The distillery of the Schäfer family was founded in 1869 by Michael Eckert, the great-great-grandfather of the current owner Jörg Schäfer, in Seckmauern in the Odenwald. The company is currently being run by the 5th generation of the family and can look back on 150 years of existence in 2019. The distillery mainly processes the fruit from its own and local orchard stocks. The finest drops are distilled from various apple and pear varieties, sour cherries, plums and mirabelle plums.
The classic pear distillate is made exclusively from fruit from regional producers.
The fully ripe fruits are quickly and very carefully mashed and distilled very early.
In this way it is possible to preserve the unique aromas typical of Williams and to make the distillate unmistakable.
