In 1855, a number of farmers in Stange joined forces to found Atlungstad Brænderi. Clean water was important for several of the distillery's processes, the factory was therefore located at the outlet of the Fjetreåa on Nedre Atlungstad's grounds. The location by Mjøsa was important to facilitate the transport of goods, which, due to poor roads, preferably took place by water.

Atlungstad Distillery was one of the country's leading distilleries in the latter half of the 19th century until the discontinuation of industrial spirit production at Atlungstad in 2008. The distilleries in the fjord region played a central role in the development of Norwegian aquavit. Today, it is an important task to keep the distillery at Atlungstad Brenneri intact and pass on the expertise in the distillery. Atlungstad is the only historic distillery in Norway where it is in active operation for a period of the year. You can follow…