Sustainable enjoyment - A tree for every barrel - Part 1

Regional forests - Important habitat

Our local forests serve as a foundation for future generations. An intact forest area not only provides habitat for animals and plants but also fulfills many protective functions, such as climate protection by filtering noise and dust and reducing CO2, or soil protection by slowing down erosion.

In the region, we are strongly connected to the surrounding forest areas, as Miltenberg lies at the transition between two large forest areas, the Odenwald and the Spessart.

However, the forest also plays an important role in our whisky maturation. We store the majority of our casks in former NATO bunkers in the middle of the Odenwald. The storage bunkers are completely surrounded by forest and even overgrown. This creates a unique microclimate and provides ideal storage and maturation conditions for our whisky.

Plantman for Future

As part of the "Plantman for Future" initiative, we are committed not only to the preservation but also to the expansion of future-proof forest areas in the region. For every cask, we plant a new tree.

At the beginning of April, owner and founder Andi Thümmler picked up a spade and, in cooperation with the local company Interforst and other entrepreneurs from the region, planted the fresh saplings.

In the selected municipal forest in Großheubach, St. Kilian undertook the planting of 500 Douglas firs and 200 red oaks, thus laying the foundations for future generations. The reforestation – under the guidance of experts from Interforst – makes a significant contribution to promoting biodiversity in local forests.