1992
The tradition continues...
Aquila Liquors Distillery was established in 1992 and in a very short time has achieved success in the Albanian market. The passion for technology has thrust the company to expand and modernize day by day. In 2005, a modern distillation tower was established, which brought a higher quality by giving Aquila Liquori competitive advantage over Balkan competitors. The company has expanded in 35,000 meter square and provides a vast range of products such as rakia, wines, liqueurs, spirits and Albanian traditional alcoholic drinks.
Aquila Group
Over the years!
Founded
The Aquila Liqueurs distillery, founded in 1992, reached a remarkable development in a short time in the Albanian market. In its beginnings, a new modern plant was built with the main direction of production of various liqueurs. Later, the investment continued by building periodic distillation columns for the production of grape rakia and high quality brandies. The passion for technology and high quality has been the main factor of growth and modernization day by day.
1992
Wine cellar
In 2000, the company implemented a wine-shop, equipped with the latest Italian equipment and technology, where wine was produced and new techniques of wine-making were used in order to obtain excellent white and red wine. Also, in the same year, Kallmet red wine was produced from an autochthonous grape variety.
2000
Distillery
In 2004, a modern Italian distillery was built with CE certification, which enlarged capacity and improved quality, making Aquila Liquori a leader in the domestic market. The enlargement of capacity exceeded the domestic market demand. At that time, the factory covered 75% of the Albanian market.
2004
Export
As a result of modern continuous investment, renewal of production technologies, raw materials contracted by well-known Italian companies, Aquila Liquori with the collaboration of French partners, Tradexal, starts exporting whisky and brandy to the EU countries; France, Italy, Slovakia, England, Spain and Poland. Long-term agreements with companies from these countries have been the factory’s goal in order to keep production at full capacity.
2007
China Export
Aquila Liquori exports for the first time to China with ready-made products such as gin, brandy, whisky, rakia and various liqueurs.
2016
Investiments
The company has also invested in aging facilities with a large capacity for aging products such as brandy, rakia and whisky. In 2017, the 3000 square meters aging cellar was built and it has the capacity to carry 16,000 wooden barrels. American and French oak barrels are used to age brandy, whisky and grape rakia.
2017
2020
In expantion!
Currently, the company is spread over 35,000 square meters and offers a wide range of products such as various types of brandy, fruit cream liqueurs, distillates and traditional Albanian drinks. It exports brandy and whisky to a large part of EU countries and to other continents such as Asia and South America.
Our Partner!
Tradexal is a subsidiary of Aquila Group. Established in 1989, in Montpellier France, Tradexal is specialized in marketing & distribution towards international markets.
Our multiculture team is characterized by hardworking professionals, whose goal is to expand world-wide.
For more information regarding Tradexal, click on this link.
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