Danish Distillers ( da, Det Danske Spiritus Kompagni known as ) is a company that was headquartered in

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

, Denmark. Isidor Henius, the father of Max Henius, was one of the founders of a company that was acquired by Danish Distillers, which ended up owning all Danish spirits production. It has been owned by the Norwegian-based Arcus Group since 2013. To avoid a dominant position in the Danish market, Arcus had to divest the brand ( akvavit). This brand was sold to Finland's Altia group spirits producer. The brands were not reunited in 2021 when Arcus and Altia merged to form Anora Group as Altia sold Brøndums to Galatea ahead of the merger. Aalborg Akvavit 2006 ubt

The company is known for its Aalborg akvavits and Gammel Dansk bitter. It was established in 1881 by

C. F. Tietgen Carl Frederik Tietgen (19 March 1829 – 19 October 1901) was a Denmark, Danish financier and industrialist. He played an important role in the industrialisation of Denmark as the founder of numerous prominent Danish companies, many of which ar ...

. The factory is located west of the

Limfjord Bridge Limfjordsbroen is a Danish bridge which connects Nørresundby and Aalborg over Limfjord, a shallow sound. It was inaugurated 30 March 1933 in the presence of approximately 30,000 spectators and attended by Thorvald Stauning Thorvald August Mari ...

. Completed in 1931, it was designed in Neoclassical style by the architect

Alf Cock-Clausen Alf Cock-Clausen (2 March 1886 – 10 July 1983) was a Danish architect. He was active during the transition from Neoclassicism to Functionalism and many of his works show influence from Art Deco. His factory for the distillery De Danske S ...

. It is now a Danish National Heritage site. The factory in Aalborg closed in April 2015 when production was moved to Norway.

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