Friesengeist
Friesengeist is a herbal liqueur with 56 percent alcohol by volume, the recipe of which was developed by Johann Eschen, at that time founder and owner of the Hotel Friesenhof in Wiesmoor in East Friesland , in 1957. In 2011 around a million bottles of Friesengeist were sold. The brand rights now belong to the spirits manufacturer Behn .
Name and story
According to Johann Eschen's own statements, an old keg filled with black-distilled schnapps was found in the bog while cutting peat in 1951 . Eschen drank it and was so convinced of the taste that he tried to imitate the recipe. He discovered that the "taste came from the local herbs". In August 1957, after much experimentation, he finally achieved his breakthrough. He initially named the drink after his hotel and served it exclusively in his hotel under the name Geist vom Friesenhof . In 1961 he gave the hotel and the liquor the name Friesengeist , which is still used today, and began promoting the drink at exhibitions. A little later he distributed the drink throughout the Federal Republic, Denmark, Sweden, France, Argentina and the Netherlands.
His descendants sold the trademark rights to the spirits manufacturer Behn in 1999. In Wiesmoor, a museum is now dedicated to the drink, which Karlheinz Eschen, son of Johann Eschen and owner of the hotel since 1984, opened on the 50th anniversary of the invention on November 11, 2011. It was created with the support of the spirits manufacturer Behn.
Toast
Before or during the toast , the toast is like will-o'-the-wisps in the moor, it flickers up, extinguish, drink up, enjoy quietly in the real Frisian way, the Frisians in honor of the Frisian spirit. presented.
composition
The basis of the Friesengeist is a pure, high-percentage grain schnapps. This is mixed with fruits and herbal extracts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Oliver Oelke: A barrel found in the moor. "Friesengeist" only offered in the own restaurant . In: Anzeiger für Harlingerland from November 2, 2011
- ↑ Information according to the Friesengeist. The film ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Alexander Schmolke: Successful crazy idea . In: Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung (AHGZ). Print edition No. 2011/29 from July 16, 2011.
- ↑ Bernd-Volker Brahms: Museum for the "Friesengeist" . In: Ostfriesen-Zeitung of November 3, 2011. Accessed December 12, 2015.
- ^ Christiane Rossner: Islands overrun, the inland unknown. In East Frisia, chiefs wrote history . In: Monuments online. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
