O.P. Anderson

O.P. Anderson original label from 1891
Olof Peter Anderson ca 1860

O.P. Anderson Aquavit is a Swedish spirit of the akvavit type, presented in 1891 for the Gothenburg Exhibition Fair under the name "Gammal Fin 1ma Aquavit". The firm producing it was called O.P. Anderson & Son i Göteborg,[1] which has later given name to this brand of akvavit. Göteborg is the Swedish name for Gothenburg.

O.P. Anderson Aquavit is the oldest and most sold akvavit of Sweden,[2] spiced with caraway, anise and fennel and stored on oak barrels for eight months.[3] The spices are the same in the akvavits Gammaldags Norrlands Akvavit from 1929 and Skåne Akvavit from 1931, but Norrlands has sherry added to it and Skåne is blander.[4]

As of 2021, it is produced by Anora Group.[5]

  1. ^ O P Anderson Aquavit, Vin- och sprithistoriska museet, augusti 2010
  2. ^ "Om brännvin, akvavit och snaps". www.systembolaget.se. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ Systembolaget Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Övriga spritsorter". www.systembolaget.se. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31.
  5. ^ "About Us: Our brands". Anora Group. Retrieved 9 December 2021.