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Fur Snaps

Fur is a small Danish island where snaps has historically tasted of whatever the fields and fjords could offer - herbs, berries, whatever was at hand. Fur Snaps draws on this island tradition and fills the bottle with local identity. This is snaps where terroir means more than just marketing.

  • Bottle of golden akvavit with sea buckthorn berry label
    Item no.: 22227865378-8265

    Sea buckthorn bushes glow orange along the Danish coast in autumn, tart and tough enough to withstand both wind and salt water. That same stubborn freshness is bottled in this akvavit.

    The Expert's Description

    Fur Gylden is a Danish akvavit at 35% ABV, spiced with sea buckthorn and produced by Fur Bryghus on the island of Fur in the Limfjord.

    The akvavit is part of Fur Bryghus' exclusive snaps series, brewed together with the micro-distillery Braunstein in Køge. Sea buckthorn gives the golden drops their characteristic colour and a tart, sweet berry character that sets it apart from a more classic caraway or dill akvavit.

    Fur Bryghus uses water drawn from the island itself, filtered through layers of moler, the pale, mineral-rich clay stone Fur is known for far beyond the Limfjord.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Tart, fruity aroma of sea buckthorn berries, with a light trace of honey and yellow apples.

    Palate

    Round and golden in style, where the sea buckthorn's acidity balances a soft sweetness, while the alcohol gives an even, warming undertone.

    Finish

    Medium length with a tart, berry-driven finish that slowly gives way to a light spiced warmth.

    Specifications

    Name: Fur Gylden Dansk Akvavit Snaps
    Distillery: Fur Bryghus
    Country: Denmark
    Type: Sea Buckthorn Akvavit
    ABV: 35%
    Size: 50 CL
    EAN: 5708116051019
    Serving suggestion: Serve chilled as an aperitif or alongside smoked fish and shellfish.

    Flavour Profile

    Sea Buckthorn · Honey · Apple · Spiced Warmth

    Did You Know?

    Sea buckthorn is one of the few berries that thrives in Denmark's harsh coastal landscape, and it is also among the richest natural sources of vitamin C found anywhere.

    • 28,00
      1pcs.
      24,25EUR
  • Bottle with festive motif and warm spiced golden akvavit
    Item no.: 22227865378-82640

    The wind bites gently over the Limfjord, and in the old mill house on Fur the air smells of cinnamon and orange peel. It is the kind of evening that calls for a small glass of Christmas snaps.

    The Expert's Description

    Fur Julesnaps is a Danish akvavit at 38% ABV, made by Fur Bryghus on the island of Fur in the middle of the Limfjord as a Christmas-spiced version of the brewery's Gylden akvavit.

    It starts from Fur Gylden, to which rum along with true cinnamon bark and orange peel are added, turning it into a warm, spiced Christmas snaps. The akvavit belongs to an exclusive snaps series that Fur Bryghus produces together with the micro-distillery Braunstein in Køge.

    Fur Bryghus is one of Denmark's first microbreweries, founded in 2004, based on the island itself, where it also draws on mineral-rich spring water filtered through the island's layers of moler.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Warm cinnamon bark and orange peel meet a sweet rum character, with a background trace of sea buckthorn from the base akvavit.

    Palate

    Spiced and round, with cinnamon and citrus peel upfront, while the rum brings soft sweetness and the sea buckthorn holds it together with a light tartness.

    Finish

    Warm and long, with cinnamon and orange lingering together, closed by a quiet alcoholic glow.

    Specifications

    Name: Fur Julesnaps Dansk Akvavit Snaps
    Distillery: Fur Bryghus
    Country: Denmark
    Type: Christmas Akvavit
    ABV: 38%
    Size: 50 CL
    EAN: 5708116051057
    Serving suggestion: Serve chilled as a warming finish to the Christmas lunch or alongside roast duck.

    Flavour Profile

    Cinnamon · Orange Peel · Rum · Sea Buckthorn

    Did You Know?

    Fur Bryghus is housed in a red-painted timber building from 1926, originally built for the island's moler industry, before it was later turned into a brewery and restaurant.

    • 26,75
      1pcs.
      23,25EUR
  • Bottle of golden akvavit with elderflower label
    Item no.: 22227865378-8266

    Summer on Fur smells of elderflower along the dikes, a scent that lasts only a few weeks but has been captured here in a bottle.

    The Expert's Description

    Fur Malt is a Danish akvavit at 38% ABV, spiced with elderflower and produced by Fur Bryghus on the island of Fur in the Limfjord.

    The name Malt refers to the bottle's place within Fur Bryghus' snaps series rather than a malt-heavy base spirit, it is elderflower that carries the flavour. The akvavit is brewed together with the micro-distillery Braunstein in Køge, like the rest of the series.

    The island of Fur is known for its moler, a pale, mineral-rich clay stone formed from volcanic ash millions of years ago, and it is through these very layers that the brewery's spring water is filtered.

    Tasting Notes

    Nose

    Floral, perfumed elderflower aroma, with a touch of lime and freshly cut grass.

    Palate

    Light and elegant, where elderflower brings a floral sweetness while a faint bitterness keeps the flavour crisp and dry.

    Finish

    Short to medium, floral with a dry, lightly spiced close.

    Specifications

    Name: Fur Malt Dansk Akvavit Snaps
    Distillery: Fur Bryghus
    Country: Denmark
    Type: Elderflower Akvavit
    ABV: 38%
    Size: 50 CL
    EAN: 570811651002
    Serving suggestion: Serve chilled as an aperitif or alongside light summer food and fresh fish.

    Flavour Profile

    Elderflower · Lime · Floral Sweetness · Dry Finish

    Did You Know?

    The island of Fur sits in the middle of the Limfjord and is known internationally among geologists for its moler, a layer that preserves fossils of fish and plants from a time when the area lay beneath a subtropical sea.

    • 28,00
      1pcs.
      24,25EUR
   

About Fur Snaps

Fur Snaps comes from the small Danish island of Fur in the Limfjord, known for its geological character and local craft tradition. For the newcomer it's an accessible entry into Danish spiced snaps with local identity; for the curious, the island connection itself is interesting, because Fur has historically had its own self-sufficient tradition of using local herbs, berries and spices in homemade snaps, a heritage that lives on in the modern brand.

History & Background

Fur is a small island in the Limfjord, known for its unique geology of moler clay and volcanic ash, which has made the island a favourite subject of study for geologists worldwide. The tradition of brewing and spicing snaps with local herbs and berries has historically been widespread in Danish rural communities, where each region and island often had its own recipes based on what nature could offer. Fur Snaps builds on this local tradition, linking the island's distinctive identity to a modern Danish spiced snaps.

Production & Style

The snaps is often made with local herbs, in keeping with the Danish tradition for spiced snaps.

Signature Style

Spiced, Herbal, Danish
The flavor offers a spiced, herbal character in classic Danish snaps style.

Facts

ProducerFur Snaps
RegionFur, Limfjord
CountryDenmark
Founded2004
OwnerFur Bryghus (in collaboration with Braunstein Distillery)
PronouncedFOOR
Official websitefurbryghus.dk

Did You Know?

The island of Fur is world-famous among geologists for its moler layer with volcanic ash beds, making the island a unique fossil site.

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Aalborg, Brøndums and Det Norske Brenneri.