Producer

Woidbrennerei Kerschbaum

  • OwnershipSole Proprietorship, Family Owned Business
  • ScaleMicro (100–1,000 cases/year)
Woidbrennerei Kerschbaum

About the producer

Their story

The Woidbrennerei Kerschbaum, run by Michael Kerschbaum in Schönbrunn am Lusen in the Bavarian Forest, since 2009. From regional raw materials — fully ripe fruit and fresh herbs from the region — they craft popular liqueurs, brandies and fruit spirits by hand, plus Woid Gin and Rosen Gin. 'You can taste the homeland!'

Raw materials
Fully ripe fruit and fresh herbs from the region (Bavarian Forest), harvested and processed by hand. Regionality and handcraft are central.
What makes it distinctive
A family business since 2009 in Schönbrunn am Lusen; a mobile show-distillery at markets; the 'Hoamat Laderl' (farm shop) on site. Many products carry Bavarian Forest dialect names (e.g. Süffige Sophe, Bluadiger Damerl, Hoasse Hilde, Lustigs Dirndl).
Production methods
  • Estate Production
  • Handcrafted
  • Small Batch
  • Traditional Methods

What they make

  • GinsGin: Woid Gin (42%) and Rosen Gin.
  • Fruit BrandyBrandies & fruit spirits: Willi (Williams), Opfe-Brand (apple), Hoiz-Zwetschge, plum brandy, mirabelle brandy, rowanberry, raspberry spirit, Fichtenwipferl (spruce tip), Hollerblüten (elderflower).
  • LiqueursBavarian Forest specialities & liqueurs: Bärwurz, Sonndorfer Blutwurz, Süffige Sophe (30%), Woid Gold apple cream liqueur (30%), walnut liqueur, Mongtratza (lovage & cumin) and more.

Pictures

Where it is made

Raw materials and sourcing

  • Spruce forest under a blue sky in the Bavarian Forest
  • A bottle of gin on a board with limes, elderflowers and ice

Production

  • The copper still of the Woidbrennerei inside the old wooden distillery
  • A small copper still beside a stainless steel tank in the distillery
  • Handwritten distilling notes in a lined notebook
  • The distiller pouring a spirit into a glass at a table

Facility and premises

  • The wooden tasting room of the distillery with a man standing at the bar
  • A wooden market stall with fairy lights and bottles in the forest

Business Details

The producer

Brand Media

Business Details

Legal Name
Woidbrennerei Kerschbaum — Michael Kerschbaum
Trading Name
Woidbrennerei Kerschbaum
Ownership Type
Sole Proprietorship, Family Owned Business

Products

In the range

Gin

Fruit brandy

Liqueurs

Other spirits

Visit & Contact

Find them

Address

Hohenau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Schönbrunn am Lusen 23

94545

Contact

Phone
08558 9738630
Website
https://www.woidbrennerei.de/
Email
servus@woidbrennerei.de

FAQ

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Worth knowing

How are raw materials sourced?

Inspired by its Bavarian Forest home, the Woidbrennerei relies on the flavour of fully ripe fruit and fresh herbs from the region.

What sustainability practices are implemented?

The still is heated with wood from the family's own forests and cooled with spring water from the house well. Fire and water, the two most important elements, are what the distillery counts on for a truly good and sustainable fine brandy.

What are the signature products?

Woid Gin and Süffige Sophe, a fruity, sparkling drink that brings together fine botanicals, stand beside the fruit brandies.
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