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Another of my locals when in Austria! This is my neighbour who, in my opinion, makes the best schnapps I have tasted so far! Andreas (Andy) Tscholl has also expanded to produce gin and his clear London Gin won silver in the London Spirits Competition 2023. 

For the London Spirits Competition 2024, his Alte Birner Schnapps won Gold and the overall Fruit Spirits of the Year 2024. His Zwetschke Schnapps and his Saffron Infused Gin won Silver.

He is based in Thueringen, in the valley of Walgau, Vorarlberg, Austria.



(image on the left is Andy with the Mayor of Thueringen (Bürgermeister), Harald Witwer )

As an artisan schnapps and gin producer, this is Andy's "serious" hobby. He makes enough to supply local restaurants and shops and what he makes depends on the what he gets in the season.

His base alcohol for his schnapps is made from the local pear which he brews to about 90% alcohol before diluting it down to about 40% with regional water that he gets from a well in the Montafon valley. He tries to keep his ingredients local, so most of his schnapps ingredients are biodynamically and locally source.

Some flavours include:

Zitronen Birnen (local pear variety)
Honig Williams (using local village produced honey infused into Willimas pear base)
Enzian (gentian root) so this in particular is medicinal
Boskoop (apple) and brewed in the manner of a whisky, in barrels.
Zwetschke (plum)
Williams (classic williams pear)

But there are many many more, so your only option is to give Andy a call for a tasting session!

For his gin, he has four types but basically based on his base gin which he has named 548 Gin. The number 548 comes from the altitude he is based, 548m above sea level.

So he has plain gin, locally sourced saffron infused gin, butterfly pea (clitorea ternatea) flower infused gin, and hibiscus infused gin to date.

Unfortunately the butterfly pea flower is not listed as an approved ingredient in Austria that can be used so Andy now concentrates on the other three types of gin.

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What I find about Andy's schnapps is that it doesn't have that kick back grimace when you drink it. Instead you find it smooth and you can appreciate the flavours that have been infused or distilled into it. His latest offering, Zwetschke, is actually quite a complex and mature schnapps. He definitely gets better and better with his creations.

His current 'baby' is his gin which he continually improves on. Not only does he consider the flavour, but also the experience of drinking, the feel good factor both in taste and appearance.

Currently with four different types of gin, I look forward to seeing what will be his next creations!

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London Spirits Competition 2024 Silver

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London Spirits Competition 2024 Silver

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London Spirits Competition Gold 2024 and Fruit Spirts of the Year

ADDRESS



AT Walguer Edelbrand - Andreas Tscholl
Gerbeweg 30
6712 Thueringen
Austria



Open

Monday – Sunday: 9am - 5pm
Please call for inquiries.

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