Rostock/Berlin, October 2, 2023 - The love of gin brought together the Berlin schnapps manufacturer Mampe, which has existed since 1831, and the Rostock-based arcona Hotels & Resorts. Especially as the manufactory and the traditional Hotel Elephant in Weimar, an arcona establishment, have an elephant in their logo. And so there is now a special "Sehnsuchts-Gin by arcona", which is served in all arcona hotels.

"I am an avowed gin fan," reveals arcona boss Alexander Winter and is convinced: "The new long drinks will find many fans and are already enriching our bar menus." Mampe Managing Director Tom Hölzner is also delighted: "You can now also taste Arcona, because we have put together botanicals for the new arcona gin that are characteristic of the landscapes of the arcona hotels."

Natural, sustainable and locally produced

It took six months to develop and bottle the "Sehnsuchts-Gin by arcona". It is now available in all twelve arcona hotels, where bar guests can enjoy it neat and in various long drinks. In the hotel stores, the elegant half-liter bottle is available to take away for 38 euros.

Like all products from the Mampe manufactory, arcona gin is made from 100 percent natural ingredients. The basis is a regional wheat distillate of the highest quality, which is sustainably produced and refined by hand with juniper and first-class botanicals such as elderberry, spruce needles and citrus fruits. All recipes and processes are based on 190 years of experience in the production of high-quality spirits, and production takes place in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Bartender Romolus Tica lives by the motto: "Make the schnapps you love, love the schnapps you make."

About arcona Hotels & Resorts

Founded in 2008, arcona Hotels & Resorts, based in Rostock, specializes in the operation and development of first-class leisure and vacation hotels. The twelve arcona hotels are currently located in properties, some of which are listed buildings, at well-known vacation destinations such as Rügen, Sylt and Kitzbühel. The portfolio includes the well-known Hotel Elephant Weimar, the traditional Romantik Hotel auf der Wartburg and the Schloss Teschow golf club.
arcona is pushing ahead with new projects in the Alps and on the German coast. As a licensee of the Barefoot concept developed by Til Schweiger, arcona also operates Barefoot Hotels at established destinations such as Mallorca, and another Barefoot is being planned in Bad Wiessee on Lake Tegernsee. The owners and partners of arcona are Alexander Winter and Treugast founder Prof. Stephan Gerhard. The company is based in the listed Zeeck'sche Villa in Rostock.