Sad news.

Original article in German, published on August 18, 2017: https://www.snuffstore.de/infos/snuffpost-blog/eine-aera-geht-zu-ende-sternecker-schmalzler-ein-nachtrag
Google translation, only minimally edited:

An era comes to an end: Sternecker Schmalzler - an addendum

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This sucks! Too bad Sternecker is such good schmalzler!!

250g. In my stash under dark amber glass will tide me over for my lifetime. Another that is kept under lock and key in my snuff fridge.

@nicmizer me too! Glad we had the chance to know it. 1890s man a good run indeed

Some great photos in original article (the link above).

It seems it wasn’t TPD related discontinuation. Last spring someone left a note under the original article, telling that Mr. Sternecker had ceased the production some 3 or 4 months ago due to serious illness.

I do hope he’s feeling good now. He was my favorite schmalzler maker. 

Me too. We could send old Alfred Easter greetings postcard.

Digging this up from the dead, but dang this stinks! I’m too late to the party it seems. I would have LOVED to try these.