Folkestorps bränneri

About the museum

Folkestorps bränneri was built in 1908–1909 by Richard Weibull, who leased Folkestorp farm under the Vittskövle estate. The availability of potatoes in the sandy soil and the new railway with a station in Olseröd provided the basis for a large steam distillery. The building was extended in 1939, when the production rights of the Maglehem farm distillery were moved here, and in 1959 operations and some equipment were moved here from the Olseröd cooperative distillery.

The last working day was 27 April 1971. At that time four employees produced about 500,000 litres of spirit per year. The machinery was restored during a renovation in 1983–1987. In 2005 the distillery was donated to Gärds Härads Hembygdsförening (Gärds Härad local heritage association), and it became a listed building and a working-life museum.

According to the County Administrative Board, it is the only preserved distillery in the county where the machinery and interior remain and can show the entire production process, from potatoes to raw spirit. The plant is a landmark with its tall brick chimney in the farmland.

Highlights

• Intact machinery for producing raw spirit
• The whole process, from the washing flumes and washing to the mash column
• Tall brick chimney as a landmark
• Listed building since 2005

Permanent exhibition

• Bränneriet som arbetslivsmuseum – The preserved steam distillery, with its machinery and interior, shows how potatoes became raw spirit.

Founded

2005

Operated by

Gärds Härads Hembygdsförening

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Getting there & parking

The distillery with its tall chimney is clearly visible from road 19, just north of Maglehem. The side road begins where the overtaking lane ends; an alternative is the local road between Maglehem and Olseröd.

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