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Destillerie

Company:
Compañia Pisquera de Chile
Address:
Calle Av. Vitacura 2670, Comuna de Las Condes
Place:
7550098 Santiago
Country:
Chile
Products:
  • Pisco
CCU: Pisco from Chile

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) is a company with a wide reach, that is primarily active in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Colombia. Since its foundation in 1902, CCU has developed into an important player in the drinks world, especially in the categories of soft drinks, beer, wine, cocktails and spirits. The latter are distributed through Compañía Pisquera de Chile (CPCH). CPCH was formed in March 2005 from the merging of CCU and Cooperativa Agricola Control Pisquero Elqui Y Limari (CONTROL). This new company combines the strength and comprehensive knowledge of Pisco Control and is reinforced further by the CCU distribution and brand development capacity. CPCH boasts an impressive portfolio with various brand products, such as Pisco Mistral, Tres Erres, Control C, Campanario, Gin Kantal and others. The company is present in more than 15 countries worldwide, although the focus is on the USA, Chile, Germany and Argentina.

The production of piscos and other distillates is concentrated primarily on five valleys spanning two regions: the Copiapó and Huasco Valleys in the Atacama region, and the Elqui, Limari and Choapa Valleys in the Coquimbo region. These areas are characterised by a semi-arid climate with nine to ten dry months, plenty of sunshine and high summer temperatures. Together with the clear sky and the large temperature difference between day and night, this contributes to grape maturity with a high sugar content.

Gin Kantal won silver at the World Spirits Award.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Silver 88Gin Kantal2021Details

Destillerie

Company:
Chateau Steinle Manufaktur
Address:
Am Hügel 5
Place:
89233 Neu-Ulm
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Gin
Château Steinle Manufaktur: Globally recognised gin from what’s probably the smallest distillery in the world

Frank Steinle is an economist and marketing specialist – and a great lover of handmade products, good food, good wines and the best gin. In 2013, the idea was born for his first products. His philosophy is clear: excellent products cannot be created on an industrial scale. They can only develop based on a foundation of high-quality ingredients, when you know where they come from, and how they are produced and processed. Craft distilleries are the future: Quality before quantity!

Everything is manual work here: grinding the botanicals, distilling over real fire, filling, labelling, and numbering the bottles. “We only use high-quality alcohol based on wine and we don’t use any additives. The gins contain 100% of the essential oils of the botanicals.”

HERRLICH GIN is a straight London Dry Gin with 28 botanicals, BAYERISCH GIN is a hearty Bavarian Dry Gin with a hop and malt flavour and 32 botanicals, refined with some stone pine wood, PINKCAT GIN is a tart, fresh and fruity Old Tom Gin with 29 botanicals and the original ULMER GIN (a registered trademark) is a fine London Dry Gin with 20 botanicals. This year, the company is participating with its second commissioned work: HONIG GIN is a London Dry Gin with 10 organic botanicals. The organic honey is handmade in Ulm by the company Bienesto. HERRLICH BLUE MAGIC Dry Gin is also presented with 29 organic botanicals. It is refined with spices and transforms from royal blue to violet with tonic water.

At the World Spirits Award, there was gold for BAYERISCH GIN and HONIG GIN, and silver for HERRLICH GIN BLUE MAGIC, ULMER GIN, HERRLICH GIN and PINKCAT GIN.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 92.3BAYRISCH GIN2022Details
Gold 92HONIG GIN2022Details
Silver 89ULMER GIN2022Details
Silver 87HERRLICH GIN BLUE MAGIC2022Details
Silver 86PINKCAT GIN2022Details
Silver 83HERRLICH GIN2022Details

Handel

Company:
J.A.Gilka KG
Address:
Hubert-Underberg-Allee 1
Place:
47493 Rheinberg
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
  • Destillerie
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Silver 88Gilka Bio2012Details

Handel

Company:
Wind GmbH
Address:
Schwechatzeile 23
Place:
2514 Traiskirchen
Country:
Austria
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
Rhumerie de Chamarel - Rhumerie de Chamarel – A newcomer with vision

This high-quality rum from the island of Mauritius is produced in line with ecological guidelines. The products are distributed in Austria by the company Wind GmbH, based in Traiskirchen (www.wind-plast.at).

The road leads through extensive pineapple plantations and fields of sugar cane up to the distillery at an altitude of 300 m in the South-West of the island. Designed by a renowned architect, the building is elegant and authentic and a fine example of modern construction with its natural materials such as wood, stone and water. The comprehensive concept also incorporates the L’Alchimiste restaurant where up to 80 guests can savour the sophisticated regional cuisine. At the “Sugar Cane Spirit” boutique, various types of rum are on offer (White Rum, Le Coeur de Chauffe (fine brandy), Rum Paille (stored in wooden casks), Rum Arrange (flavoured with fruits and spices) as well as an exclusive clothing range, hand-made products and a small jewellery collection.

The location and climate of the fertile valley promote the growth and quality of the sugarcane. The sugarcane is harvested by hand in the early hours of the morning and processed at the mill within four hours. The fields are not normally burnt, as is usually the case, to make harvesting easier. Even when distilling at the highest modern levels of technology, nothing is wasted: the bagasse – the fibrous remnants of the sugar production process – is burnt to obtain energy. The chimney contains the very latest smoke filters and the ash is used to fertilise the fields.

The company yet again impressed at the World-Spirits Award, with one gold and four silvers.

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