Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft Westmecklenburg 2020

Getränke | Beverages 47
manufacturers in Dodow moved their marketing
onto a new level to make as many customers as
possible aware of the unique product. They used
the “NaturQuelle” to advertise for the region on a
nationwide basis.
The fact that even good water can be refined is
confirmed by Benjamin Schlüter. The master distiller
at Schwechow fruit distillery uses filtration to
achieve a clear improvement in the quality of their
fruit brandies. “Softened water is better able to
absorb the flavours during the distillation process.”
The aftertaste is softer, which makes the top
quality spirits, brandies and liqueurs even more
enjoyable.
Ob Bier- oder Whiskyherstellung: Auch das Brauhaus Am Lohberg
in Wismar profitiert von bestem Wasser.
Whether they’re making beer or whisky, the brewery Am Lohberg
in Wismar also benefits from top quality water.
Dass selbst gutes Wasser noch veredelt werden
kann, bestätigt Benjamin Schlüter. Der Brennmeister
in der Schwechower Obstbrennerei setzt
auf Filtration, die zu einer deutlichen Qualitäts -
steigerung bei den Obstbränden führt. „Enthärtetes
Wasser nimmt die Aromen aus den Destillaten
besser auf.“ Der Abgang sei weicher, das steigere
den Genuss der hochwertigen Geiste, Brände und
Liköre.
Auch Stefan Beck schwört auf eine herausragende
Wasserqualität. Er führt die 600-jährige Tradition
im Brauhaus am Lohberg in Wismar fort. Nicht nur
neun Biersorten, vor allem die starke „Mumme“
nach Rezepten aus dem Mittelalter, gären in den
Foto: Barbara Arndt
Stefan Beck also swears by outstanding water
quality. He continues the 600 year-old tradition in
the brewery am Lohberg in Wismar. Nine types of
beer and above all, the strong “Mumme” brewed
to recipes from the Middle Ages are produced in
the large brewing kettles. The master brewer sets
new accents based on old recipes with repeatedly
award-winning beer and fruit brandy, gin, aquavit
and schnapps. The same applies to whisky in the
Baltach brand (that’s Gaelic for the Baltic. Thes
Wismarian Single Malt aund Wismarian Peated
Single Malt serve the demands of upmarket
hospitality establishments, the specialist trade and
the company’s own restaurant. “We combine
Nordic joie de vivre and Hanseatic history with our
hand-made connoisseur products. To this end, in
2016 we converted a former bull shed in Dar -
getzow into a spirits factory. The massive building
offers an ideal climate for letting exclusive bever -
ages mature.” Before the whisky ages here for up
to five years in old oak barrels, the company uses
malted barley, water and yeast to make the
fermented wort which is then distilled in the tra -
ditional brewery with its historical atmosphere.
After reaching initial maturity, Stefan Beck finishes
the beverage in old sherry barrels, rounding the
whisky off by en hancing the flavour.