Fine Spirits from Riegersburg

What's in the glass was on the tree before, and nowhere else. No sugar, no flavoring, no added alcohol.

41 products
41 products

Williams Pear Brandy

Regular price From €10,90
From €10,90
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Unit price €127,14/L

Alte Zwetschke Plum Brandy

Regular price From €10,90
From €10,90
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Unit price €127,14/L

Apricot Brandy

Regular price From €11,90
From €11,90
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Unit price €154,00/L

Raspberry Brandy

Regular price From €19,90
From €19,90
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Unit price €314,29/L

Edelbitter Walnut Bitter

Regular price From €8,00
From €8,00
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Unit price €74,00/L

Saubirne Pear Brandy

Regular price From €10,90
From €10,90
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Unit price €136,86/L

Hirschbirne Pear Brandy

Regular price From €8,00
From €8,00
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Unit price €78,57/L

Maschansker Apple Brandy

Regular price From €8,00
From €8,00
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Unit price €78,57/L

Quince Brandy

Regular price From €11,90
From €11,90
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Unit price €162,57/L

Herzkirsche Cherry Brandy

Regular price From €10,90
From €10,90
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Unit price €127,14/L

Kriecherl Wild Plum Brandy

Regular price From €10,90
From €10,90
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Unit price €127,14/L

Rowanberry Brandy

Regular price From €18,50
From €18,50
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Unit price €285,43/L

Gesslberger Cuvée

Regular price From €26,90
From €26,90
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Unit price €76,86/L

Blackberry Brandy

Regular price From €102,90
From €102,90
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Unit price €294,00/L

Peach Brandy

Regular price From €44,50
From €44,50
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Unit price €127,14/L

Elderberry Brandy

Regular price From €79,90
From €79,90
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Unit price €228,29/L

Organic Muskateller Pomace Brandy

Regular price From €32,90
From €32,90
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Unit price €94,00/L

Alter Apfel Apple Brandy

Regular price From €8,50
From €8,50
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Unit price €99,71/L

Alte Marille Apricot Brandy

Regular price €58,50
€58,50
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Unit price €167,14/L

Alte Williams Pear Brandy

Regular price €54,90
€54,90
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Unit price €156,86/L

Alte Herzkirsche Cherry Brandy

Regular price €54,90
€54,90
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Unit price €156,86/L

Alte Zwetschke Cask Strength

Regular price €62,90
€62,90
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Unit price €179,71/L

Alter Apfel Cask Strength

Regular price €47,90
€47,90
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Unit price €136,86/L

Alter Pfirsich Cask Strength

Regular price €64,90
€64,90
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Unit price €185,43/L

Rowanberry Bitter

Regular price From €25,90
From €25,90
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Unit price €74,00/L

Apricot Liqueur

Regular price From €8,00
From €8,00
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Unit price €74,00/L

Blackcurrant Liqueur

Regular price €25,90
€25,90
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Unit price €74,00/L

Sour Cherry Liqueur

Regular price €25,90
€25,90
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Unit price €74,00/L

Vermouth Alfred, Dry

Regular price €24,00
€24,00
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Unit price €32,00/L

Alfred Vermouth, Semi-Dry

Regular price €24,00
€24,00
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Unit price €32,00/L

Wermut Alfred Rosso

Regular price €24,00
€24,00
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Unit price €32,00/L

XA Williams Pear Brandy - 2003

Regular price €159,90
€159,90
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Unit price €228,43/L

XA Rowanberry Brandy - 2000

Regular price €530,00
€530,00
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Unit price €757,14/L

XA Alter Apfel Apple Brandy - 1995

Regular price €299,00
€299,00
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Unit price €427,14/L

XA Gravensteiner Apple Brandy - 1999

Regular price €89,90
€89,90
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Unit price €128,43/L

XA Alte Zwetschke Plum Brandy 1999

Regular price €350,00
€350,00
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Unit price €500,00/L

Set "Berry Duo"

Regular price €217,60
€217,60
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Set "Pear Duo"

Regular price €67,20
€67,20
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Set Marille & Glass

Regular price €77,50
€77,50
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Organic Chocolate Spirit

Regular price From €19,90
From €19,90
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Unit price €199,00/L

Organic Chocolate Liqueur

Regular price From €14,50
From €14,50
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Unit price €145,00/L

What makes a fine fruit brandy is decided long before the still. And once more after.

Verkostung bei Gölles: Stielgläser mit klaren und bernsteinfarbenen Flüssigkeiten auf Holzbrettern.

One hundred percent, not thirty

Thirty percent fruit is enough for a schnapps, ten percent for a spirit, with the rest being ethyl alcohol. For a fine spirit, it is one hundred percent. This sounds like a formality, but it is a fundamental decision. Alois Gölles therefore co-founded the association Quinta Essentia, which stipulates exactly this.

The fruit, the fruit, and again the fruit

That is the third of the ten rules followed during distillation in Riegersburg. The first requires fruit so clean that you would be happy to eat it yourself. The fourth states: nothing for a long time, only then considerations regarding processing. Eighteen kilos of perry pears yield one liter of brandy.

It is double-distilled.

First the rough distillation for three to four hours, then the fine distillation for four to six. The foreshots and feints are separated; only the heart is stored. In the glass demijohn, the spirit remains clear; in the oak barrel, it turns brown. No sweetening, no rounding off, no flavoring.

That's how we drink it

Not too cold, 15 to 20 degrees, in a tall, tulip-shaped glass. Ice robs the nose of the aromas, and those are exactly the point. And a rule that hardly anyone knows: after transport, give a bottle two to three weeks of rest. The spirit settles down, and the aromas come together.

One hundred percent, not thirty

Thirty percent fruit is enough for a schnapps, ten percent for a spirit, with the rest being ethyl alcohol. For a fine spirit, it is one hundred percent. This sounds like a formality, but it is a fundamental decision. Alois Gölles therefore co-founded the association Quinta Essentia, which stipulates exactly this.

The fruit, the fruit, and again the fruit

That is the third of the ten rules followed during distillation in Riegersburg. The first requires fruit so clean that you would be happy to eat it yourself. The fourth states: nothing for a long time, only then considerations regarding processing. Eighteen kilos of perry pears yield one liter of brandy.

It is double-distilled.

First the rough distillation for three to four hours, then the fine distillation for four to six. The foreshots and feints are separated; only the heart is stored. In the glass demijohn, the spirit remains clear; in the oak barrel, it turns brown. No sweetening, no rounding off, no flavoring.
Verkostung bei Gölles: Stielgläser mit klaren und bernsteinfarbenen Flüssigkeiten auf Holzbrettern.

That's how we drink it

Not too cold, 15 to 20 degrees, in a tall, tulip-shaped glass. Ice robs the nose of the aromas, and those are exactly the point. And a rule that hardly anyone knows: after transport, give a bottle two to three weeks of rest. The spirit settles down, and the aromas come together.

Frequently asked questions about our spirits

Ein Edelbrand besteht zu hundert Prozent aus der Frucht. Bei einem Schnaps genügen dreißig Prozent, bei einem Geist zehn, der Rest ist Ethylalkohol. Gölles macht ausschließlich Edelbrände.

Nein. Weder Zucker noch Aromastoffe noch Zusatzstoffe noch fremder Alkohol. Die Süße, die man schmeckt, kommt aus der Frucht.

Der erste Durchgang ergibt den Raubrand, der zweite trennt Vorlauf und Nachlauf sauber ab. Nur das Herzstück mit rund 70 Prozent wird eingelagert.

Die Klaren ein bis zwei Jahre im Glasballon, die Fassgereiften mindestens acht Jahre im Eichenfass. Die XA Raritäten liegen zwei Jahrzehnte und länger.

Das hängt von der Sorte ab. Für einen Liter Saubirnenbrand werden achtzehn Kilo Früchte gebraucht.

Bei 15 bis 20 Grad, also nicht gekühlt. Kälte verschließt die Aromen, und die sind der eigentliche Inhalt.

Ein hohes, tulpenförmiges Glas. Es bündelt den Duft, statt ihn davonziehen zu lassen.

Unbegrenzt, wenn die Flasche stehend, kühl und dunkel gelagert wird. Nach dem Transport lohnen sich zwei bis drei Wochen Ruhe, bevor man öffnet.