Where Siegfried wins
Siegfried delivers the most reliable Rheinland craft experience at its price point. It is available, drinkable across cocktails, and chosen by competent bartenders who want a German alternative to the international heavyweights. If your need is a great everyday-premium gin to serve and to enjoy, Siegfried is a strong answer.
The branding is restrained and the packaging carries the producer's reputation without theatre.
Where Tannenblut wins
Tannenblut is not a consumption product, it is a collector edition. Three thousand numbered bottles, kosher certified under rabbinical supervision within the Chabad-Lubavitch tradition, with the Rebbe Bottle No. 770 at the apex. The numbering is engraved (never printed). The certification chain is documented per bottle. The series closes when it closes.
Where Siegfried is the bar gin, Tannenblut is the archive object. Different solutions for different rooms.
How to decide
If the bottle will be poured, choose Siegfried. If the bottle will be held — kept in a vitrine, presented to a son at Bar Mitzvah, lodged in a family-office archive, given as a donor-recognition gift with full documentation — the Bereshit Series is engineered for that role.
Some buyers acquire both: Siegfried for the table, Tannenblut for the registry. There is no contradiction.
At a glance
| Attribute | Siegfried Rheinland Dry Gin | Tannenblut |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Rheinland (Bonn) | Black Forest |
| Edition size | Continuous production | 3,000 numbered — closed |
| Kosher certification | Not certified kosher | Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical supervision |
| Distribution | Retail + on-trade | Closed collector list |
| Entry price | ~€ 35–40 | € 149 standard collector |
| Apex bottle | No collector apex | Rebbe Bottle No. 770 — € 77,000 |
If the Bereshit framework matches what you are looking for, apply to the collector list. Allocation is by private invitation; the list closes when the edition closes.