Gylden Akvavit
Betzweiler (Loßburg), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- ABV
- 40%
- Base spirit
- Unknown
- Color
- Gold
- Style
- Unaged Aquavit
Gylden Akvavit is a German golden aquavit bottled at 40% vol. in a 700 ml format. The current retail version is described as finely spiced, with a pronounced herbal and caraway character. Its golden colour is produced with caramel colouring, rather than serving as evidence of barrel maturation. The 2023 IWSC entry for Gylden likewise classifies the spirit as unaged / not applicable for ageing.
Gylden achieved its most significant international recognition in 2017, when it was entered by Pabst & Richarz Vertriebs GmbH and received Gold Outstanding together with the IWSC Aquavit Trophy. The judges described a medium-golden aquavit with prominent caraway, alongside floral, green-apple and spicy notes.
The product has remained in circulation well beyond that award-winning release. It received another IWSC Gold in 2023, when the tasting panel again found a strongly caraway-led profile, with additional impressions of mint, dill, lime leaf and warm spices. Those notes document the sensory profile rather than a complete ingredient list, and the full botanical recipe has not been disclosed.
The commercial association of Gylden has changed over time. IWSC documentation identifies Pabst & Richarz Vertriebs GmbH with the product in 2017 and again in one 2018 tasting document, while another 2018 publication lists Engelstad Spirits AS and the 2023 entry is under Uwe Müller GmbH & Co. KG. This suggests that distribution, brand ownership or production arrangements changed between releases, although the precise sequence has not been publicly documented.
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About the producer
Uwe Müller GmbH & Co. KG
Betzweiler (Loßburg), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Uwe Müller GmbH & Co. KG is a German spirits producer and private-label specialist based in Betzweiler, part of Loßburg in Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 1993, the company develops and produces liqueurs and spirits for retail groups and other commercial partners, with a particular specialization in private-label products and portion-sized formats. Its range extends from fruit and herbal liqueurs and Boonekamp to fruit brandies and premixed cocktails.
Product development is carried out in the company’s own laboratory, where new recipes are created and existing formulations are adapted to changing market requirements. Uwe Müller also works on the wider development of private-label products, including packaging, product design and trademark registration. New formulations are regularly tested by independent institutes.
Production in Betzweiler uses filling lines with different levels of automation, allowing the company to handle both smaller production runs and high-volume orders. The facility is certified to the IFS Higher Level standard for beverages. Although small bottles and other portion units remain an important part of the business, the company’s manufacturing and bottling operations cover a substantially broader spirits portfolio.
Uwe Müller is currently registered at Oberwiesachstraße 3, 72290 Loßburg-Betzweiler and is managed by Niklas Müller and Robert Klausmann.