Wacholder
Encyclopedia
Wacholder is a German
gin
, distilled
with the juniper
essence already added. The word is German for juniper
. Wacholder is a speciality of the district of Lippe
.
It is strong-flavoured owing to its method of distillation
, and is traditionally served chilled as a neat shot
, with a beer
chaser.
Wacholder is also the name of an East German folk
band (1978–2001) established in Cottbus
as a sextet. For most of its lifespan its core members were Matthias 'Kies' Kiessling (Kießling), Jörg 'Ko' Kokott and Scarlett Seeboldt. They reunited in 2008 for two tours. In her solo career Seeboldt goes under the name Scarlett O'.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
gin
Gin
Gin is a spirit which derives its predominant flavour from juniper berries . Although several different styles of gin have existed since its origins, it is broadly differentiated into two basic legal categories...
, distilled
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
with the juniper
Juniper
Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the...
essence already added. The word is German for juniper
Juniper
Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the...
. Wacholder is a speciality of the district of Lippe
Lippe
Lippe is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe....
.
It is strong-flavoured owing to its method of distillation
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
, and is traditionally served chilled as a neat shot
Shot glass
A shot glass is a small glass designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either drunk straight from the glass or poured into a mixed drink....
, with a beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
chaser.
Wacholder is also the name of an East German folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band (1978–2001) established in Cottbus
Cottbus
Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...
as a sextet. For most of its lifespan its core members were Matthias 'Kies' Kiessling (Kießling), Jörg 'Ko' Kokott and Scarlett Seeboldt. They reunited in 2008 for two tours. In her solo career Seeboldt goes under the name Scarlett O'.