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Jim Beam Distillery – Bourbon straight on

Knob Creek is named after a rivulet in Kentucky, the home of President Abraham Lincoln. His steadfast attitude seems to serve as an example for this straightforward bourbon. The square ‘chemist’s bottle’ suits these traditional values perfectly, as does the striking label which is reminiscent of the old tradition of wrapping bottles in newspaper. To this day, a mixture of experience and craftsmanship is the recipe for success for the bourbon from Knob Creek.

The bourbon was at the peak of its success in 1919, when the nationwide prohibition of the sale, manufacture and transport of alcohol began – lasting until 1933. Following this, a new start was impossible for many distilleries; others couldn’t finance the customary long maturing process of the bourbon. This situation motivated Booker Noe to revive the traditional bourbon style from the time before the prohibition: rich in aroma, with discreet sweetness due to year-long maturation in strongly ‘toasted’ wooden barrels from American white oak. In 1950, he joined the family business – his mother was the daughter of Jim Beam, which meant bourbon was already in his blood – and completed his training as Master Distiller. With the small series of premium bourbon he launched, the term ‘batch’ (small) was established and revolutionised the industry. His son, Fred Noe, continues with this clear strategy: “I learnt the business from scratch, listened to my father and learnt on the job. I know what it means to make perfect bourbon. Each bottle is a reflection of my family.” Since 1992, the Knob Creek brand has represented these values with the perfect combination of tradition and top quality.

A golden trio was successful at the World Spirits Award: Knob Creek Rye Whiskey Small Batch, Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon and Knob Creek Straight Bourbon.

Nordic Gin House: Unique Nordic gins for the growing global market

With more than 37 years of experience in wine and spirits production, Jakob Vallentin has excellent product and market knowledge and a comprehensive network of significant entrepreneurs at his disposal. In 2017, he founded Nordic Gin House with the high aspiration of creating the most popular Nordic gin concept in the world. With his record of successes in the implementation of activities that generate income and volume, he is responsible for the company’s strategic development. The branded products can be found in more than 30 markets today.

Nordic Gin House is a cooperation of the best local distilleries with the most renowned sommeliers, master distillers and mixologists – with different backgrounds, but all with the same ambition: to get the very best out of Nordic distilling traditions. Showing due respect for their gin heritage, every Nordic Gin House product conveys its uniqueness, relating to its origin by using regional raw materials and processing them with the aim of achieving the highest, purest quality.

Since København Klassisk Gin and København Klassisk Lounge Gin received awards in every competition in which they participated, it’s time to build on these successes with new gin creations: as a perfect choice for enjoyment – neat, on the rocks, with tonic water or in a cocktail.

København Navy Strength Gins belong to the category of ‘strong gins’, because in contrast to ‘normal gins’ they need to have a minimum alcohol strength of 57%. They are a homage to the old seafarer tradition in a modern version.

The bottle is inspired by traditional chemist’s bottles, a high-class, unmistakable look which captures Denmark’s simplicity and minimalist design heritage.

At the World Spirits Award, there was gold for København Klassisk Navy Strength Gin.

Leibwächter: Herbal bitters with 58 herbs

Leibwächter is a traditional product made in Austria. The highest quality herbs from all around the world are cold-macerated with precision and the essences from them are processed to a unique elixir with over 145 years of experience of the Mozart Distillery in Salzburg. Leibwächter contains macerates of medically valued herbs such as mallow, wormwood, lesser centaury, sloe, angelica, rosemary and many others.

In this process, the ingredients are covered in alcohol, macerated for two weeks and then distilled in a vacuum distillation process. In this way, high quality is guaranteed. Leibwächter is mostly sold in 0.04 litre bottles at supermarket checkouts and, on average, more than ten million bottles are sold per year.

At the World Spirits Award, there was gold for Leibwächter.