Matthias and Gertrud Schmalen have been running a distillery in Idesheim in the Eifel region for about 20 years now. They produce about 20 different brandies and 10 different liqueurs themselves.

We love food. And we really do. Not an empty marketing slogan like that of a large German supermarket chain. And we love food and drink. We dream day and night of rabbits, pigs and lambs cavorting in the pasture, wild boars rolling in the damp forest floor, and crunchy green vegetables that have never seen a plastic sheet.

Snack-bar in downtown Zülpich. We look forward to you!

Our newly opened inn is located in the beautiful Kronenburg, in the Eifel.

Drop anchor with us and treat yourself to one of our delicious breakfasts or choose from our wide range of lunch dishes. Or maybe you'll just take a cosy beach chair break with coffee, tea and cake before setting sail again and drifting back into your everyday life?