Viere Hänte
The Viere Hänte distillery was officially established in 2020 with the aim of enhancing the ancient wealth of the Lessinia territory, a mountainous area of the Prealps in Veneto inhabited by humans since ancient times. The term "Lessinia" derives from the historical names "Luxino", "Lixino", "Lesinio", "Lissinorum", and "Lissinia", all appellations used with the meaning of "land used and prepared for pastures", a testament to the traditional purpose of the area. The first nucleus of Cimbri, a Germanic population that invaded the territory of the Roman Republic in the 2nd century BC, settled in the area in the 13th century by concession of Bishop Bartolomeo della Scala. The name Viere Hänte comes from the Cimbrian language and means "twenty", understood as a cardinal number, or "four hands". In fact, the Cimbri counted numbers on their fingers up to four and then used their hands. The distillery's logo, which represents two stones placed together, also symbolizes the the number twenty for Cimbrian culture and is also an emblem of solidity.
In the preparation of its gin and amaro, the Venetian producer Viere Hänte primarily uses local botanicals, including the sorbo dell’uccellatore, chestnut, linden, juniper, orange, dandelion, elderberry, cloves, pine buds, hawthorn, basil, mallow, rue, cinchona, rhubarb, artichoke, absinthe, gentian, mandarin, chamomile, and walnut husk. The processing method adopted is artisanal, and the use of sugars, often abused in modern liquor production, is instead well-considered by the distillery, which uses the minimum necessary quantity to create harmony and taste balance in its products. Moreover, for its gin, Viere Hänte uses alcohol obtained from organically grown cereals.
A common characteristic of the spirits from the Viere Hänte distillery is represented by the irresistible balsamic stamp given by the use of botanicals from Lessinia. The goal is simple: to offer a highly territorial gin or amaro, told through curious stories and illustrations on the label. Furthermore, the colors of the glass used for the bottles recall both the shades of Lessinia and those of Italian liquor tradition.
The Viere Hänte distillery was officially established in 2020 with the aim of enhancing the ancient wealth of the Lessinia territory, a mountainous area of the Prealps in Veneto inhabited by humans since ancient times. The term "Lessinia" derives from the historical names "Luxino", "Lixino", "Lesinio", "Lissinorum", and "Lissinia", all appellations used with the meaning of "land used and prepared for pastures", a testament to the traditional purpose of the area. The first nucleus of Cimbri, a Germanic population that invaded the territory of the Roman Republic in the 2nd century BC, settled in the area in the 13th century by concession of Bishop Bartolomeo della Scala. The name Viere Hänte comes from the Cimbrian language and means "twenty", understood as a cardinal number, or "four hands". In fact, the Cimbri counted numbers on their fingers up to four and then used their hands. The distillery's logo, which represents two stones placed together, also symbolizes the the number twenty for Cimbrian culture and is also an emblem of solidity.
In the preparation of its gin and amaro, the Venetian producer Viere Hänte primarily uses local botanicals, including the sorbo dell’uccellatore, chestnut, linden, juniper, orange, dandelion, elderberry, cloves, pine buds, hawthorn, basil, mallow, rue, cinchona, rhubarb, artichoke, absinthe, gentian, mandarin, chamomile, and walnut husk. The processing method adopted is artisanal, and the use of sugars, often abused in modern liquor production, is instead well-considered by the distillery, which uses the minimum necessary quantity to create harmony and taste balance in its products. Moreover, for its gin, Viere Hänte uses alcohol obtained from organically grown cereals.
A common characteristic of the spirits from the Viere Hänte distillery is represented by the irresistible balsamic stamp given by the use of botanicals from Lessinia. The goal is simple: to offer a highly territorial gin or amaro, told through curious stories and illustrations on the label. Furthermore, the colors of the glass used for the bottles recall both the shades of Lessinia and those of Italian liquor tradition.
