No 255 Reichenau snake cucumber

Cucumber or gherkin? That was the question here! If we are faced with such a question, then we tackle it properly. Of course, it was obvious to produce our gherkin spirit with the famous gherkins from the nearby Spreewald. But our blind tastings as part of our systematic product development ultimately gave the cucumber the preference in terms of smell and taste. And when it comes to cucumbers, then from the place where they thrive best in Germany and have a long tradition, from the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance, of course in organic quality. From a botanical point of view, the cucumber is a fruit (“tank berry”), but in terms of aroma it is handled like a vegetable, as it is not served with dessert but with a hearty main course, e.g. as a salad. For this reason, it is also assigned to the crop group of fruit vegetables. The aldehydes (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal and (E)-2-nonenal are responsible for the typical cucumber aroma. They provide the foundation for this truly refreshing spirit, which lets you smell the summer freshness at any time of the year and can be enjoyed pure or used for cooking or mixing. Incidentally, the bitter substances sometimes found in cucumbers are mainly triterpene glycosides, so-called cucurbitacins. But don't worry: since these bitter substances are not volatile, they cannot be contained in our spirit.