Berentzen Apfelkorn

Berentzen Apfelkorn is a nice, light apple flavour liqueur from Germany. It is not too sweet and, chilled, makes a great aperitif. It is also lighter in alcohol level than most liqueurs at 19%, which makes it more like schnapps than liqueur.

They also make a pear version that I have tried which is just okay. The pear flavour is very subtle, but not nearly up to the quality of a Poire Williams, such as that made by G.E. Massenez—one of the best. 

This is also a brand of liqueur/schnapps that looks like it has been around for long time but was only created in the 1970s.

"Apfelkorn, invented by Hans Berentzen and Friedrich Berentzen, is technically considered a Schnapps, but is very naturally sweet, and has about half the alcohol."¹

Here is a lineup of Berentzen schnapps - wild fruit, peach, cherry, apple, pear, plum & mint.

How cool is this! A belt (called a "party belt") that holds 24 Berentzen mini bottles.

1. Northampton Wine & Dine