The fruit distillery was founded in 1910 in Leutenbach (Baden-Wuerttemberg) by Friedrich Specht. The cooperation between August Ernst and fruit distillery Specht started in 1976. In 1980 August Ernst took over the share of the business of the distillery Specht.
August Ernst not only satisfies the taste buds of the South with the first-class Specht fruit brandies and liqueurs.