"Test question: I would not have known the answer recently. I can now provide information. Schlepzig is a village with just over 600 inhabitants and is located in the Unterspreewald directly on the Spree north of the city of Lübben. Or a little more generous, about 60 kilometers south of Berlin. Known, at least in the Land of Brandenburg, the place was known at the latest in 1999 when the award was awarded to Schönstes Dorf Brandenburg. Landflucht is a popular word when the population decline is described in rural areas. Also Schlepzig cannot escape this trend and for decades he has lost his inhabitants, the average age of the remaining inhabitants is increasing. The history of the Spreewood distillers shows that not all young people are in the loose reputation of the nearby big and capital. In 2003 a schnapps distillery was opened, which makes it the oldest whisky distillery in Brandenburg and at the same time the first rye whisky distillery in Germany. In 2016, the distillers took over. Behind this name are three men who still have many years of work to retire. Two were acting as Bartender and in other functions for the beverage industry, the third in the Federal Government invented a very established bitter drink and was co-founder of a Vermouth company. As Sprewood Distillers they met in Schlepzig the desire for their own distillery. The main products of small production are STORK CLUB Whisky,Butterbird Rum and a small selection of liqueurs and spirits. The latest product is the Humboldt Gin. On the occasion of the 250. Humbold Jubilee in 2019 developed the recipe for this drink with the help of the Botanical Garden! Seven of the so-called botanicals discovered in a total of 20 years and collected Humboldt on his expeditions. In order to avoid irritation, the extracts presently present in the gin are of course up-to-date and do not come from the Humboldt Collection Box of 1799 1804: In the complex of the distillery, in addition to a small shop there is also a café, here Fairtrade coffee, organic dairy products and ice cream, sausage and cakes are offered by local companies such as milk, meat processing and bakery. And of course the in-house spirits. Even though I wasn't there when an online shop is being run, I could order and enjoy the excellent Humboldt Gin. With almost 23 euros for the 0.7 liter bottle on today's buoyant gin market almost a bargain . Opening times are still to be noted, which will be closed from November to March Monday to Wednesday, on the other days from 10 am to 5 pm. In the summer half of April to October there are no closing times, and daily it is open from 10 am to 5 pm."
