Haig
The ancestors of Haig came to Scotland in the 12th century. Ancestor Urahn Petrus, who has been a Norman knight, had nothing to do with the production of whisky. His grand child started distilling products. The family went on producing whisky only on the purpose to use it for itself. At the beginning of the 17th century a few descendants of the Haig-Family moved to Throsk close to St. Ninian's in Sterlingshire. There, they built up a farmhouse. Robert Haig liked producing whisky. He studied the most modern methods of distillation while travelling around in Western Europe. He expanded the farm to a producible Whisky-distillery. It did not take long and Haig's Scotch became known and popular in town and country. 1627 is supposed to be the year of foundation of the company Haig. The House claims to be the oldest whisky-distillery in the world. First success and popularise in public were the reasons why the parliament had the idea in 1643 to put a tax on whisky produced in Scotland. The tax was supposed to supply the war. At the beginning the tax officers were relatively modest. But soon they found out how much Scotch was consumed everywhere and therefore they rose the tax fee. The Scots felt hurt in their personal right of freedom and business. The time of smuggling and moonlight distilleries started in the Highland. The Haig-Family did neither care about the tax nor about the smugglers. The Family expanded its company according to aim reaching plans. Already in 1699, Robert Haig produced 128 gallons of Scotch in the months of May to July. The business went well and the owners could raise the sale each year. In 1831, Aeneas Coffey invented a better distilling plant. Now it was possible to produce whisky in bigger amounts and relatively simple. Finally, the Scotch became very famous in the second third of the 19th century. Until that time only straight whisky had been produced, which had a flavour that English people did not really like. But there was a new idea of blending the strict malt whisky with simple types liked by the English. And blender like John Haig (1802 - 1878) produced a whisky, which became world famous. John belonged to the most famous personalities of the Haig-Family. At the age of 20, he had started to work in the Cameron Bridge Distillery, which belonged to the Haigs. (Still today it belongs to the biggest and most important distilleries of John Haig & Co. Ltd). One year before his death, John Haig & Co produced 1,25 million gallons of whisky. Around 1877, the blending business was moved from Cameron Bridge to Markinch, where the company is still situated today. In those days John Haig also founded the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) together with five other distilleries. Out of the relatively small society, the biggest merger of Scottish distillers and blenders developed in only a few years. At the end of the 19th century, John Haig already produced and sold the today's known and offered products: Glenleven, Gold Label and Dimple. The famous "pinched" bottle of the Dimple was firstly used by Haig around 1900. Just a few years later the Scottish-American company Haig&Haig, being independent from John Haig & Co, took over the bottle-shape for its 'Five Star Whisky'. It became one of the most popular kinds of whisky in the US. In 1925, the House Haig&Haig was taken over by John Haig & Co. The "pinched" bottle of Haig was so popular that many other producers tried to copy it until in 1927, when the House of Lords in Scotland declared the right on this bottle design belonged only to Haig. In 1958, it was also registered in the Us patent office. Standard products like Gold Label Blended Scotch Whisky (40 %), De-Luxe-Quality Dimple Blended Scotch 12 Year Old (40 %) and Glenleven Malt Whisky 12 Year Old (43 %) are exported to Germany by Haig.Hansen
Wine-trader Hans Hansen founded a small spirituous liquors company in Flensburg in January 1869, not realising that his company will become one of the most important Rum trading companies in only a hundred years. After the death of Hansen (1892), the company was sold to the traders August Green and Christian Lorenzen, living in Flensburg. Under their management the company rose quickly. In 1909, August Green became the only owner of the company. His dream was to make "Hansen-Rum" famous in Schleswig Holstein. World War I stopped his dream of expanding. After the war ended, August Green Junior entered the Family company. When his father died in 1921, he took over the management of the company. He expanded the production, new products were produced. The company moved into bigger rooms. In only four decades August Green Junior made the products of the House the most famous on the market. After World War II a new start had to be set. August's son, Fritz, entered the management of the company, in 1952. In 1962, a new building at the border of the town became the new home. In 1965, two fatal things happened for the company. Fritz Green, at the age of only 38 years, and his father August Green died in a small time difference of a few weeks. Kurz Green, the younger brother of Fritz became the only personally liable sharer of the company. The following years, he expanded the company to what it is like today. In 1968, Hansen took over the old spirituous liquors company J.C. Smith in Flensburg. One year later an own subsidiary company was opened on the Caribbean Island Aruba, to secure the delivery of high percentage rum. In 1971, Hansen took over the company A.E. Colding in Flensburg. 1974 was an important year as well. The two most traditional families Green and Dethleffsen in Flensburg merged their Rum-Houses, which had been working against each other until that day. So, the Houses Hansen/ Smith/ Colding and Balle/ Nissen became one company named H. Hansen jr. The Old Hansen Blue - Authentic West-Indian Rum (40 %); The Old Hansen Green - Jamaica Rum Blend (40 %); The Old Hansen Red - Authentic West-Indian Rum (54 %); The Old Hansen Arrak Batavia-Arrak Blend (40 %); The Old Hansen - Original West-Indian Rum (73 %); Ron White Cat - Authentic Caribbean White Rum (38 %); Old Smith - Jamaica Rum Blend (38 %); Old Smith - Rum Blend (54 %); Old Rum Smith - Authentic Overseas Rum (54 %); Original "Flensburg's Lightfire" - semi bitter, herbal liqueur (32 %); Colding "No 96" - Jamaica Rum Blend (38 %); Aniversario - Authentic Old Rum from Venezuela (40 %); (see Aniversario). Products of the Houses Balle/ Nissen.Hard Liquors
This is the name of unsweeted spirituous liquors, like Cognac, Rum, Gin, Whisky.Harveys
In 1981, John Harvey Bristol Dry - Medium Dry Sherry; Bristol Fino - Extra Dry Sherry; Club Amontillado - Medium Dry Sherry and Lucleon Dry Fino - Very Dry Sherry.Haut-Armagnac
Mostly a sign on Armagnac bottles telling something about the origin of the Armagnac region.Hawthorn
Belongs to the category of rowanberry.Hazelnutpulp
It is made of fine chopped roasted or not roasted hazelnut seeds, often used to mix cremy after-dinner-cocktails and Fancy drinks.Henkell
Originally the Henkell-Family comes from Mark Brandenburg. Around 1600, one member of the Family emigrated to Kassel. There he married, his descendants lived in Kassel as needle-smiths. About seven generations later Adam Henkell was born. He also wanted to go somewhere else. He went through France learning a lot before he founded his own wine-shop in Mainz in 1832, at the age of 31. He knew how to produce sparkling wine out from normal wine, he liked the sparkling type of wine. The competition in the wine trade was hard those days and even German cellars had started to produce sparkling wine. "Nevertheless", it is said in the chronicle of the company, "Adam Henkell decided to go on producing sparkling wine. The risk of the technical fermentation was taken by the wages-production in neighbouring cellars at the beginning. But since 1856, Henkell bottled about 12,000 bottles itself, referring to the books of the company. Adam Henkell died in 1866 leaving a House of respectable reputation to his son Rudolf. The company was one of the biggest wine-exporting companies those days; but the sparkling wine production was not that big at all. Only Otto Henkell was able to get sparkling wine to be talked about by introducing "Henkell Dry" in 1894. The sales prove it: it rose from 80,000 bottles (in 1892) to 3.5 million (in15 years time). All 50 cellars around Mainz have not been enough to produce economically in 1907. It was decided to built new cellars in Wiesbaden-Biebrich. The architect was Paul Bonatz. Under his leadership an astonishing, impressive, clear structured building was built from 1907 to 1909. The huge entrance hall with an openly stairs, pillars, gallery and stucco is still today the representative area of meetings of the House Henkell. The two World Wars influenced the development of the House in a serious way. The production was restricted and sometimes even stopped. The contract of Versailles at the end of World War I caused the dispossession of the cellars of the company which were situated in Champagne. Inflation and the economic crisis were reasons of further loss. In 1945, at the age of 22, Otto Henkell had to take over the management of the suffering company. It was a big responsibility, that was put on him being the great grand child of the founder of the company. Parts of the producing rooms were destroyed, the businesslike initiative was restricted by the trustees, who reduced the production to a minimum and who also took the stocks; which are very important for a wine cellar. Only through hard work it survived the years until the currency reform - but it did not change much the next four years until 1952, in comparison to other economic branches. Especially because each bottle of sparkling wine had a sparkling wine tax fee of three German Marks, which caused the rise of the price of sparkling wine. Therefore it became so expensive that 99 % of Germans could not afford to buy it. Otto Henkell, despite all the problems, tried to produce new things. He remembered a non-active Henkell subsidiary company called Nicolaus Ruttgers. The name comes from an authorised signatory, who had worked for the vinter's business, since it started in Mainz. In this company Otto Henkell started to produce a new sparkling wine, the "Ruttgers Club", which is one of the biggest sparkling wine products in the world by now. In 1952, the sparkling wine tax fee was reduced to one German Mark. The economic miracle caused a consumer's boom, especially in the area of luxury food and drinks. The second important part Otto Henkell took care of, was the export of Henkell Dry. It was successful too. Nearly each second bottle of German sparkling wine consumed outside of Germany, comes from Henkell. The sparkling wine vinter's business Henkell Henkell Dry for Diabetics, Red Sparkling Wine Cardinal and Adam Extra Dry, named after Adam Henkell, the founder of the company. Furthermore: Carsten's SC Special Cuvée Vintage Sparkling Wine; Ruttger's Club; Ruttger's Club Rosé and Ruttger's Club Red Sparkling Wine.Henriot
Das Champagner-Haus Henriot. 1808 in Reims gegründet, besitzt über 100 Hektar Weinberge in der Champagne. An der Côte des Blancs verfügt Henriot über mehr als 50 Hektar Reben, dazu kommt ausgedehnter Weinbergbesitz im Vallée de la Marne und in der Montagne de Reims. Für eine Champagner-Firma von der Größe des Hauses Henriot ist ein so umfangreicher Weinbergbesitz heute eine Seltenheit. Im Durchschnitt liegt der Henriot-Besitz bei einer Klassifizierung von 94 Prozent, er ist zu 55 Prozent mit Chardonnay- und zu 45 Prozent mit Pinot-Noir-Reben bepflanzt. Henriots bis zu 30 Meter tiefe Reife- und Lagerkeller liegen unter dem südlichen Stadtgebiet von Reims; sie haben eine Fläche von vier Hektar. Die in Deutschland angebotenen Champagner-Marken des Hauses Henriot: Brut, Blanc de Blancs Cremant Brut, Blanc de Blancs Brut Rosé Noire, Brut Souverain Jahrgang, Brut Rosé Jahrgang, Le Premier Brut Jahrgang und Réserve Baron Philippe de Rothschild Brut Jahrgang. Bei der Zusammenstellung der Cuvée für diese Qualität wirken Weinfachleute vom Château Mouton-Rothschild mit. Vom Maison Henrit ist außerdem ein ausgezeichneter Marc de Champagne - Très Vieux erhältlich.Henriques & Henriques
Die 1850 in Funchal/Madeira gegründete Firma Henriques & Henriques ist heute eine der wenigen unabhänigen Wein-Firmen auf der Insel. Mit dem Monte Seco wird ein feiner, trockener, etwas leichterer Madeira-Typ nach Deutschland exportiert, der sich ausgezeichnet als Aperitif eignet.Highland Nectar
Der Highland Nectar ist ein zwölf Jahre alter De Luxe Blended Scotch Whisky. Er sit die Nobelmarke der Destillerie, die King George IV. herstellt. Alkohol: 43 ProzentHighland Park
Highland Park ist ein 12 Jahre alter Malt Whisky aus der nördlichsten Scotch-Destillerie. Sie liegt auf den Orkney-Inseln und wurde 1798 gegründet. Seit über 180 Jahren stellt sie einen hochwertigen Malt Whisky her. Der Highland Park Malt Scotch Whisky wird destilliert und abgefüllt von James Grant and Co. (Highland Park Distillery) Ltd. Alkohol: 43 ProzentHighland Queen
Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde die Glenmorangie Malt Distillery von den Herren MacDonald und Muir of Leith übernommen. Kurz vorher (1893) war mit der Herstellung von Highland Queen Blended Whisky begonnen worden. Bis heute werden für diesen Blend Malt Whiskys von Glenmorangie verwendet. Außer Highland Queen - Fine Old Scotch Whisky (40 Prozent) wird noch ein Highland Queen - Grand Reserve 15 Years Old (40 Prozent) angeboten. Er zeichnet sich aus durch seinen überdurchschnittlich hohen Malt-Whisky-Anteil und die lange Lagerung.Himbeergeist
Neben dem Kirschwasser ist der Himbeergeist der bekannteste deutsche Obstbranntwein. Er wird nicht, wie sonst bei den "Wassern" üblich, aus vergorener Maische, sondern durch Destillation unvergorener, mit Alkohol angesetzter Früchte gewonnen. Dabei wird nicht der Zucker, der ja nur in geringen Mengen vorhanden ist, ausgenutzt, sondern das feine Fruchtaroma der Waldhimbeeren. Außer der Herabsetzung auf Trinkstärke darf nach der Destillation keine Veränderung vorgenommen werden. Neben dem deutschen Himbeergeist ist nur noch der elsässiche Framboise auf dem Markt von Bedeutung. Mindestalkohol: 40 ProzentHine
Das Cognac-Haus Hine hat seinen Namen von Thomas Hine aus Beaminster in England. Hine hatte die Insel verlassen und war nach Frankreich ausgewandert. Er wurde Teilhaber einer 1763 in Jarnac gegründeten Firma, die er wenig später selbständig übernahm. 1817 trug sie seinen Namen, seine Söhne wurden Teilhaber. Bis heute stammen die Inhaber in gerade Linie von Thomas Hine ab. Die hervorragenden Hine-Cognacs gibt es in sechs Qualitäten: Grande Fine Cognac; Fine Champagne Cognac V.S.O.P. und Très Vieille Fine Cognac Antique; die beiden letzten werden in den Hine-typischen Glaskaraffen angeboten. In schlicht-eleganten, glasklaren Flaschen gibt es die drei Marken Très Vieille Grande Champagne Cognac Old Vintage, Triomphe und Family Reserve. Alkohol aller Sorten: 40 ProzentHiram Walker
Zu dem 1858 gegründeten kanadischen Spirituosenkonzern Hiram Walker, er ist der zweitgrößte der Welt, gehören neben vielen anderen Produkten die Weltmarken Canadian Club und Ballantine's. Unter dem Firmennamen Hiram Walker werden zwei Produkte in Deutschland angeboten: der Bourbon Walkers de Luxe und ein Chocolate Mint Luqueur.Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd.
Schottische Gesellschaft, der Hiram Walker CompanyHiram Walker Company
Einer der größten Spirituosenkonzerne der Welt mit Sitz in Kanada; es gehörten ihm folgende Gesellschaften und Destillerien an: James & George Stodart Ltd., George Ballantine & Sons Ltd., Taylor & Ferguson Ltd. Balblair Distillery Ltd., Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd., Ardbeg, Balblair Dumbarton, Glenburgie, Glencadam, Inverleven, Lomond, Miltonduff, Pulteney und Scapa Hiram Walker SpecialHoehl
Die 1868 gegründete Sektkellerei Gebrüder Hoehl in Geisenheim wurde 1917 von der Sektkellerei Matheus Müller/Eltville übernommen. Geschäftssitz und Produktion wurden 1930 nach Eltville verlegt. Die Hoehl-Marken: Diplomat, Burg Eltville und Rot.Hogshead
Englische Bezeichnung für ein Whiskylagerfaß mit einem Fassungsvermögen von 250 bis 295 Litern
