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RECORD kunsag-szesz · EVIDENCE GRADE B · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-18

Kunság-Szesz

Kiskőrös · Hungary · 46.621, 19.285

REGION: central europeTRADITION: KeserűlikőrWEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Legal entity name
KUNSÁG-SZESZ Szeszipari Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (Kunság-Szesz Zrt.)C·7
Company registration number
03-10-100458C·7
Tax ID
13143233-2-03A·1
Company founding date (per Céginformáció registry)
23 September 1994C·7
Zrt incorporation year (per Credit Online registry)
2003, consistent with registration of the current Zrt legal formC·8
Operational founding (producer's own narrative)
Founded as a family-owned business in 1994A·3
Owner
Nagy László, named as tulajdonos (owner) of Kunság-Szesz Zrt in a Trade Magazin interviewB·9
Headquarters address
6200 Kiskőrös, Bánffy u. 35-37, Hungary (the company registry lists the seat as Bánffy utca 37)A·3
Ownership
Independent, family-owned company; no evidence found in any fetched source of ownership by a larger groupB·9
Award: Destillata international distillate competition (Austria)
Gold medal and category win ('Az Év Keserű Likőrje', Bitter Liqueur of the Year), 2018, for Mátyás KeserűA·6
Award: Érték és Minőség Nagydíj (Value and Quality Grand Prize)
2019, for Mátyás Keserű LikőrA·6
'Hungarikum of the future' claim
The producer describes Mátyás Keserű as a 'Hungarikum of the future' on its own site; this is the producer's own aspirational branding language, not an official Hungarikum Bizottság designationA·2
2026 innovation award for alcohol-free reformulation
An alcohol-free Mátyás Keserű placed 2nd in the beverage category of the SIRHA Budapest 2026 Innovation Product Competition (March 2026); not listed as a retail SKU on the producer's own catalogue at time of researchB·10
Flagship ABV (own product detail page)
35% V/V, as stated on the producer's dedicated Mátyás Keserű product detail page, which also states 170 g/l sugar and caramel colouringA·4
Additional bottle-format/ABV variants (own catalogue)
The producer's catalogue also lists 33%, 30% and 25% V/V variants of Mátyás Keserű across bottle sizes from 0.04 L to 1 L, in glass and PET formatsA·5

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

Kunság-Szesz is a Hungarian spirits producer based in Kiskőrös, founded as a family business in 1994 and operating today as a Zrt (private company limited by shares). Its Mátyás Keserű bitter liqueur is a herb-and-spice-based Hungarian keserű, self-described by the producer as a gyomorkeserű-type (stomach-bitter-type) liqueur, sold across several bottle formats and strengths, with sage cited as a named ingredient in an otherwise undisclosed recipe. The remainder of the producer's catalogue consists of pálinka, vodka and sweet fruit and honey liqueurs that fall outside the Atlas's bitter-liqueur scope.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; adversarially verified 2026-07-18 (wave 8); pending operator review.

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

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PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Mátyás Keserű

35% ABV

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY — (family ring)RING familyTRADITION KeserűlikőrSELF-IDENTIFIED “Gyomorkeserű jellemű likőr ('stomach-bitter-type liqueur') per the producer's own product detail page; the producer's English marketing also describes it as a 'Hungarikum of the future'”

Mátyás Keserű is a Hungarian bitter liqueur (keserű) produced by Kunság-Szesz in Kiskőrös, made to a recipe the producer describes as secret and built from herbs and spices, with sage named as a special ingredient. The producer's own product detail page describes it as a gyomorkeserű-type (stomach-bitter-type) liqueur containing only natural ingredients, made by extracting and distilling herbs and medicinal plants, and states 35 percent ABV for the flagship bottling; the producer's catalogue and an independent retailer also document lower-strength formats down to around 24 to 25 percent. Independent retail listings describe a spiced, slightly bitter profile balanced by citrus notes.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 2 GRADED EDGES

  • sage · signature herbA·2
  • undisclosed herbs and spices (secret recipe)A·3

DESCRIPTORS

  • spiced ▮▮▮▮▮C·11
  • slightly bitter ▮▮▮▮▮C·11
  • citrus ▮▮▮▮▮C·11
  • long, warm finishC·11

SERVES

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

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ZONE 05 — ASTERLEY EDITORIAL NOTE

The producer's own copy describes Mátyás Keserű as a 'Hungarikum of the future'; this is aspirational marketing language, not an official Hungarikum Bizottság designation. The company's founding is recorded with two dates that are kept separate rather than merged: the producer and the Céginformáció registry both point to 1994 (Céginformáció gives 23 September 1994), while Credit Online lists 2003, consistent with the year the current Zrt legal form was registered. Founding-family details beyond the 1994 family-business narrative are not published in any fetched source; the only named principal is owner Nagy László, per a Trade Magazin interview. Headquarters coordinates are town-centre approximations for Kiskőrös; the exact distillery site coordinates are not published in any fetched source.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is Kunság-Szesz made?
Kunság-Szesz is made in Kiskőrös, Hungary.
What style of amaro is Kunság-Szesz?
On The Amaro Atlas, Mátyás Keserű is recorded in the family ring, within the Keserűlikőr tradition. The producer describes it as "Gyomorkeserű jellemű likőr ('stomach-bitter-type liqueur') per the producer's own product detail page; the producer's English marketing also describes it as a 'Hungarikum of the future'".

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (11)

  1. [1]AKunság-Szesz homepage (EN) · kunsagszesz.hu · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  2. [2]ABitter (Keserű) product page (EN) · kunsagszesz.hu · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  3. [3]AAbout us / company introduction (EN) · kunsagszesz.hu · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  4. [4]AMátyás Keserű product detail (HU) · kunsagszesz.hu · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  5. [5]AFull shop/product catalogue (EN) · kunsagszesz.hu · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  6. [6]AAwards / recognitions page (HU) · kunsagszesz.hu · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18
  7. [7]CKunság-Szesz Zrt. company registry record · Céginformáció (ceginformacio.hu) · database · accessed 2026-07-18
  8. [8]CKunság-Szesz Zrt. company registry record · Credit Online (creditonline.hu) · database · accessed 2026-07-18
  9. [9]BElőrenézünk, új utakon a Kunság-Szesz Zrt. (owner interview) · Trade Magazin · press · accessed 2026-07-18
  10. [10]BKiskőrösi vállalkozás a SIRHA dobogóján — országos díjat nyert a Mátyás Keserű · Vira.hu · press · accessed 2026-07-18
  11. [11]CMátyás keserű likőr 1L 24% v/v product listing · vegyesbolt.com · other · accessed 2026-07-18

A producer-official / regulatory · B reputable published · C secondary · D community/unverified

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