005 founding places TrinkTime in the generation of German beverage trade media that grew with the bar culture renaissance, when the cocktail bars, the craft breweries, and the premium spirits reshaped the German drinking landscape. The magazine's two decades have documented the beverage industry's premiumization: from the cocktail classics' revival through the craft beer wave to the current no-and-low alcohol movement.

The BL Medien publishing context gives TrinkTime its trade press home: the Munich specialist publisher for gastronomy and communal catering, with its GV Manager and related titles, provides the supplement distribution network that carries the 48,000 copies to the bars, restaurants, and catering businesses. The 2026 media data's GV program, with its TRINKtime specials calendar, shows the magazine's integration into the publisher's annual media planning.

The monothematic concept's durability, from the 19th volume in 2023 to the 2026 specials program, documents the format's success: the deep dive per issue that the beverage brand worlds' target-group-precise presentation requires.

TrinkTime is published by BL Medien, the Munich specialist publisher for the gastronomy and communal catering industry. The 19th volume in 2023 places the magazine's founding around 2005, in the generation of German beverage trade media that grew with the cocktail and bar culture boom.

The magazine's two decades have tracked the beverage industry's transformations: from the cocktail renaissance through the craft beer wave, the wine's premiumization, the water's brand diversification, to the current alcohol-free boom that the 2026 specials document. The TRINKtime specials program, with its 2026 issues on wine, beer, alcohol-free, coffee and co., cocktails, and spirits, shows the editorial calendar's monothematic structure.

Coverage and Content

The monothematic structure gives each issue its deep dive: one beverage segment per issue, from the wine special's January publication through the alcohol-free special's March issue, the cocktails special's May issue, the beer special's July issue, the coffee and co. special's September issue, to the spirits special's November issue. The advertising deadlines, from early January to early November, structure the beverage industry's annual marketing calendar.

The segment journalism covers the beverage industry's full range: the wine's trends and strategies, the beer's craft and tradition, the spirits' premiumization, the cocktails' creativity, the coffee's bar culture, and the alcohol-free segment's boom. The product news and market trend sections keep the readers current on the new products across all segments.

The interview journalism brings the industry's personalities to the pages: the selfies with the interview partners that the social media channels share, the star chef interviews on bar food that the Cocktail Essentials book carries, and the manager conversations that the trade magazine format supports. The Marburger Esszimmer features, with the alcohol-free pairing and the special experience, show the gastronomy-beverage interface that the magazine covers.

TrinkTime covers the beverage industry's full segment spectrum: cocktails, wine, water, soft drinks, beer, and spirits, with each issue's monothematic focus giving one segment the deep treatment. The 2026 specials program shows the editorial calendar: the wine special with advertising deadline January 7 and publication January 27, the beer special with deadline July 3 and publication July 29, the alcohol-free special with deadline February 9 and publication March 2, the coffee and co. special with deadline August 26 and publication September 15, the cocktails special with deadline April 22 and publication May 18, and the spirits special with deadline November 6 and publication November 30.

The alcohol-free coverage reflects the industry's growth segment: the news and products around the alcohol-free, the market and trend product news, and the non-alcoholic pairing features such as the Marburger Esszimmer's alcohol-free accompaniment. The cocktail journalism extends to the book program: the Cocktail Essentials interactive specialist book for modern bar culture, with its recipe ideas, spirit and cocktail category expert portraits, and star chef interviews on bar food.

Organization and Ownership

TrinkTime is published by BL Medien, the Munich specialist publisher. The media data's contact section names the sales team with Basak Aktas responsible for distribution. Current editorial team and ownership details beyond BL Medien are not publicly confirmed in the sources reviewed; the media data's Vertrieb contacts are the publishing operation's public face.

Digital Presence

Trinktime.de is the magazine's digital home, with the online magazine readable on the website, the Lesen Sie die TRINKtime online invitation, and the social media channels on Facebook and Instagram. The blgastro.de portal extends the brand's digital cocktail journalism with the trinktime features like the Cocktail Essentials book presentation.

Dedicated apps or podcasts for the TrinkTime brand are not detailed in the sources reviewed; the brand's digital presence rests on its website, the online magazine, and the Facebook and Instagram channels.