Schlitzer Destillerie

Schlitzer Destillerie (Schlitzer Korn & Edelobstbrennerei GmbH)
GmbH
Industry Drink
Founded 1585 (1585)
Founder nobles from Schlitz
Headquarters Schlitzer Destillerie, Schlitz, Hesse, Germany
Key people
 Konrad Schwab
Products Spirits
Owner

Town of Schlitz 90%

Town of Hünfeld 10%
Number of employees
 19
Website www.schlitzer-destillerie.de

The Schlitzer Korn & Edelobstbrennerei GmbH is a liquor manufacturer in Schlitz a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in eastern Hesse, Germany.

The distillery was founded in 1585.Thus, it regarded as the oldest still producing distillery in Germany.[1][2] Until the 20th Century production site was an outbuilding of the Schlitzer brewery before they finally moved into its present location.

The former Count's estate passed in 1969 in connection with the Karlshof as Staatsdomäne in the possession of the land of Hesse. In 2006 the distillery was sold and converted into a limited company (GmbH). Today's owners are the towns Schlitz (90%) and Hünfeld (10%). The total assets for the year 2011 amounted to 1,223,422 euros. In the profit and loss account of the profit is reported at 70360.04 euros.[3]

Overall, the distillery produces 35 different spirits, in addition to the Schlitzer Burgen-Kümmel, liqueurs, fruit liqueurs, cordials, fine fruit brandies and whiskeys are produced and internationally distributed, among other things, under the brands of Feinbitter, Schwarzwilderer, Bruder Bernhard, Rhönwurz and bitters Boonekamp. For this herbs and mostly local fruits such as blackthorn, blueberry, lemon, cassis, Woodruff, raspberry, cherry and orange are used. The products have been awarded by the DLG several times.[4] Since 2008 products are also produced in organic quality and since 2012, the company offers Burgen Vodka.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Unser Oberhessen – Das Kundenmagazin der OVAG-Gruppe. (PDF; 2,0 MB) 85. Jg. ovag Energie AG, 4/2009
  2. ↑ Hochprozentiges aus Hessen – Land verkauft Schnapsgeschäft. Hessischer Rundfunk, 9. Oktober 2006
  3. ↑ Destillerie besteht im Spirituosenmarkt. In: Schlitzer Bote, 25. April 2012
  4. ↑ Thomas Witzel: Bunte Geister. In: Frankfurter Rundschau, 23. April 2012
  5. ↑ http://www.dlg.org/pdb_spirituosen_gold.html
  6. ↑ http://www.interwhisky.com/de/programm/awardverleihung-wgd-2012.html

Coordinates: 50°40′31″N 9°33′26″E / 50.6752°N 9.5573°E / 50.6752; 9.5573

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