Vintre Møller seen across a green meadow: the white farm buildings and the barn gable among tall trees.

Everything here begins with a spring.

Vintre Møller lies in Lejre Municipality, Mid-Sealand. All Hammer & Son spirits are made here, with water from a well 10 mSource: Artesian well records deep.

  1. The wellhead in the grass under a large tree, in summer light.

    I

    The Spring

    An artesian well where the water rises on its own. The laboratory results are here, measured against the legal limit where there is one.

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  2. The old enamel sign for Vintre Mølle Bryggeri & Mineralvandsfabrik on the cask-room wall, above casks and a row of glasses.

    II

    650 Years

    The stream has driven mills, a brewery, a small power station and a mineral-water factory. The brewery’s sign still hangs in the cask room.

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  3. A newt in the pond.

    III

    The Land

    Certified organic land, barley residue returned to the soil, and bees, owls and a newt in the pond.

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  4. Casks under the beams of the mill, with arched windows.

    IV

    The Distillery

    Every Hammer & Son spirit is made here. The whisky ages in the restored mill.

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  5. Three photos: a box of Friis-Holm filled chocolates with spirits from Vintre Møller, sloe berries on a blackthorn bush, and pigs rooting in a muddy field.

    V

    Neighbours

    Sloes, birch sap and cocoa shells from the neighbours. Some of it goes back to them.

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  6. Chalk-marked casks in window light.

    VI

    The Record

    The documents behind every figure on this site, and the goals we set in 2020, including those we did not reach.

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In short

What is Vintre Møller?

An estate and distillery in Lejre Municipality, Mid-Sealand, Denmark, at Vintre Møller 29, 4060 Kirke Såby. All Hammer & Son spirits are made here.

Which spirits are made at Vintre Møller?

Geranium Gin, Geranium 55, Old English Gin, Frederiksberg Gin, Green Meadow Organic Vodka, Silver Forest Vodka, Reinheart Whiskey and The Testament.

Who runs the distillery?

Hammer & Son ApS (CVR 39190176), the company behind Geranium Gin, Old English Gin and Reinheart Whiskey.

Where does the water come from?

From an artesian well 10 mSource: Artesian well records deep here on the estate, where the water rises on its own. The laboratory results are on The Spring page.

Is it organic?

The land is certified organic. Geranium Gin and Green Meadow Organic Vodka are organic.

Can I buy the spirits here?

No, there is no shop at Vintre Møller. The spirits have their own sites: Geranium Gin, Old English Gin and Reinheart Whiskey.