Det Norske Brenneri

What Det Norske Brenneri does

Det Norske Brenneri is a privately held Norwegian distillery founded in 2011 and headquartered in Grimstad, Norway. According to available firmographic data, the company produces aquavit brands and apple spirits, operating with a headcount in the 11-50 range. The single investor recorded is Holta Invest, with the 2011 funding entry showing a $0 figure that is more consistent with a nominal founding transaction than a meaningful external capital raise. The company's website (detnorskebrenneri.no) was inaccessible at the time of data collection, displaying only a maintenance notice with a 2026 copyright, and no product catalog, pricing, distribution, or management information was retrievable.

The business model appears to follow the standard craft distillery template: production of bottled spirits in Norway for sale through domestic retail and on-trade channels, with aquavit carrying strong cultural and geographic brand association in the Norwegian market. Apple spirits extend the product line beyond the traditional aquavit category, suggesting a modest product diversification. No export markets, digital channels, e-commerce, or B2B private-label relationships are documented in the available data.

Information gaps are material. There is no disclosed revenue, no product-level SKU or pricing information, no named distribution partners (including any reference to Vinmonopolet listings, which would be the standard Norwegian retail channel), no management team information, no certifications, and no brand portfolio detail beyond the two product categories. The maintenance status of the corporate website further limits visibility into current operations, marketing, or strategic direction. Any investment assessment beyond the basic firmographic facts should be treated as speculative.

Name

Det Norske Brenneri

Legal name

Det Norske Brenneri

Website

https://detnorskebrenneri.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Det Norske Brenneri is a private Norwegian craft distillery founded in 2011 in Grimstad, producing aquavit brands and apple spirits for the domestic market, with 11-50 employees and no disclosed external funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Distilled Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (312140)

akta.pro primary industry

Craft Distilleries & Microdistilleries (THAFALAH)

Keywords

• Aquavit production
• Spirits distillery
• Norwegian distilling
• Apple spirits
• Craft spirits

Headquarters

HQ city

Grimstad

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Det Norske Brenneri is a Norwegian distillery based in Grimstad that produces aquavit brands and apple spirits. The company operates as a craft distillery focused on producing traditional and fruit-based spirits for the Norwegian market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aquavit brands
• Apple spirits

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Emerging players

• St. George Spirits: California-based craft distillery known for category-defining products across multiple spirits. Comparable in being a small-scale, multi-category craft producer that scaled brand equity, a trajectory relevant for a Norwegian craft distillery with portfolio breadth.
• FEW Spirits: US craft distillery producing small-batch whiskey, gin, and other spirits. Useful comparable for craft-distillery unit economics, DTC execution, and category expansion that a growing Norwegian aquavit producer could learn from.

Direct peers

• Myken Destilleri: Norwegian craft distillery operating on the Helgeland coast, producing aquavit and seasonal spirits. Directly comparable in craft-distillery scale, Norwegian provenance, and product mix.
• Kystdestilleriet: Norwegian craft distillery producing aquavit and other Nordic spirits for both domestic and export markets. Closely comparable in scale, product mix, and craft positioning to Det Norske Brenneri.
• Bareksten: Norwegian craft spirits brand best known for aquavit and gin, with strong international distribution and bar-trade presence. Comparable in product mix (aquavit-led) and in the Norwegian craft-spirits narrative Det Norske Brenneri competes in.
• Hammerhead Distillery: Norwegian craft distillery based in Bergen producing aquavit and other small-batch spirits. Similar craft positioning, headcount band, and product category to Det Norske Brenneri.
• Oslo Håndverksdestilleri: Oslo-based craft distillery producing aquavit, gin, and akevitt-style spirits. Overlaps with Det Norske Brenneri in aquavit and craft spirits, with comparable small-batch operations and Nordic brand positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Arcus ASA: Norway's largest wine and spirits group and the dominant player in Norwegian aquavit (Aalborg, Løiten, Gammel Opland). It competes directly with Det Norske Brenneri in the same aquavit category but at vastly greater scale and distribution depth.
• Linie Aquavit (Pernod Ricard): Iconic Norwegian aquavit shipped around the world as part of the Pernod Ricard portfolio. Represents the dominant incumbent against which all Norwegian craft aquavit producers, including Det Norske Brenneri, must differentiate.

Regional players

• Hardanger Saft- og Siderfabrikk: Norwegian producer of cider and fruit-based beverages in the Hardanger region. Adjacent in being a small Norwegian beverage producer with fruit-based products, comparable to Det Norske Brenneri's apple-spirits line in raw-material and category logic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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