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Alpine Gold 41 % vol

Old Apricot Refined in Wooden Barrel. Fruity and mild Apricot Schnaps.

0,70l - bottle

41,60 £

59,43 £ / 1 l

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Alte Marille - Old Apricot Schnapps 41 % vol

Intensely flavoured and incredibly mild - an incomparable apricot schnapps.

0,50l - bottle 25,90 £ 51,80 £ / 1 l
0,02l - bottle 1,25 £ 62,50 £ / 1 l

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Alte Wald-Himbeere 41 % vol. from Prinz in the 0,5 litre-bottle.

Alte Wald-Himbeere - Old Forest Raspberry Schnapps 41 % vol

The taste of raspberries and the refined oaky note are an unbeatable combination.

0,50l - bottle 26,95 £ 53,90 £ / 1 l
0,02l - bottle 1,25 £ 62,50 £ / 1 l

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Alte Haselnuss 41% from Prinz in the 0,5 litre-bottle.

Alte Haselnuss - Old Hazelnut Schnapps 41 % vol

Select hazelnuts from our in-house roasting facilities ensure the unique taste of this schnapps.

1,00l - bottle 47,20 £ 47,20 £ / 1 l
0,50l - bottle 26,95 £ 53,90 £ / 1 l
0,02l - bottle 1,25 £ 62,50 £ / 1 l

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Alte Haus-Zwetschke from Prinz in the 0,5 litre-bottle.

Alte Haus-Zwetschke - Old House Plum 41 % vol

The aromatic fruity House Plum makes this schnapps a speciality

1,00l - bottle 44,80 £ 44,80 £ / 1 l
0,50l - bottle 25,90 £ 51,80 £ / 1 l
0,02l - bottle 1,25 £ 62,50 £ / 1 l

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Alter Bodensee-Apfel 41% vol in the 0,5 litre-bottle.

Alter Bodensee-Apfel - Old Lake Constance Apple Schnapps 41 % vol

With the typical taste of sun-ripened apples from the Leiblachtal valley.

0,50l - bottle 25,90 £ 51,80 £ / 1 l
0,02l - bottle 1,25 £ 62,50 £ / 1 l

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Alte Kirsche 41% vol from Prinz in the 0,5 litre-bottle.

Alte Kirsche - Old Cherry Schnapps 41 % vol

The incomparable taste of juicy cherries paired with a fine wood barrel note.

1,00l - bottle 49,60 £ 49,60 £ / 1 l
0,50l - bottle 28,35 £ 56,70 £ / 1 l
0,02l - bottle 1,25 £ 62,50 £ / 1 l

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The original from Prinz – The Old Varieties

As with all schnapps from the Prinz Distillery, we use only the best fully ripe fruit for our Old Varieties. Other indispensable ingredients for our wooden barrel specialities are four generations of experience, a passion for fruit, processes developed in-house and modern technology.

The aroma-preserving fruit distillates are allowed to mature twice: first, for up to six years in stoneware and then for up to two years in carefully selected wooden barrels. It sometimes takes eight years before a fruit is bottled as an Old Variety, and you can taste the quality and care in every sip!

The delightful fruity sweetness is provided by dried fruit extracts which are produced by the master distiller using Prinz's special process. Made from the same fruit as the distillates, these extracts are used to refine the barrel-aged distillates into our exceptional Old Varieties.

The time taken to mature gives each variety not only a fine wood barrel note but also a characteristic amber shimmer, making each full bottle a pleasure to look at. You will immediately recognise the Old Varieties: traditional swing-top bottles with amber-coloured joy inside.

Why do Prinz Old Varieties taste so smooth?

With an alcohol content of 41% vol, Old Varieties show the intensive varietal character of the fruits. There are also three special elements that ensure that this schnapps speciality tastes so smooth. First, the distillates are distilled in a particularly gentle vacuum distillation process. Then they are left to mature in special Prinz wooden barrels. At the appropriate time, the master distiller refines them with dried fruit extract, which is what gives this schnapps its subtle, sweet note. This means that the Old Varieties taste much smoother than a traditional fruit spirit.

What is the impact of storage in a wooden barrel?

Storage in wooden barrels changes the flavour and colour of the distillate over time. First of all, the wood removes bitter substances from the distillate: this is the smoothness that you taste with every sip. Furthermore, the alcohol releases tannins and flavours from the wood: this is the wood barrel note that resounds on your palate. In addition, the distillate and the wood react with each other, which changes the visual and taste characteristics of the product. Overall, many factors influence the final result, including the type of wood, the age of the barrel, the size of the barrel, the temperature of storage and the length of storage. We let the Old Varieties mature until they are equally pleasing to the eye, nose and palate.

What kind of wood are Prinz wooden barrels made of?

Prinz barrels come in different types of wood, including acacia, mulberry and cherry – all aged to perfection. We often use oak barrels, also known as barriques, with a capacity of 225 litres. The master distiller needs a lot of experience and intuition to select the right type of wood as the barrel needs to harmonise with the distillate. Only with harmonisation will the schnapps have a wood barrel note that perfectly matches the fruit flavour.