Hans Reisetbauer is a distiller, fruit-grower, farmer, forester, machine-builder and traveller. And this is the story of his brandies:
1990
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Hans Reisetbauer plants an apple orchard of 1.5 hectares at Kirchdorfergut. He makes some 50 litres of schnapps a year for his private use.
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1991
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On the south-facing slope below his farm, Reisetbauer plants a row plus ten 10 Williams pear-trees.
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1994
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In the spring, Reisetbauer visits the Vinova Trade Fair in Vienna and becomes acquainted with distillates made by Karl Hubert Gasser of the Quinta Essentia Group. Reisetbauer has an idea.
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1994
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On 16 September, Christian Carl of Göppingen, Germany, builds a still at Kirchdorfergut on plans by Hans Reisetbauer.
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1995
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Hans Reisetbauer’s Williams Brandy and Dried Pear Brandy are chosen as “Schnapps of the Year” at the Destillata specialist trade fair.
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1998
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The Reisetbauer distillery is named company of the year.
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2001
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Hans Reisetbauer becomes a member of the Quinta Essentia Group.
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2003
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For the second time, Hans Reisetbauer is named Master Distiller of 2004 by the Austrian gourmet guide A la Carte.
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2006
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For the third time, Hans Reisetbauer is named Master Distiller of 2007 by the Austrian gourmet guide A la Carte.
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2006
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Hans Reisetbauer is awarded the “Trophée Gourmet A la Carte” in the category “Gourmandise”.
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2006
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Hans Reisetbauer and Markus Schenkenfelder market the first Austrian gin: BLUE GIN (www.bluegin.cc).
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2007
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For the fourth time, Hans Reisetbauer is named Master Distiller of 2008 by the Austrian gourmet guide A la Carte.
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2007
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Hans Reisetbauer plants his first rowanberry orchard in Upper Austria’s Mühlviertel district.
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2008
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Hans Reisetbauer markets his first 12-year-old single malt whisky.
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2008
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For the fifth time, Hans Reisetbauer is named Master Distiller of 2009 by the Austrian gourmet guide A la Carte.
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2009
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Hans Reisetbauer’s brandies are available in 21 varieties and various special bottlings in 16 countries of the world.
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