For our Number One, Ziegler and our cone pickers have created a true win-win. Yes, you read that right: our wild cherries are gathered in southern Germany by cone pickers. They need the fruit’s pits to secure their future – and we distill the sweet flesh, letting it mature for five years into the finest wild cherry brandy.

With us, the good old Williams pear sails close to the wind. Not on its rather short journey to our distillery, but in the still. True to the motto “living on the edge”, it only develops its typical, much-loved aroma at the very end of distillation. To make this process perfect, we have spent decades refining and fine-tuning it.

Don't let the name fool you: the plums that were transformed into this golden liquid were anything but old. The name actually comes from aging in wooden casks. Our brandy rests for up to five years in casks made of chestnut and oak. The resulting flavor is reminiscent of oranges, chestnuts and cinnamon.

It is affectionately called “Himbi”, and when we say “wild” raspberry spirit here, we mean “growing wild” rather than picked in the forest. This is not the raspberry counterpart of wild strawberries that we turn into spirit at our distillery. Our wild raspberries grow freely and abundantly around Hungary’s Lake Balaton, where they are picked by hand.

Close your eyes and picture roasted hazelnuts, and you'll know exactly what our spirit does once it has conquered your palate. It's more dessert than digestif, so it's especially delightful after a meal. Chocolate, vanilla and nutty indulgence have been set flowing, with our key ingredient coming from the mecca of hazelnuts, Piedmont in Italy.

The wilder the meadows, the better the brandy. Freudenberger Wildwiesen Cuvée is the child of a project close to our hearts. Together with cone pickers and fruit growers, we are reviving fallow meadows while nurturing almost forgotten varieties such as Elstar and Gute Luise. Not only does it taste outstanding – five euros from every bottle also go directly to the Ziegler Wildwiesen Fund.