International Operations
Meinhard's bitters are documented to have been exported to both Germany and England from Venezuela. Evidence exists of export to other destinations including the United States, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, France, and Singapore.
In 1875, Meinhard set up a branch office in Hamburg, Germany to manufacture and export his product. This office was set up at least partially in response to high Venezuelan export tariff's on liquors, and Hamburg's status as a free trade zone., and "A. F. Nagel, of Hamburg ... was the general agent for the sale in Europe of Meinhard's bitters". Alphons Libbertz was the Proprietor of the Hamburg branch, while George Pflumer of Hameln a.d. Weser is listed as another contact for sales in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Belgium.
Several records put the bitters in Australia. 19 cases of "Bolivar Bitters" were sold at auction in Melbourne in 1887, 22 cases were auctioned in Brisbane in 1891. Theodor Ripke is also listed as a trustee for "Dr Theodor Meinhard's Amargo de Bolivar" a bitters at the 1888 Melbourne Australia Exhibition.
Guillermo E. Mönch of Ciudad Bolivar represented "Amargo de Ciudad Bolivar" at the 1893 World Colombian Exhibition in Chicago.
Leon de la Cova, the council for Venezuela in Philadelphia, received and exhibited for Meinhard's Bitters at the Centennial Exhibition in the United States. However any sale or distribution within the United States after an injunction served by Pennsylvania courts is unknown.
A newspaper advertisement lists "Everett & Co." as the agent for Bolivar Bitters prepared by Dr. Teodoro Meinhard in Singapore in 1885.
The exact time when production of Meinhard's bitter ceased operations is also unknown. After the death of founder Teodoro Meinhard and later his widow, the branch office in Hamburg became the sole manufacturer of this product. In October 1897, the German Government required the name and label of the product be change to read "Doctor Teodoro Meinhard's Succr" to reflect the fact the product was now manufactured by the successors of the late Dr. Meinhard.
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