Konig's Westphalian Gin fermented, juniper berries from the bushes of that plant that grow on the slopes of the nearby Teutoburg Forest. In the nineteenth century around twenty companies produced the spirit. Only gins distilled near Steinhagen can legally be called "Steinhäger" gins. Since Konig's gin was much like other "Steinhäger" gins, it sought to differentiate itself from its competitors through exaggerated advertising slogans. The gin claimed unlikely medicinal benefits under the slogan, "The Spirit that rejuvenates". Other such slogans included "The only perfect gin", "The Royal Liqueur" and "The Royal Appetiser & Digestive". Its advertising included the obviously spurious claim that it
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