Gerhard Otto Plage Spirituosenfabrik

Gerhard Otto Plage Spirituosenfabrik operated a spirits business in Sarstedt, Lower Saxony. Historical directory material lists the company in Sarstedt as a spirits manufacturer, while later commercial directories describe the business as Spirituosenfabrik, Weinkellerei und Weinimport, indicating activities in spirits production, wine storage and wine importing.

The company became particularly associated with novelty-labelled spirits and liqueurs. Contemporary press from 1989 identifies Gerhard Otto Plage explicitly as a Spirituosenfabrikant in Sarstedt and reports strong demand for products such as Busengrapscher, alongside other humorously named miniature spirits.

The business was still active in the early 1990s. In 1991, German press again referred to Gerhard Otto Plage as a spirits producer in connection with the use of two of his products, Busengrapscher and Schlüpferstürmer, in a film.

Gerhard Otto Plage’s range also included other novelty spirits and liqueurs such as Feige Lümmel, Wilde Pflaume, Freche Früchtchen and Sackhüpfer. A later historical account notes that the company has since closed.