Gammel Dansk

Gammel Dansk is a Danish alcoholic beverage, which can be drunk in the morning with the breakfast meal. Its name translates directly from Danish as "Old Danish".

Gammel Dansk is a "bitters" and was originally created to become a competitor on the Danish market to other bitters such as Underberg and Fernet Branca. It is brewed with a large number of herbs and spices, making it similar to other "stomach bitters", such as Peychaud's Bitters, Campari or Jägermeister. These herbs and spices include rowanberry, angelica, star aniseed, nutmeg, anise, ginger, laurel, gentian, Seville orange and cinnamon.

Gammel Dansk is produced by Danish Distillers Ltd. (De Danske Spritfabrikker A/S) in Dalby, Denmark in southeast Zealand "(Sjælland)".

Trivia

The father of NFL star wide receiver Lee Evans (of the Buffalo Bills) supposedly took a lucky sip of Gammel Dansk before a recent Bills win.

The development of Gammel Dansk commenced in 1961 and was lead by master blender J.K. Asmund who also worked as factory manager for Danish Distillers in Roskilde. Three years later the production of the bitter started, and it has since become one of the most recognizable strong alcoholic beverages on the Danish market.

In 2007 Danish Distillers launched a new product which, as a tribute to J.K. Asmund, was labeled Asmund Special.

External links

* [http://www.gammeldansk.dk/ Gammel Dansk Bitter Dram official home page]
* [http://www.gammeldansk.dk/composite-59.htm History of Gammel Dansk in English ]

See also Cuisine of Denmark.