The Wälder-Gin is a high-proof journey through the centuries of the Black Forest.
The Black Forest has enchanted people since early times.
The settlement of the Black Forest began many centuries ago and extended over a long period of time. However, the exact history of settlement is not fully documented, but according to recent scientific findings, it goes back to prehistory and early history.
In a document book of the monastery of St. Gallen, the Black Forest is mentioned for the first time in 868 as saltu Svarzwald. The first settlements are known towards the end of the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, the settlement of the Black Forest increased steadily. From then on, people lived in larger settlements and developed their own local economy with mining, lumbering and the trade of regional products. This led to economic upswing and population growth.
The Black Forest people depended on living in the mountains and the forest. They developed special skills, especially in the timber industry. The Black Forest's abundance of timber formed the basis for other industries that have largely disappeared today. Charcoal burners built their charcoal kilns in the forests and produced charcoal, which was further processed in glass production, among other things. The Black Forest provided raw materials and energy for the production of forest glass.
The nature of the Black Forest has always shaped the culture and life of the people. The forest was part of their everyday life and identity. Traditions and customs arose to celebrate the connection with the environment.
Outsiders liked to call the settlers of the Black Forest "forests".
The "forests" have shaped the landscape for centuries and given the Black Forest with its picturesque valleys and rolling hills its heart.
Our gin is dedicated to the "forests". For the Black Forest people not only know how to turn cherries into high-proof pleasure, but also how to transform seeds, herbs and spices found in the Black Forest into a fine distillate.
Photo: Schwarzwahldhaus; public domain, unknown author, United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division digital ID ppmsca.00288
