The aperitif made from wine.
Not from sugar.

Just add tonic and ice.

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New from ODE · 13 November

Everything in it.
Except one thing.

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It's about real flavour. Pure aromas, straight from nature. No artificial additives. No water. No frills.

What's new at ODE?

Two aperitifs. One box.

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ODE Bright Lemon, 500-ml-Flasche mit gelber Holzkugel 500 ml
Bright Lemon 22,90 €

45,80 €/L

ODE Ruby Wood, 500-ml-Flasche mit roter Holzkugel 500 ml
Ruby Wood 22,90 €

45,80 €/L

Twin Box 2 × 500 ml
Twin Box 50,00 €
Bright Lemon Twin 2 × 500 ml
Bright Lemon Twin 50,00 €

One bottle (0.5 l) makes around ten drinks, that's only around €2.30 per drink. Once opened, keep it in the fridge, where it keeps for three months. All prices incl. VAT.

Which type are you?

What people who have tried ODE say.

4.8 out of 5 · 468 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    „Great product. Finally no ‘sugar water’, just very natural, full-flavoured ingredients.“

    Herbert H. Review of Ruby Wood · translated from German Verifizierter Kauf

  • ★★★★★

    „A great, high-quality alternative to the usual spritz options available to bars and restaurants.“

    Till B. Restaurateur, review of Bright Lemon · translated from German Verifizierter Kauf

  • ★★★★★

    „My new favourite drink, as a spritz or neat on ice. Really beautiful design.“

    Hannah W. Review of Bright Lemon · translated from German Verifizierter Kauf

  • ★★★★★

    „Tried it for the first time at friends' and was blown away. Bought two bottles straight away.“

    Andrea E. Review of Bright Lemon · translated from German Verifizierter Kauf

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How to drink ODE

Lots of ice. 2 parts tonic. 1 part ODE.

Five seconds. No shaker, no syrup.

  1. A large glass.

    Ideally a highball or wine glass.

  2. Filled to the brim with ice.

    The more ice, the colder the drink stays.

  3. 2 parts tonic.

    10 cl. A classic tonic water, regular or dry. Nothing with added flavours.

  4. 1 part ODE.

    5 cl, straight from the fridge. Done.

Fill levels for your glass

Finally! An aperitif for grown-ups.

Aperitif means: the drink before the meal. ODE means: natural, more flavour.

Which flavour suits you?

  • For everyone who finds the well-known aperitifs too sweet.

    9.5 g of sugar per 100 ml in Ruby Wood, 13.6 g in Bright Lemon. Just as it says on the label.

  • For everyone who wants to know what's in their glass.

    Riesling, fruit, herbs and roots. No artificial flavourings, no artificial colourings.

    What exactly is in it

  • For everyone with taste.

    Designed by two designers from Berlin. The bottle with the sphere stands at KaDeWe, at Manufactum and at events for Spotify, Nike and adidas.

Stefan Graf Becker and Thorsten Konrad
Stefan Graf Becker and Thorsten Konrad

Why all this?

We were out for a great dinner. The menu well thought out, the wines perfect. Only the aperitif – sweet, artificial, like a bag of gummy bears.

We asked ourselves: why is there no aperitif with the same standards as the food and the wine? We looked – and found none. So we developed one ourselves. Over two and a half years. From scratch.

Our own recipe.
Our own production.
Our own design.

Today, five years later: listed at KaDeWe, Manufactum and Gebrüder Heinemann. Served in great bars and restaurants – from Berlin to Copenhagen to California.

About us

What we do differently

Many aperitifs simply taste artificial. ODE tastes different. It comes down to these three things.

  1. The essences
    Made in-house at the ODE/LAB Berlin

    The essences

    We make our essences ourselves, using our own process. We work with fruit, peels, roots and woods when their aroma is at its strongest. None of it comes ready-made from a catalogue.

  2. The wine
    Riesling from Rheinhessen

    The wine

    Our base is wine, not water with sugar. A Riesling we developed with winemaker Nico Espenschied. Its acidity and sweetness carry the essences.

  3. The recipe
    650+ ingredients tested

    The recipe

    We come from design, not from the spirits world. Our question: what does a fruit really taste like? Two and a half years, more than 650 natural ingredients, countless test runs. The result was a taste that didn't exist before.

Why ODE

Why ODE tastes different.

  • Wine, not water!

    Most well-known aperitifs are built on water. Water tastes of nothing, so it needs a lot of sugar and flavouring. We use Riesling. It already brings acidity, fruit and depth, and our essences go on top.

  • Less sugar!

    Bright Lemon has 13.6 g of sugar per 100 ml, Ruby Wood 9.5 g. Less sweet, just as much flavour.

  • No artificial additives!

    No artificial flavourings, no artificial colourings. The colour comes from the ingredients and reacts to light, hence the dark glass.

Which type are you?

1

Lemon or orange?

Go with your gut.
Bright Lemon Zesty! Citrusy! Instantly there.

Bright Lemon

Zesty! Citrusy!
Instantly there.

Seven kinds of lemon, peach, thyme. Built on Riesling. With tonic, it's our spritz for the afternoon.

Buy Bright LemonLemon Spritz recipe
Ruby Wood Bold! Fruity! Bitter!

Ruby Wood

Bold! Fruity!
Bitter!

Bitter orange, wood, a long finish. For everyone who likes a Negroni.

Buy Ruby WoodRuby Spritz recipe

What ODE is for

In the afternoon
01 In the afternoon With two parts tonic and lots of ice, a long drink for the terrace.
Before dinner
02 Before dinner Five seconds in the glass. No shaker, no bar know-how. Ready before the table is set.
When guests come over
03 When guests come over One bottle makes ten drinks. You won't spend the whole evening at the shaker.
As a gift
04 As a gift The bottle looks good on any table. Add a tonic and the gift is complete.
On the go
05 On the go The 100 ml Minis fit in any bag. One bottle makes two drinks.

Recipes

All recipes

Where do you start with ODE?

The easiest way: both.

Bright Lemon and Ruby Wood in one box. Shipped within 24 hours.

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