"Echter Nordhäuser" traditional distillery
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Nordhausen in the Harz mountains is the capital of grain distillery. Rye schnapps was produced here as early as 1507. The first purity law for grain was created here in 1789. At its peak, 100 distilleries existed in the city. Echter Nordhäuser keeps this tradition alive in the old Seidel grain distillery, an ensemble built in the Art Nouveau style with brick and ornate wooden beams, with a chimney and an old barrel cellar. Today, the connoisseur's meeting point is one of three of the Rotkäppchen-Mumm Group. 45,000 guests visit the still active distillery, which also features a farm shop, every year. The highlight for all groups is the tasting of in-house premium liqueurs and the barrel-aged Doppelkorn schnapps. The rooms are barrier-free with the exception of the cellar.
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is a parking lot for people with disabilities.
- Almost all rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are accessible without steps/at ground level or via a ramp. Exceptions: The fermentation cellar is only accessible via stairs. However, there is a viewing window from which you can see into the distillery. The barrel cellar and customs cellar are also only accessible via stairs.
- There are no slopes of more than 10%.
- All doors/passages that can be used by guests and are elevated are at least 85 cm wide. Exceptions: In the barrel and customs cellar, the door is 78 cm wide.
- The checkout counter is 90 cm high.
- Exhibits and information are mainly visible from a seated position.
- Seating is available.
- There is a public WC for people with disabilities, which can be accessed from one side (at least 80 cm). There are folding grab rails on the left and right.
- Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users. Advance booking is necessary.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no inductive hearing system available.
- There is a visually clearly perceptible alarm in the courtyard.
- Information about the exhibits/objects is provided in most cases in written form.
- There are no guided tours for people with hearing disabilities and deaf people.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- External paths usually do not have visually contrasting or tactilely detectable walkway boundaries.
- Entrances are visually contrasting.
- Nearly all elevated areas usable by guests are bright and glare-free.
- Signage is designed in legible lettering.
- Stairs have visually contrasting edges at least on the first and last steps.
- Stairs have a handrail on one side.
- Exhibits are generally well illuminated.
- Exhibit signage is visually contrasting.
- Information about exhibits is provided in writing. There is also audible information.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic letters.
- Guided tours are available for people with visual impairments, but not for blind people. Pre-registration for the tour is required.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name of the distillery is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- The destinations of the paths are within sight or there are signs at a constantly visible distance.
- Information about exhibits/objects is provided in most cases in writing, but not in plain language.
- No guided tours are offered for people with cognitive impairments.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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"Echter Nordhäuser" traditional distillery
(Christoph Keil)
"Echter Nordhäuser" traditional distillery
(Christoph Keil)
"Echter Nordhäuser" traditional distillery
(Christoph Keil)