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Handel

Company:
Familie Lücke GmbH & Co. KG
Address:
Heiliggeistplatz 1a
Place:
48431 Rheine
Country:
Germany
Products:
  • Spirituosen Wiederverkauf
Ehrenwert GmbH: One recipe – two families

One recipe – two families. Each family has its own carefully guarded secret recipe, and with the Lücke family this remained in the hands of grandfather Heinz and later his son Dieter for many decades. Long enough, thought sons Thomas and Christian. In any case, it is the ‘Felsenfeuer’ herb liqueur that once made the Lücke Distillery one of the most important in Münsterland. After the war they continued the success story which first began in the 18th century, with this herb liqueur, using the recipe that Heinz Lücke worked out. In the 1950s everyone was talking about it, but in the 1960s the era of the distillery and the herb liqueur ended. But not for good – 60 years later it celebrated its resurrection with the ‘Freudenfeuer’.

Whilst searching for a distillery, Thomas and Christian kept to family tradition, as their grandmother was a Sasse, and the Sasses’ fine distillery in Schöppingen is still well known today. Following a traditional recipe from 1947 the new liqueur is distilled in small batches and is bottled by hand after a ten-day rest period. Ready to enjoy: neat and ice cold like in the time of our grandfathers, or smoother, on ice with lightly pressed orange zest, or as a basis for a long drink with tonic water or ginger ale. To old times and new friends!

At the World Spirits Award, there was gold for Freudenfeuer.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 92.3Freudenfeuer2023Details

Handel

Company:
ALDI Ireland
Address:
Birch House, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Place:
W91 YX71 Naas
Country:
Ireland
Products:
  • Destillerie
Aldi Ireland: Gin and whiskey in retail

Aldi Ireland has several top products in its spirit range: Boyle’s Gin from the Blackwater Distillery and Ardfallen Whiskey from the West Cork Distillery, in addition, Mo Chara Passionfruit & Mango Gin from the Old Carrick Mill.

The Blackwater Distillery has been an Aldi partner since 2016 and developed the private label Boyle’s Gin exclusively for the Irish and British retail market. The product volume of the Blackwater Distillery for Aldi has risen strongly in recent years, whereby 140,800 bottles of the gin series were sold in 2018. The successful gin brand is manufactured in Blackwater Valley, West Waterford, with selected imported ingredients as well as regional apples, blackcurrants and elderflower. CEO Peter Mulryan – former TV producer and author of the book ‘The Whiskeys of Ireland’ – explains, “The partnership with Aldi has helped us to increase turnover enormously, and also to have the security to invest and expand. This includes on-site bottling facilities and a visitor centre.” Ardfallen Whiskey from the West Cork Distillery got its name from the region in County Cork where the malted barley comes from, and is only manufactured in small batches. The business was founded in 2003 by childhood friends who started out with only two small stills they had bought in Switzerland. Now the largest distillery in the country, it currently employs over 80 staff and exports to around 70 countries.

At the World Spirits Award, there was Gold for Ardfallen 10 Year Old Whiskey and Boyle’s Gin, and Silver for Boyle’s Sloe & Damson Gin and Ardfallen Whiskey.
AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 93.3Ardfallen 10 Year Old Whiskey2026Details
Gold 90Boyle’s Gin2026Details
Silver 88Ardfallen Whiskey2026Details
Silver 84Boyle's Sloe & Damson Gin2026Details

Destillerie

Company:
Metaxa S. & E. & A.
Address:
6 A. Metaxa Street
Place:
14564 Kifissia, Athens
Country:
Greece
Products:
  • Liköre
  • Weinbrand
87 WOB-Punkte – Metaxa 7 * 7 - Silver
Metaxa S. & E. & A., GR-14564 Kifissia, Athens,
Fragrance: Intense wine and herb nose, fresh citrus fruit, orange, lime, wine yeast, muscatel perfume, a lot of raisin, dried fruit, honey, discreet herbal mixture, oregano, lovage, camomile. Taste: Rather subtle wine style, a lot of citric freshness, associations of candies, dried apricots, nutty notes, fresh herbs, mint, peppermint, sage, floral accents, strong honey sweetness, medicinal tartness, good length. Volume: 700 ml, Price: Auf Anfrage EUR

88 WOB-Punkte – Metaxa Grand Olympian Reserve 12 - Silver
Metaxa S. & E. & A., GR-14564 Kifissia, Athens,
Fragrance: Present brandy style, ripe aroma image, raisins, figs, dried fruit, grated hazelnuts, vanilla, delicate herbal notes, slightly vegetal touch. Taste: Intensely more vinous, delicate yeasty character, muscatel, raspberry and strawberry mixture, lemon, orange, dried prunes, caramel, pleasant candy sweetness, dried herb spiciness, broad, almost lush, somewhat astringent. Volume: 700 ml, Price: Auf Anfrage EUR



AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Silver 88Metaxa Grand Olympian Reserve2013Details
Silver 87Metaxa 7 *2013Details

Destillerie

Company:
James B. Beam Distilling Co.
Address:
526 Happy Hollow Road
Place:
Clermont, Frankfort 40110
Country:
United States
Products:
  • Whisky USA







AwardsPointsSpiritEventDetail
Gold 92Jim Beam2013Details
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