We do not buy grain or neutral alcohol from third party industrial producers. Our Korn tastes of Korn and every fruit liqueur tastes fully of fruit such as cherry or blackcurrant. We prefer the guiding principle of »it is better to have % vol. of the best distillate in the bottle« than »to dilute the actual taste with more water«. We use refillable 0.7- and 1.0 l reusable glass bottles and boxes. This is just one of the measures we use to look after the environment. For special occasions we offer you special brandies and, of course, provide specific packaging for gift or speciality bottles. Our house has been open to you and has welcomed many visiting groups for decades. Our »Original Haselünne Korn Academy« wants to inspire you with our motto »Stimulating the senses – enjoying nature – living in harmony«. We meet more and more connoisseurs at regional and national trade fairs and events who tell us: »Once you have tasted Rosche, you always come back!«
If you are interested in finding out more, please call us or write to us. We also thank you in advance for a brief message should you have questions, wishes or suggestions.
History
We live in the oldest and one of the most beautiful towns in the Emsland. Haselünne had its city rights confirmed as far back as 1272 by the bishop of Münster. The town lies in a pretty meadow and river valley and is a former Hanseatic City. The biannual »18th Korn and Hanseatic Market« takes place on the second weekend of September 2016 and bears witness to the old tradition.
The first bearer of our family name Rosche was Henrik Tobias (1714-1786). His name was derived from »Reusch«, changed to »Roesche« and today’s »Rosche«. The family Reusch of Strohe was an old family of knights from Vechta with estates in Lingen and Haselünne. Henrik Tobias probably was a descendant of one of the family branches. As farmer and merchant he continued his parents’ mercantile trade in agricultural goods. His grandson, Henricus Anton, also became a tobacco merchant. In 1865, his son »Jos. Rosche« registered the grain distillery, which had been founded in 1792, commercially under his own name. We are fortunate that, together with our employees, we have been able to continue to run the company and oldest grain distillery in Haselünne as a family owned business up to today.
Milestones
2015 | Climate protection with our new reusable bottle washer /td> |
2014 | New »Drive« in advertising: Football World Championship Final. |
2013 |
New reception hall for visitors – warehouse extension – renovation of the old buildings of 1849, 1913 and 1942 NEW: EU Quality Seal for guaranteed origin |
2012 | Timber framed new build and courtyard renovation – heat recovery |
2010 | ANITA - the new holder of the office of Germany's 1st Korn Queen |
2007 | Susanne Rosche becomes a partner in the company |
2006 | Exit from the Brandy monopoly |
2003 | Building the courtyard roof |
2000 |
ANGELIKA is elected as Germany's 1st Korn Queen Renovation of the mashing and fermentation house |
1999 |
The 1st Rosche Korn Experience Tour Foundation of the Bund deutscher Edelkorn-Brenner (BdEK) – Federation of German fine grain distillers |
1998 | New raw distillery plant and new copper fine-distillation still vessel |
1995 | Rebuild of the old boiler house to become a bottling station with storage cellar |
1994 | Build of grain silo II on open space – consistent introduction of deposit payments for reusable bottles and new reusable boxes |
1992 | 200-year jubilee of the grain distillery |
1991 | Full coverage of demand by growing own wheat |
1986 | Josef Rosche – part of the company since 1983 – becomes a partner in the business |
1975 | Mechthild Schimmöller-Rosche joins the company |
1967 | Modernisation of the distillation plant and the stables for cattle |
1943 | The sons become partners in the company |
1942 | 150- year jubilee |
1917 | The young widow with six sons continues the business |
1903 | For the first time: "Uralter" (vintage) Korn brandy is mentioned in the accounts |
1898 | The windmill burns down |
1792 | The grain distillery is founded |
1703 | Made public: 1703 |