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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". Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage (also known as booze in slang term) is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ... Breakfast is the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning. ...

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. bitter An antique (probably 1880s) bitters bottle from Germany that sold for $1240. ... Underberg’s typical portion-sized bottle A metal case containing 12 little bottles of Underberg - 2007 Edition (Theme: Greece) Underberg is a digestif bitters made in Germany by Underberg AG, made of 43 selected aromatic herbs. ... Fernet Branca with Cola Fernet Branca is a bitter, aromatic spirit made from 27 herbs and spices, including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and saffron, with a base of grape alcohol. ... A bottle of Campari Campari is an alcoholic aperitif obtained from the infusion of bitter herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. ... The title of this article contains the character ä. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Jaegermeister. Jägermeister is a 70-proof (35%) liqueur flavored with herbs. ... Binomial name L. Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan or European Rowan), is a species of rowan (Sorbus subgenus Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia. ... Species About 50 species; see text For other uses, see Angelica (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Illicium verum Hook. ... It has been suggested that Legal drugs#Nutmeg be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the Pimpinella species, but the name anise is frequently applied to Fennel. ... For other uses, see Ginger (disambiguation). ... Laurel may refer to: // Lauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including Bay laurel Laurus nobilis, the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a seasoning California Laurel Umbellularia californica is a related tree or large shrub True Cinnamon or Ceylon Cinnamon Cinnamomum verum, the inner bark... Species See text. ... A popular bitter orange grown in the Mediterranean. ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ...

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

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. Lee Evans - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

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. This article is about the town in Denmark. ...

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

External links

• Gammel Dansk Bitter Dram official home page
• History of Gammel Dansk in English

See also Cuisine of Denmark. The cuisine of Denmark, like that in the other Scandinavian countries (Sweden and Norway), as well as that of northern Germany, its neighbor to the south, is traditionally heavy and rich in fat, consisting mainly of carbohydrates, meat and fish. ...