1. Raw material
- Rowan berries, sloe: Harvest time after the first frost
- Elderberries, raspberries: Use fully ripe, healthy and clean fruits

2. Mashing
- Pick out leaves and rotten fruits
- Wash fruits
- Remove stalks (destemming)
- Only crush fruits
- Do not damage stones and cores!

3. Mash treatment
- Acidification to approx. pH 3.0 with 1-2 l/hl SIHA Combi Acid CS or 100-200 g/hl SIHA Combi Acid Granulated
- For 100 kg mash: 5-10 ml SIHA Distillery Enzyme SK plus (liquid), 5-10 g SIHAZYM SupraMash; Rowan berries, sloe: 3-5 ml Amylase AG 300 L in addition

4. Fermentation
- Controlled fermentation (15-18°C) with 10-20 g/hl SIHA DESTAROME
- Optimum nutrient supply through 25-30 g/hl SIHA Fermentation Salt *
- Elderberries, raspberries: 10-20 g/hl SIHA Active Yeast 6

5. Mash Storage
- Avoid long storage times

6. Distillation
- Rowan berries, sloe: Distilled after completed fermentation with the required quantity of copper-1-chloride or an appropriate catalyst. Use 2-4 ml/hl SIHA Silicone Anti Foam Agent SE Concentrated
- Elderberries, raspberries: Distil when fermentation subsides. Use 2-4 ml/hl SIHA Silicone Anti Foam Agent SE Concentrated

7. Filtration
- Filter after cold storage at approx. 2-4°C using flavor-conserving depth filter sheets BECO SELECT A with different clarifying sharpness: BECO SELECT A20, A40, A80