Connoisseurs and lovers of regional fruit brandies are eagerly awaiting the results of the test before stocking up on the top-class treasures at the stand of the Small Distillers and Fruit Distillers Association of North Württemberg in the foyer of the district hall at the Spätlingsmarkt. Two commissions with a total of five tasters tested the distillates. 75 brandies, spirits, marc brandies, whiskies and gins were submitted this year. Almost half of the specialties submitted were awarded 18 to 20 points, the highest award range. The very best brandy was chosen from the range of brandies with the highest score: a quince brandy from Bietigheim-Bissingen from the Roland Vollmer distillery.
"The care and preservation of the orchards in the district of Ludwigsburg is an important concern for the distilleries and lovers of regional distillates, but also for the district administration. The fruit brandy award is a small contribution to this - a combination of enjoyment and landscape conservation," said District Administrator Allgaier. A new trend is significant. Many of the experienced distillers are trying their hand at new products. This year, for example, 17 gins and whiskies were submitted for the award for the first time. "An impressive result," Allgaier was pleased to say, summing up: "Our distillers, with their extensive experience, are very successfully meeting the needs of younger customers."
Vera Bullinger, the current distillate queen of the Small Distillers and Fruit Distillers Association, advocated the preservation of orchards in her speech at the award ceremony. Above all, she called on her peers to go "orchard swimming".
This year, the 2,500 euro donation from the stand operators was presented to the Invitare Foundation for Mother and Child. Invitare is a charitable foundation and runs emergency shelters for women with children as well as a second-hand store in Ludwigsburg in addition to an advice center in Mörikestraße. The foundation has been in existence since 1998 and supports pregnant girls and women, single fathers and mothers as well as people in crisis and emergency situations. In addition to its advisory services, the foundation offers STEP parenting courses, themed evenings and open meetings for people aged 60 and over, and currently also offers temporary workspaces and rooms for rent.
The following participants received certificates for their distillates at the fruit brandy award ceremony:
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Roland Vollmer - quince brandy, Gewürztraminer marc
Bönnigheim, Heinz Kölle - Williams Christ pear brandy, forest raspberry spirit
Großbottwar, Peter and Sabine Klatt - Gewürztraminer marc brandy
Hessigheim, Wolfgang Faschian - Apple brandy matured in wooden barrels
Horrheim, Werner Renz - Plum brandy, Williams Christ pear brandy
Horrheim, Walter Renz - Löhr plum brandy
Ingersheim, Steffen Seitz - Rheinischer Bohnapfel, plum brandy from the mulberry barrel
Markgröningen, Klaus Dietrich - Quince brandy, forest raspberry spirit
Murr, Gunter Hekel - fruit brandy, quince brandy, grape marc brandy
Murr, Bühler distillery - hazelnut
Pleidesheim, Andreas Stiegler - Williams Christ pear brandy, herb spirit
Steinheim, Daniel Blank - Grape marc brandy, Williams Christ pear brandy
Tamm, Walter Fissler - fruit brandy
Vaihingen Enz, Gerd and Michael Kinzinger - raspberry brandy
The following participants received a certificate for whisky:
Murr, Brennerei Bühler - Friedrich Schiller German Whisky
Sersheim, Tobias and Wolfgang Fessler - Mettermalt American Style Whisky
Sersheim, Tobias and Wolfgang Fessler - Mettermalt Classic Whisky
The following participants received a certificate for gin:
Bönnigheim, Sartorius Edelbrände - Cutters Gin
Murr, Bühler distillery - Marbacher Gin
Sersheim, Tobias and Wolfgang Fessler - alwa Mettermalt Gin
Sersheim, Tobias and Wolfgang Fessler - Mettermalt Hillus Herzdropfa Gin
Sersheim, Tobias and Wolfgang Fessler - Mettermalt Winter Gin
The following participants received a certificate for rum:
Sersheim, Tobias and Wolfgang Fessler - Mettermalt Rum
