Schlitzer Destillerie

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

• Every year DLG Gold awards for many products.^[5]
• In 2013 the 14-year-old Glen Slitisa Single Malt Wheat Whisky was awarded third place at the trade fair InterWhisky in Frankfurt.^[6]

References

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