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Handel

Company:
Bimmerle KG Private Distillery
Address:
Önsbacherstraße 40
Place:
77855 Achern
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
  • Destillerie
Bimmerle: Know-how meets regionality and trend awareness

At the production site in the Black Forest town of Sasbach, which was opened in 2015, this family business sets innovative standards in technology, sustainability and environmental protection. For the last five decades, Bimmerle has strived for the highest quality, with focussed know-how, modern high-tech and the traditional art of distilling. This is the first distillery in Germany where all the heating requirements and power generation are covered by the burning of fruit stones combined with woodchips from the region.

In Germany and on the European market, Bimmerle is a leader in the fruit brandies sector with the Lörch brand. In order to make the ‘playground’ more interesting, the brand identity was modernised in 2024 and will be extended in 2025 by a fruit brandy range matured in wooden casks. Needle Black Forest Gin is among the top 5 most widely sold gins in Germany. The portfolio has been expanded since 2018 with WOOD STORK Spiced Rum and the EVERMANN Black Forest whiskies Theo & Wilhelm introduced in 2022. The Black Forest distillery has enriched the liqueur and aperitif market with as many as five exciting creations under the DON PASQUALE brand.

The World Class Distillery 2025 & Distillery of the Year 2025 – Bronze (Bitters & Liqueurs) received Gold for Don Pasquale Limoncello Liqueur, Zünftler Waldhimbeergeist (wild raspberry spirit), Wood Stork Spiced Rum, Lörch Waldhimbeergeist (wild raspberry spirit), Lörch Vanillekipferl Sahnelikör (vanilla cream liqueur), Needle Gin Green, Don Pasquale Aperitif Bitter Liqueur, Don Pasquale Espresso Martini Liqueur, Don Pasquale Hazelnut Liqueur and Lörch Linzertorte Sahnelikör (Linzer tart cream liqueur). Silver was awarded to Kronenhof Alter Williams Christ Birnenbrand (pear brandy), Lörch Alte Williams Christ Birne (pear brandy), Zinselhof Alter Williams Christ Birnenbrand (pear brandy), Lörch Altes Schwarzwälder Zwetschgenwasser (damson spirit), Needle Blackforest Distilled Dry Gin, Needle Gin Rosé, Don Pasquale Pistachio Cream Liqueur, Lörch Bratapfel Sahnelikör (baked apple cream liqueur), Zünftler Alte Williams Christ Birne (pear brandy), Lörch Williams Spirituose im Holzfass gelagert (pear spirit aged in a wooden cask) and Lörch Marille Spirituose im Holzfass gelagert (apricot spirit aged in a wooden cask), and Bronze to Lörch Obst Spirituose im Holzfass gelagert (fruit spirit aged in a wooden cask).
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 95Don Pasquale Aperitif Bitter Likör2025Details
Gold 94Wood Stork Spiced Rum2025Details
Gold 94Lörch Linzertorte Sahnelikör2025Details
Gold 92.7Don Pasquale Espresso Martini Likör2025Details
Gold 92.3Zünftler Waldhimbeergeist2025Details
Gold 92.3Needle Gin Green2025Details
Gold 92Don Pasquale Limoncello Likör2025Details
Gold 92Don Pasquale Haselnuss Likör2025Details
Gold 90Lörch Waldhimbeergeist2025Details
Gold 90Lörch Vanillekipferl Sahnelikör2025Details
Silver 89Needle Blackforest Distilled Dry Gin2025Details
Silver 88Don Pasquale Pistazien Sahnelikör2025Details
Silver 87Zinselhof Alter Williams Christ Birnenbrand2025Details
Silver 87Zünftler Alte Williams Christ Birne2025Details
Silver 85Lörich Bratapfel Sahnelikör2025Details
Silver 84Lörch Williams Spirituose im Holzfass gelagert2025Details
Silver 83Kronenhof Alter Williams Christ Birnenbrand2025Details
Silver 83Lörch Altes Schwarzwälder Zwetschgenwasser2025Details
Silver 83Needle Gin Rosé2025Details
Silver 82Lörch Alte Williams Christ Birne2025Details
Silver 81Lörch Marille Spirituose im Holzfass gelagert2025Details
Bronze 79Lörch Obst Spirituose im Holzfass gelagert2025Details

Handel

Company:
Franz von Durst
Address:
Schedlerstraße 1
Place:
6900 Bregenz
Country:
Austria
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
Limomacher: Regionally produced – socially labelled

Limomacher is a young Bregenz enterprise, according to their own definition “excellent in graphics, design, customer service, lemonade production, social involvement and coffee drinking”. However, a look at the brief biographies of the four-person team reveals quite a bit about their wide-ranging qualifications. All lemonades are produced regionally in Vorarlberg according to their own recipes. Short pathways right up until labelling – also labels for private customers and companies on request – reinforce sustainability, along with filling exclusively in glass bottles. The labelling, as well as the whole warehousing, are handled by Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg, a support organisation for people with disabilities. This is an indication that social thinking has been of great importance from the beginning.

At the beginning of 2018, the ‘Franz von Durst’ brand started in Spar shops, followed by the start-up shelf at Metro. The company developed a gin along with a tonic water for this purpose, as the first manufacturer in retailing that offers both as a one-stop shop. The gin that is also regionally produced goes perfectly with the tonic water and its animating and aromatic concept offers an exceptionally fruity drinking experience. Aside from the juniper base, five further botanicals play a role: angelica root provides a slight tanginess and supports the homogenous taste; orange peel is characterised by a range of aromatic substances and a fine hint of citrus; liquorice provides a complex sweetness with a slightly earthy note; elderberry has an intensive and refreshing taste; and hops gives it a special something.

“We are delighted that the Vorarlberg locals have received our gin so well and that we can expand step by step also into other provinces,” say the two young entrepreneurs.

At the World Spirits Award, gold was achieved by Franz von Durst Gin, and silver by Franz von Durst Dry Gin Wild.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 91Franz von Durst - Gin2021Details
Silver 89Franz von Durst - Dry Gin Wild2021Details

Destillerie

Company:
Edelbrände D. Ostermann
Address:
J.-E.-von-Seidel-Straße 23
Place:
92237 Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Liköre
  • Obst-Geiste & Spirituosen
Edelbrände Ostermann: Old recipes and new creations

Dietmar Ostermann grew up with fruits and the aroma of fine distillates. He has always been interested in distillation. His father’s experience and the skills he learnt at the University of Hohenheim have helped him to implement his ideas, yet he is convinced that the art of distillation can only be learnt through first-hand experience. The senses cannot be taught which path to choose, they need to learn to work it out on their own.

From the outside, the distillery in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in Upper Palatinate doesn’t look like a place where fine distillates are created. The passion for distillation began a long time ago, with great-grandfather Peter in the 1920s. Father Franz ignited the spark in his son Dietmar to carry on the tradition, which was taken on with a modern licensed distillery in 2018. The repertoire has been continued and expanded with his own creations. The bases are either fruit distillates such as damson, Williams pear, raspberry, sloe or blackcurrant, or liqueurs with fruits or herbs. A London Dry Gin with botanicals from the Jura Mountains is one of a number of innovations. This father-son project took shape while another herbal liqueur was in the making. “It’s a lot of fun to develop something new and to experience the explosion of aromas in the distillery when they are set free during maceration and distillation.”

Their own beverage speciality market supports the success of regional direct marketing, and their online shop is also an important factor in helping to make the brand of OSTERMANN Edelbrände better known.

At the World Spirits Award, there was silver for Blackcurrant Spirit, Wild Raspberry Spirit, Hazelnut Liqueur and Damson Brandy Liqueur.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Silver 87Zwetsch Brandy Likör2020Details
Silver 87Haselnusslikör2020Details
Silver 86Waldhimbeergeist2020Details
Silver 85Johannisbeeregeist aus schwarzer Johannisbeere2020Details

Destillerie

Company:
Fünfundsechzig07 Spirits GbR
Address:
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 36
Place:
55218 Ingelheim am Rhein
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Gin
Fünfundsechzig07: Five men – one mission

In summer 2018, a decision was made by Christian Dautermann, Heinz Dengel, Thorsten Winternheimer and Jörg and Joachim Schweizer: Ingelheim needed a gin, and one with depth. Edgy, strong and distinctive. No sooner said than done: the result is a local version of the cult spirit, with the noteworthy name Fünfundsechzig07. Every true Ingelheim local knows that is the old postcode of the Rhine-Hessian town – and at the same time a liquid declaration of love to their hometown.

19 botanicals in the Ingelheim Dry Gin provide a true taste explosion. Lemongrass, cardamom, orange blossom and bitter orange make it a distinctive counterpart to the predominantly sweetish range of gins. “Fünfundsechzig07 is simply different: edgy, deep and full of character – just as a product from our hometown should taste,” Thorsten Winternheimer states. The expertise was provided by Heinz Dengel, in whose distillery, in existence since 1882, the gin was produced. A labour of love, as he explains: “It was our first gin, but thanks to plenty of experience no problem. On the contrary, we are happy to be able to try out something new.” Christian Dautermann, who presented the gin at his wine tasting days, is also impressed. The gin is also well-received among wine drinkers. “We met with great interest and the feedback was very positive. This motivates us, of course,” the vintner is delighted to report.

At the World Spirits Award, gold was awarded to Fünfundsechzig07 Ingelheim Dry Gin.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 94Fünfundsechzig07 Ingelheim Dry Gin2021Details

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