Arnbitter

Arnbitter
Type Bitters
Manufacturer Just Drinks
Country of origin Aarhus, Denmark
Introduced c. 1950
Alcohol by volume 50%
Color Brown
Flavor Spice
Ingredients Bitters
Variants Spice, Mint
Website www.justdrinks.dk/arnbitter/

Arnbitter is a Danish bitters produced and distributed by the Copenhagen based company Just Drinks. The drink can be traced back to the 1950s and is sold under the slogan "Hverken ny, trendy eller importeret" (English: Neither new, trendy nor imported).[1] The recipe is secret but includes ginger, cloves, safran og licorice root. Arnbitter is mixed in large 2500 l. copper tanks where it's stored for 3 months before it is ready.[2]

History

Arnbitter was invented by Arne M. Hansen who operated a wine storage in Viby J. It is not known exactly when the drink was first created but it is mentioned in the 1950s for the first time when Arne Hansen with sommelier Harald P. Sørensen experimented and created the finished result. In 1978 the company Anthon Thorup & Søn from 1893 bought the recipe and brewed and distributed it until 2015. The company closed in 2015 and sold the recipe to the company Just Drinks based in Copenhagen which moved production from Aarhus.[3][4][5]

Variants

There are two variants of the drink. The primary variant is 50% vol made with a number of herbs mixed with alcohol. It is sold in specialty stores and by sine wine and liqueur distributors and the Denmark-Germany border markets in Flensburg, Danish airports and on the Faroes. The other variants is Arnbitter Mint which is rarer. It was created in 1997 as an aperitif with menthol flavor and is only 40% vol. Arnbitter mint is like regular Arnbitter amber brown but darker.[3]

Serving

Arnbitter is not a part of any traditional drinks or cocktails. However some local combinations are known.

Awards

References

  1. "Arnbitter - hverken ny, trendy eller importeret" (in Danish). Anthon Thorup commercial. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "Arnbitter" (in Danish). Anthon Thorup & Søn. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Arnbitter" (in Danish). Just Drinks. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. "Farvel til arnbitter fra Aarhus" (in Danish). Århus Stiftstidende. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. "Arnbitter forlader Aarhus" (in Danish). TV 2. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "Et Aarhus Saet er ikke laengere fra Aarhus" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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