Raw materials
Williams pears
barley (barley malt)
water
other fruits for brandies and liqueurs
Distillery
Distillerie Lantenhammer
Explore the spirits, production style and story of Distillerie Lantenhammer.
Distillerie Lantenhammer is a Bavarian distillery based in Hausham (Bavaria, Germany) known for artisanal products: fruit brandies (notably Williams), liqueurs, gin, vodka, rum and a single malt line marketed as SILD.
German single malt whisky
fruit brandies (Williams)
fruit liqueurs
Bavarian vodka
gin and aperitifs
craft spirits
Producer range
Producer range Distillerie Lantenhammer
Spirit categories
German single malt whisky
fruit brandies (Williams)
fruit liqueurs
Bavarian vodka
gin and aperitifs
craft spirits
Representative products
Williams Liqueur 50cl - Distillerie Lantenhammer
SILD "Crannog" Single Malt German Whisky 70cl (boxed)
SILD "Triple Cask" Bavarian Single Malt Whisky
Casks and ageing vessels
Amontillado (sherry)
Port
wine casks (Burgundy)
acacia casks
chestnut casks
steingut containers (ceramic)
Distillation and production
Distillation and production
Production method
For fruit brandies the house uses manual handling with careful pressing/mixing, controlled fermentation and distillation in small copper stills; many brandies are double distilled and some rarities are finished in traditional containers (e.g. steingut). Whisky production follows single malt practices (malting/fermentation/distillation in copper stills) with subsequent aging in selected casks.
Distillation
Distillation in small copper pot stills for fruit edeldestillate (often double distillation); traditional copper pot still distillation also used for single malt whiskies.
Ageing
Maturation in selected casks for the whiskies (e.g. Amontillado, Port, Burgundy wine casks); some fruit brandies are aged in steingut containers or in casks of particular woods (acacia, chestnut) depending on the expression.
Producer history Distillerie Lantenhammer
The roots of Lantenhammer go back to 1928, when Amalie and Josef Lantenhammer founded a small distillery for edeldestillate in the Hausham/Agatharied area. After the post-war reopening (1948) the company remained family-run and gradually expanded into a modern experiential distillery based in Hausham/Schliersee; in recent years the range has been extended to include whisky, vodka, gin and rum alongside traditional fruit distillates.
Production philosophy
Lantenhammer emphasizes the quality of raw materials (selected fruit), artisanal processing and transparency of the production process. Repeated values across the site include the importance of fruit, controlled fermentation, careful distillation and selective aging.
Territory
Hausham / Schliersee, Bavaria (Germany). Some SILD whisky editions are produced in collaboration with partners linked to the island of Sylt (for example special maturation/finishes for Sylt-related editions).
Awards and recognitions
National recognitions and medals; the house reports various prizes (including mentions such as "Destillateur des Jahres" and gold medals for individual distillates in official communications).
Distillerie Lantenhammer
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