Zinna monastery brother

Zinnaer Klosterbruder is a sweet herbal liqueur (semi-bitter with 35 percent alcohol by volume).

It was produced since 1759 by the innkeeper Johann Christian Falckenthal in Luckenwalde , later the distillery CW Falckenthal Söhne . According to tradition, it was based on a recipe given by a monk from the former Zinna monastery in what is now the Teltow-Fläming district in Brandenburg . In the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the company was nationalized as a state-owned company (VEB) fine spirits and spirits based in Luckenwalde. The successor company Falckenthal Spirituosen GmbH , founded by the family, continued production from 1990. Since 1997, the liqueur has been produced in a show still accessible to visitors in the historical facility of the Zinna Monastery by Zinnaer Klosterspirituosen GmbH , which was a subsidiary of the Berentzen Group until the end of May 2010 . The company has been part of Drinks & Food Vertriebs GmbH since June 2010 .

The brand has belonged to the August Ernst distillery in Bad Oldesloe since March 1, 2019.

Building of the former Falckenthal distillery

The former distillery at Trebbiner Str. 15 in Luckenwalde was partially demolished in 2006. The former main building is a listed building.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Company history. In: August Ernst GmbH. Retrieved on April 2, 2020 (de-DE-formal). 
2. ↑ Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg