Producer

13 Eichen Distillers

  • OwnershipSole Proprietorship, Family Owned Business
  • ScaleMicro (100–1,000 cases/year)
13 Eichen Distillers

About the producer

Their story

Destillerie Rainer Bohn in Eichenkirnberg (Gschwend, Swabian Forest) — 13 Eichen Distillers. A broad range of fine brandies and distillates, spirits, liqueurs and the 3/Zehn gin line, plus whisky, rum and alcohol-free alternatives.

Regional fruit (apples including their own Bohn apple, pears, mirabelles, plums, wild and meadow-orchard fruit) as well as grain/malt for whisky and beer brandies; cask ageing in oak, sherry and whisky casks, among others.
Their own 'Bohn apple' as a single-varietal apple brandy; the Oaky series with sherry/oak cask ageing; a Single Grain whisky with an ex-sherry finish; a porter-beer brandy with months of whisky-cask ageing; an alcohol-free line (Be-Clear) and Mistelhain tonics.
  • Handcrafted
  • Small Batch
  • Traditional Methods

What they make

Business Details

The producer

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Business Details

Legal Name
Destillerie Rainer Bohn
Trading Name
13 Eichen Distillers
Ownership Type
Sole Proprietorship, Family Owned Business

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Address

Germany, Europe

Eichenkirnberg 13

74417

FAQ

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What is the history and founding story?

13 Eichen Distillers is the premium range of Destillerie Rainer Bohn, a family distillery in Eichenkirnberg near Gschwend in the Swabian Forest. After more than sixty years of classic fruit-brandy making, the family created the 13 Eichen range to carry that craft into a new line of brandies, spirits and liqueurs.

How are raw materials sourced?

Apples and pears come from local traditional meadow orchards, the grain from the distillery's own fields, and berries and other fruit from the surrounding region. Every bottle is made from hand-picked local fruit and selected regional raw materials.

What unique production methods are used?

After careful preparation the mash is distilled gently and slowly, so the finest aromas of the fruit are carried into the distillate. Each variety is then matured on its own schedule in selected wooden casks. The distillery recently replaced its still of forty years with a new installation.

What are the signature products?

The classic range runs from Williams-Christ pear, mirabelle and quince to raspberry, sloe and a beer brandy, alongside the distillery's own Bohn apple. Among the liqueurs, Himberry is served long as the Himberry Tonic: one part Himberry, three parts tonic water, ice and a twist of lime.

Can I have my own fruit distilled or my own gin made?

Yes. As a contract distillery, 13 Eichen distils fruit its customers bring in, creates a gin to a customer's own taste, and designs individual labels for the bottles.
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