Dreiling Aqua Vitae Premium Aquavit
Mühlen, Niedersachsen, Germany
- ABV
- 38.3%
- Base spirit
- Wheat, Rye, Other
- Color
- Gold
- Style
- Barrel-Aged Aquavit
- Maturation
- At least 8 years in New oak cask
Dreiling Aqua Vitae is a German premium aquavit built on a distinctive concept: it is produced from three different grain spirits – wheat, rye, and spelt – whose name (“Dreiling”) references this trio. The grain distillates used in the blend are aged for over eight years in oak casks, contributing softness, fullness, and mild spice.
The aquavit follows the traditional Nordic profile with caraway, anis, clove, and dill, but its formula is expanded significantly by a larger botanical set. Extracts of coriander, ginger, lemongrass, fennel, orris root, chamomile, and mace create a layered and highly aromatic profile that goes well beyond the classical aquavit flavor structure.
The spirit is bottled at 38.3% vol, shows a dark, oak-driven color, and is commonly described as mild, aromatic, and unusually complex for this category. Dreiling can be consumed chilled, but it is also suited to slow, room-temperature tasting due to the depth imparted by long cask maturation.
The Dreiling bottlings are marketed as premium, limited-scale aquavits for the German market.
About the producer
Kreuzritter GmbH & Co. KG
Mühlen, Niedersachsen, Germany
Kreuzritter GmbH & Co. KG is a German spirits company based in Mühlen in Lower Saxony, in the Oldenburger Münsterland region. The company was founded in 2004 by three specialists from different fields – a physician, a nutrition scientist and a spirits expert – who combined their knowledge to develop distinctive spirits based on natural ingredients and elaborate recipes.
The company built its range around individually branded products rather than using “Kreuzritter” as the name of every spirit. Its portfolio has included herbal and fruit liqueurs, gin, Korn and aquavit, with products such as Kreuzritter Elixirum Digestivum, Herzdame, Goldengel and Dreiling Aqua Vitae. Contemporary company listings place Kreuzritter GmbH & Co. KG at Am Hövel 12 in 49439 Mühlen.
A recurring feature of Kreuzritter’s products is the use of complex botanical formulations and traditionally styled base spirits. The company has emphasized high-quality raw materials and, in several products, the avoidance of artificial flavours, colours and preservatives. Dreiling Aqua Vitae, for example, is based on three grain distillates – wheat, rye and spelt – and is matured in oak before being flavoured with caraway, anise, dill, cloves and additional botanical extracts.
Kreuzritter has therefore developed as a small German specialty-spirit producer with a focus on distinctive recipes, botanical ingredients and individually positioned brands, rather than as a conventional broad-volume distillery.