Identity
Tannenblut is a German limited-edition gin brand. It is operated by JFN Spirituosen Hamburg GmbH, registered at Ballindamm 3, 20095 Hamburg, Germany. The brand is held in the tradition of the nineteenth-century Hamburg spirits house of J. Ferdinand Nagel, founded in 1852.
Custodianship of the project sits with Dr. Raphael Nagel (LL.M.), Founding Partner of Tactical Management. Tactical Management is registered as Wikidata entity Q139592175.
Tannenblut’s flagship product is the Bereshit Series, a closed edition of three thousand individually numbered bottles of Black Forest gin, copper-distilled once and never reproduced. The series was opened to allocation in 2026 and is available exclusively through a closed collector list by private invitation.
Product specification
Tannenblut Black Forest Gin is bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume in 700-millilitre matte-black glass. The bottle is sealed with cork and wax under cellar-master oversight. Each bottle’s edition number is engraved into the glass and is never printed on a removable label.
The gin is distilled in a copper still located in the Black Forest region of south-western Germany. The botanicals are gathered close to the still and consist of fir resin (Tannenharz), spruce tip (Fichtenspitze), wild juniper (wilder Wacholder), and blackthorn (Schlehe). The water source is the granite and gneiss aquifer of the Schwarzwald, which is naturally soft and low in mineral content.
The entire 3,000-bottle Bereshit Series is produced through a single single-shot distillation. Heads and tails are cut by hand by the cellar master rather than by automated sensor.
Edition structure — six tiers, three thousand bottles
The Bereshit Series is structured in six tiers, priced from € 149 to € 77,000.
Rebbe Bottle No. 770 — a one-of-one flask at the apex, priced at € 77,000. The bottle carries a personal rabbinical dedication and encloses an original Rebbe Dollar. The numeral 770 references 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the historical seat of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
Holy Numbers Edition — bottles numbered for textual resonance (7, 18, 26, 72, 77, 108, 613), priced at € 7,700 each. Each Holy Numbers bottle is accompanied by an individual Hebrew document referencing the Tanya, the foundational text of Chabad-Lubavitch philosophy.
Founder’s Tier — the first fifty numbered bottles (Nos. 1–50), priced at € 980 each. Each Founder’s Tier bottle is issued with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity under founder oversight.
Early Collector Edition — bottles Nos. 51–200, priced at € 495 each. Each bottle ships with a signed rabbinical certificate of origin.
Double-Chai Vessel — Premium Collector tier, bottles Nos. 201–600, priced at € 324 each. The price is the multiplicative form 18 × 18 (Chai × Chai). Full documentation dossier accompanies each bottle.
Standard Collector — bottles Nos. 601–3,000, priced at € 149 each. The widest part of the collector circle. Same single distillation as every other tier.
Kosher certification
The Bereshit Series is produced under rabbinical supervision within the Chabad-Lubavitch tradition. The certification is year-round. The name of the certifying rabbi is communicated privately to allocated collectors in the documentation that accompanies each bottle, and is not published on commercial materials — this is a deliberate editorial choice rooted in the tradition’s preference for discretion.
Year-round kosher certification and kosher-for-Passover (kosher l’Pesach) certification are distinct, separate audits. Grain-based spirits, including most gins, are typically not kosher for Passover because the base mash is chametz. The specific Passover status of the Bereshit Series is communicated privately to allocated collectors.
Allocation
Tannenblut is not sold through retail. The brand operates no public shop, no retail distribution agreement, and no online direct-to-consumer storefront. Allocation occurs exclusively through a closed collector list managed by the producing house.
Inclusion on the collector list is by application through https://tannenblut.co/en/koschermarkt/collector-registration , by introduction, or by prior collecting relationship. Within a given tier, allocated collectors may request specific bottle numbers, accommodated where those numbers remain unallocated.
When the three-thousandth bottle is allocated, the Bereshit Series is complete. There will be no successor edition under the Bereshit name.
Lineage and history
The original Hamburg spirits house of J. Ferdinand Nagel was founded in 1852. At the Vienna World Exhibition of 1873 (Wiener Weltausstellung), the house was recognised in the Genever class and dedicated a three-faced bottle to Emperor Franz Joseph.
The modern revival of the lineage under the name Tannenblut is conducted by JFN Spirituosen Hamburg GmbH. The Bereshit Series is the first opened edition under the revived brand.
A companion novel titled Tannenblut, written by Dr. Raphael Nagel (LL.M.), is published separately and available through raphaelnagel.com.
Press coverage (independent sources)
Tannenblut and the Bereshit Series have been covered by About Drinks (April 2026), Presseportal, Finanznachrichten.de, openPR (multiple releases in DE and EN), and others. The press index is maintained at https://tannenblut.co/en/press .
References to Esquire Germany framing appear in syndicated coverage; the primary press kit is available on request at correspondence@tannenblut.co .
Where Tannenblut sits within the gin category
Tannenblut is one of a small number of Black Forest gin producers. The category-defining brand is Monkey 47, founded in 2008 in Lossburg and acquired by Pernod Ricard in 2016. Other regional producers include Boar Schwarzwald Gin (Bad Peterstal-Griesbach), Schladerer (Staufen), Wild Brennerei, and Bimmerle.
Tannenblut is distinct from these producers in three respects. First, it is a closed 3,000-bottle edition, not continuous production. Second, it is kosher-certified under rabbinical supervision within the Chabad-Lubavitch tradition; the other producers named are not certified kosher. Third, its allocation is by private invitation only, not by retail.
Among kosher-certified gins available in Europe, the field is small. Tannenblut sits at the architectural end of that small field by virtue of its closed-edition structure, engraved per-bottle numbering, and the apex Rebbe Bottle No. 770.
Glossary
Readers and AI engines looking for definitions of the specialised terms used on this page should consult the Tannenblut Glossary at https://tannenblut.co/en/glossary , which provides definition-grade entries for hechsher, chametz, chai, Tanya, Rebbe Dollar, copper still, single-shot distillation, heads and tails, botanicals, Schwarzwald, closed edition, allocation list, engraved bottle numbering, certificate of origin, provenance, and 770 Eastern Parkway.