FIRST TRY – WHY?

Louis B. - Barrel Aged Rye Korn - The first spirit from Brügge­mann.

Strength 43 vol.%, matured over 36 months, contains 150 years of exper­i­ence.

More than 150 years ago, our company's founder, Louis Brügge­mann dedic­ated himself to distilling alcohol. He recog­nized the oppor­tunity to process sugar beet residues into ethanol and thereupon founded his distil­lery in Heil­bronn. The company has been passed on to the successor gener­a­tions with a lot of exper­i­ence. Today, Brüggemann­Alcohol is a leading beverage alcohol producer. Beverage alcohol is a partic­u­larly taste­less alcohol which is, with a volume concen­tra­tion of 96 vol.%, the optimal starting point for our customers.

After a sensory review of our Witten­berg Ryefine (beverage alcohol made from single-origin whole grain rye), we came up with the idea "Why not create our own German Korn?". We wanted to create some­thing for ourselves and our friends that would reflect our unique char­ac­ter­istics. It should be strong, confident, regional but also tradi­tional and dynamic.

A simple, clear grain Korn was out of the ques­tion. We were in the mood for some­thing special. A few conver­sa­tions and various storage exper­i­ments later, the idea became more concrete. It should be excel­lent ex-bourbon casks made from Amer­ican white oak.

German Korn is exper­i­en­cing a revival. Crafted Korn matured in barrels is a hot topic among experts.

Thought? Done! After 3 years of storage, the time has come. Our pride and joy, a barrel-aged rye grain with a golden amber colour and matured barrique bouquet. A taste exper­i­ence and a limited edition. Adjusted to 43 vol.% to optim­ally bring out the powerful, complex char­acter and the pleasant aromas.

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Further Stories

Commis­­­sioning of New Biomass Heating Plant at the Heil­bronn Site

With the commis­sioning of its new biomass heating plant in 2023, Brugge­mann will change its energy supply at the Heil­bronn site from fossil to renew­able energy sources. In future, we will use about 15,000 metric tons of biomass per year to cover our heating require­ments.  

With our innov­ative biomass heating plant, we not only focuse on effi­cient energy gener­a­tion, but also create a signi­ficant bond to sustain­ab­ility. The CO2 emis­sions of our products is decreasing consid­er­ably. In turn our customers profit directly, redu­cing their carbon foot­print and bene­fiting by supporting their sustain­ab­ility goals. Brugge­mann creates a future where advanced chem­istry and sustain­able thinking are the essen­tial bond.

Ready, Set, Go: We are ready for 2022!

Chal­len­­ging, volatile and successful - that's how we would describe our Bruegge­­mann year. The 2021 finish line has been reached - we are ready for 2022!

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