Osttirol “Pregler”

Fruit brandy from local apples and pears

Osttirol is rich in culinary highlights. It also offers plenty of tasty spirituous beverages. "Pregler" is the protected name for the Osttirol fruit brandy, which is distilled from local apples and pears. It is the epitome of rural, traditionally produced schnapps and an old Osttirol specialty. As the folk saying goes:

 

"Pregler gives you strength and zest for life, protects you from evil spirits and boredom, promotes digestion, the feeling of being alive and so many other things."

 

In order to create true top distillates it takes more than just the purest ingredients. A good sense of smell, a well-trained palate and years of experience are properties of the Osttirol schnapps distillers, who have been honoured over the years by winning awards for their fine spirits. The spectrum of products ranges from single-origin, clear fruit brandies to liqueurs to steeped spirits.

Osttirol Schnapps Route

On the traces of culinary traditions

Embark on the Tyrolean Schnapps Route on a culinary journey to discover the variety of Tyrolean fruit brandies. Here you will learn more about the long tradition and the art of distilling schnapps, which is constantly refined and reinterpreted.

 

Distilling - a long tradition

On the Osttirol Schnapps Route, the distillers will show you how to process fruit to fine spirits. In the course of such tours you will learn how the special clarity, fruitiness and purity of the local brandies is achieved. Against payment of small fee, you will be able to taste the high quality of the brandies.

Edelbrennerei (Distillery) Fam. Obkircher commonly called Binter

Agricultural economist Elke Obkircher has taken over her ancestors’ orchard: At an altitude of 1,200 meters, around 60 cherry and rowan trees as well as apple and pear trees flourish.

Kuenz Naturbrennerei

Agricultural economist Elke Obkircher has taken over her ancestors’ orchard: At an altitude of 1,200 meters, around 60 cherry and rowan trees as well as apple and pear trees flourish.

Friedrich Webhofer

Friedrich Webhofer and his wife mainly grow apples and pears in their orchards - they harvest about 75 tons of fruit on an area of about three hectares.

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