The German and Nordic spice cabinet is oddly specific — bratwurst seasoning, sauerbraten spice, glühwein and glögg mulling blends, lebkuchen spice — and none of it turns up in a US grocery spice aisle. These independent American spice makers blend it fresh and ship it, so you can build the sausage, mull the wine, or spice the gingerbread yourself.
Published July 2026 · Updated 7 Jul 2026
A California small-batch maker hand-packing non-GMO blends in refillable magnetic tins. Their Scandinavian Land & Sea seasoning leans on dill and juniper for salmon, potatoes, and roasts — the Nordic flavor without a trip to a specialty shop. Ships nationwide.
Why it isn't on AmazonA dedicated Scandinavian blend from a small US spice maker is a niche the big grocery brands ignore entirely — this is the kind of thing only a founder-run shop bothers to make.
See it at Gustus Vitae →A long-running Buffalo sausage-supply company that sells the German wurst seasonings home sausage-makers actually use, including a straight bratwurst blend. If you're grinding your own brats or making Thüringer, this is the source. Ships nationwide.
Why it isn't on AmazonA real sausage-supply house blends seasoning to the ratio a butcher wants — not a watered-down grocery 'sausage seasoning' aimed at nobody in particular.
See it at The Sausage Maker →A small spice shop on Main Street in Sterling, Colorado that blends, packs, and ships its own bratwurst sausage seasoning by size. A one-storefront operation you're buying straight from. Ships nationwide.
Why it isn't on AmazonBuying a house-blended bratwurst mix from a small-town spice shop puts your money on Main Street instead of a national spice conglomerate.
See it at High Plains Spice Company →The family-founded Chicago spice merchant carries an Oktoberfest Bavarian rub plus the single spices you need for sauerbraten, mulled wine, and lebkuchen. Freshly ground, own-blended. Ships nationwide, free over $49.
Why it isn't on AmazonA serious spice merchant grinds and blends in-house, so a sauerbraten or mulling spice is fresh and aromatic — not a dusty jar that's sat on a shelf for two years.
See it at The Spice House →A Scandinavian specialty shop carrying the traditional Grandpa Lundquist glögg spice mix — cinnamon, cardamom, clove, and orange — for mulling Nordic glögg at the holidays. Ships nationwide.
Why it isn't on AmazonA named, traditional glögg blend is holiday-specific and seasonal; it's the sort of thing a Scandinavian shop keeps and a supermarket has never heard of.
See it at Scandinavian Shoppe →This seat's open on purpose — we won't pad the list to hit a number. If you ship real german & scandinavian seasoning direct, it's earned, not sold.
Add your brand →A German bratwurst blend usually centers on white pepper, nutmeg or mace, ginger, coriander, and sometimes marjoram or caraway — warm, savory, and mild rather than hot. Different regions tweak it (a Nürnberger leans on marjoram, a Thüringer on caraway and garlic). A good pre-blended mix saves you buying six spices to make one sausage.
It's a mulling blend for hot spiced wine: cinnamon, cardamom, clove, orange peel, and often ginger or star anise. Glühwein is the German version, glögg the Scandinavian (usually stronger, sometimes with added spirits and raisins/almonds in the glass). You steep the spices in red wine with a little sugar and warm it gently — never boil, or you cook off the alcohol and the aromatics.
Lebkuchen spice (Lebkuchengewürz) is the gingerbread blend behind German holiday baking — cinnamon, clove, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, sometimes anise and coriander. Sauerbraten spice is the pickling-and-braising mix for the classic marinated pot roast: bay, juniper, clove, peppercorn, and mustard seed. Both are things you'd otherwise assemble from a half-dozen jars.
Yes — that's exactly what the sausage-supply blends are for. You mix the seasoning into ground pork (and sometimes veal) at the right ratio, then stuff into casings or just make patties. The Sausage Maker and High Plains sell theirs in sizes scaled to pounds of meat. Follow the maker's ratio; over-seasoning is the easy mistake.
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