The Mackenstedter Distillery produces Mackenstedter Korn

Korn (liquor)

Korn is a German colorless spirit that is usually made from fermented rye but may also be made from corn, barley, or wheat. Korn differs from vodka in that it is less rigorously filtered, which leaves more of the cereal taste in the finished spirit.Korn is the cheapest kind of spirit available in...

 in the village of Gross Mackenstedt near
Bremen

Bremen

The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...

, Germany

Germany

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. It also produces flavored vodka

Vodka infusion

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History of the firm

As early as 1667, the Mackenstedter family obtained permission (Kruggerechtigkeit) from the local customs authorities in Gross Mackenstedt to distill and sell Korn

Korn

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in their own establishment.

The Mackenstedter Distillery was officially established in the year 1750. The family business is now in its ninth generation.