Brænderiet Lillebælt

About Brænderiet Lillebælt

Brænderiet Lillebælt is an organic micro-distillery by the Little Belt in Southern Jutland, distilling fruit brandy (eau de vie) from apples, pears, plums, quinces and mirabelles grown on their own orchard. The distillery is housed in the old stable building at Fjelstrup Kro and is one of the smaller but most distinctive names in Denmark's growing micro-distillery scene.

History & Background

The story starts with love: the family's son-in-law Drazen originally comes from the Balkans, where distilling fruit brandy is a centuries-old household tradition, and his passion for the craft caught on with the whole family. When the family took over Fjelstrup Kro - a roadside inn with 175 years of history - in 2019, the old horse stable was turned into a distillery, and the old horse carriages made way for hand-forged stills imported from Serbia.

Production & Style

The fruit - apples, pears, plums, quinces and mirabelles - is grown organically on the distillery's own orchard near Haderslev and distilled in the Balkan tradition on traditional copper stills. The method yields clean, fruit-forward brandies with no added sugar or colouring.

Signature Style

Fruit-driven, Clean, Balkan craftsmanship
The brandies stay close to the raw fruit, with pronounced fruit character and a warm, rounded finish - ripe apples and pears, tart plums and a touch of mirabelle's honeyed sweetness.

Facts

Did You Know?

Fjelstrup Kro, home to the distillery, has 175 years of history, and it was the inn's old horse stable that was converted into the distillery.

Like Brænderiet Lillebælt? You should also try:

Isle of Møn Gin, Copenhagen Distillery Gin and Aalborg Snaps.