Black Forest Distillers (Monkey 47)

In 2006, Alexander Stein, scion of the traditional Jacobi brandy dynasty and former manager at Nokia, was told of the exsitence of the extraordinary gin recipe from the Black Forest. Stein quickly fell for the legend of the young Royal Air Force officer with his varied and multifaceted biography. He was excited by the idea of producing a Black Forest gin based on regional ingredients and set about bringing the monkey back to life. At the end of 2008, Stein left the telecommunications group and returned to his home of Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany. Here he founded Black Forest Distillers GmbH. The choice of the Black Forest was a deliberate one, because in addition to its natural landscape and innovative inhabitants, it is also home to Black Forest Distillers essential ingredients: natural spring water and particularly aromatic berry and fruit varieties. Either by chance or aided by a twist of fate, Stein made the acquaintance of Christoph Keller, a highly acclaimed distiller. Eve...