Steinhäger
The Steinhaeger is with juniper flavored spirit . Characteristic is the elongated bottle made of brown stoneware , which is called the " jar " or colloquially "concrete dump".
Origin and Distribution
The flavored spirit has its name from the East Westphalian municipality of Steinhagen on the southern slope of the Teutoburg Forest . There a total of 20 house distilleries developed there in the second half of the 19th century , producing juniper water and juniper oil. In the 21st century, two distilleries still produce Steinhäger there: the Schwarze-Schlichte company in the former H. C. König distillery and the Zum Fürstenhof Robert H. Günther distillery , which has been a subsidiary of the Kisker company from Hall since 1955 . In all larger German cities, including Berlin , there were sales companies for the aromatic spirit, which was named "Steinhäger-Urquell" in an advertisement and advertised as the "best Steinhäger in the world".
The juniper schnapps from the former König company from Steinhagen was originally called Steinhäger-Urquell. But through the motif with the ham on the jar, the Urquell became known and known as the ham hunter .
According to an EEC guideline , Steinhäger has been operating since 1989 . a. defined by its production in Steinhagen and an alcohol content of at least 38 vol .-% .
A Steinhäger has been produced in Brazil by the Doble W distillery since 1962. According to the manufacturer, the German recipe is followed with the original dosages of cereals, juniper berries, roots, seeds and bark.
Web links
- Philip Reim: Steinhäger - Germany's original juniper distillate . In: Eye for Spirits (online magazine), March 25, 2013.
- Jürgen Obelode: History of the Steinhäger and the various Steinhäger distilleries with literature information
Individual evidence
- ↑ Original Schlichte (clay jug) . On: Schwarze-schlichte.de.
- ↑ Fürstenhöfer Steinhäger 38% vol . On: kisker-brennereien.de.
- ↑ Liquor and liquor store . In: Berliner Adreßbuch , 1915, IV, p. 422.
- ^ Brand expansion ( memento from September 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). On: heydt.de
- ↑ Ordinance on certain alcoholic beverages (Alcohol-Containing Beverage Ordinance - AGeV) of January 29, 1998 . On: gesetze-im-internet.de
- ↑ DOBLE W DESTILARIA ( Memento of the original from July 11, 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. . On: doblew.com.br
