Nordbrand Nordhausen – where the best spirits come from
Nordbrand Nordhausen – where the best spirits come from. Nordhausen am Harz, not far from the Kyffhäuser hills in Thuringia, has been famous for its skilful and passionate distillation of corn for centuries now - and far beyond Germany, too.
It is therefore not surprising that Nordhausen is also home to one of the largest and most modern and important producers of spirits in Germany: Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH, which has cultivated the art of distilling corn for more than 70 years now.
Again and again, the experienced master distillers at Nordbrand Nordhausen – one of the most important pillars of Germany’s "House of Wine and Spirits", Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH – will compose modern and fresh innovations.
Our production segments
1
Corn distillery
2
Counterflow distillation
fine corn distillate, neutral alcohol, technical alcohols
3
Production of spirits
corn schnapps, liqueurs, spirits of all kinds
4
Bottling
5
Service
QM, laboratory etc.
Nordbrand figures
In terms of quantity, Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH is Germany’s largest producer of spirits, with the following 2023 results for the spirits produced in Nordhausen:
- Market share: 8.3% (source: IRI, LEH Total ex. Aldi)
- Staff: 171, ten of whom are apprentices
- Technical investments (financial year 2024): Euro 1.8 million
More than 70 years of tradition
1948
Establishment
VEB Nordbrand Nordhausen
1990
Exit
from “Kombinat Spirituosen, Wein und Sekt” GmbH founded
1991
Take-over
of Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH by Eckes AG. Eckes thus also took over Echter Nordhäuser sales.
2007
Take-over
of Eckes Spirituosen & Wein GmbH and thus Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH by Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH, Freyburg
The brands Echter Nordhäuser, Chantré, Mariacron, Eckes Edelkirsch, Zinn 40 sales operations were centred at the Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien sales organisation in Eltville, Germany, while production of the brands took place at Nordhausen
2013
Integration
of the Echter Nordhäuser brand in the Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH sales and marketing segment
2015
Integration
of Chantré, Mariacron, Eckes Edelkirsch, Zinn 40 in the Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH sales and marketing segment
2015
Take-over
of the brands Fläminger Jagd and Asmussen by Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH
2019
Aquisition
of the “Berliner Bärensiegel GmbH” and “Wurzelpeter Berlin” by Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH