🥃 Danzka Forty
Classic unflavoured Danzka vodka: 40% ABV, 100% whole grain, six distillation stages; aluminium bottle.
Danzka Forty is the core, classic vodka of the Danish brand Danzka, with no flavouring added. Its strength is 40% ABV, which is where the name Forty comes from; in trade reviews it is also called Danzka Original. Like the whole brand, it comes in the signature aluminium bottle that Danzka introduced in 1989.
According to Waldemar Behn, which has owned the brand since 2013, the vodka is made from 100% whole grain and soft Nordic water, and the spirit is distilled in six stages. The brand's website specifies a continuous process in six columns, using demineralised water. The maker says the aluminium bottle cools faster than glass and does not break in transit.
Why it matters to you. Forty is the starting point of the range: Danzka Fifty has the same base but 50% ABV, and Danzka Citrus, Danzka Currant and Danzka Cranraz are flavoured versions at 40% ABV. EU rules require at least 37.5% ABV for vodka, so Forty sits at the usual strength for the category. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV |
|---|---|
| Raw material | 100% whole-grain spirit; soft Nordic water |
| Distillation method | six stages (per the brand site: six continuous columns) |
| EU category | 15 — vodka |
| Year founded | 1989 (Danzka brand) |
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 15 |
How it connects to Spirits
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Links
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Danzka, 🍸 Vodka
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Danzka Citrus, 🥃 Danzka Citrus, 🥃 Danzka Fifty, 🥃 Danzka Fifty, 🥃 Viru Valge Vodka
Frequently asked questions
Are Danzka Forty and Danzka Original different vodkas?
No, as far as the available data shows. Waldemar Behn calls the classic version Forty, while trade reviews use Original; both names refer to the unflavoured 40% ABV vodka.
What is Danzka Forty made from?
From 100% whole-grain spirit and soft Nordic water, according to Waldemar Behn.
Why an aluminium bottle?
According to the maker, it cools faster and does not break in transit.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🥃 Viru Valge Vodka — Classic unflavoured vodka of the Estonian Viru Valge brand: grain spirit and prepared groundwater, 40% ABV; the brand dates from 1962.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Danzka Currant · 🥃 Danzka Cranraz · 🥃 Danzka Fifty · 🥃 Danzka Citrus · 🥃 Viru Valge Rhubarb · 🥃 Viru Valge Watermelon
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Waldemar Behn: Danzka (Forty 40 %, Fifty 50 %, The Spirit 44 %, Apple, Citrus, Currant, Cranraz, Grapefruit 40 %; 100 % full grain, distilled over 6 stages, Nordic water, aluminium bottle)
- Moodie Davitt Report: Kreol Travel Retail adds Danzka vodka to regional portfolio (26.04.2022; Original, Fifty 50 %, The Spirit 44 % travel retail exclusive; flavours Cranraz, Apple, Currant, Grapefruit, Citrus)
- Danzka (brand site): born in Copenhagen; 100 % whole grain; six-column continuous distillation; demineralised water; aluminium bottle
- Moodie Davitt Report: Behn Group acquires Danzka Vodka from Belvédère (17.04.2013; founded 1989 in Denmark)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)