Waldemar Behn or simply called BEHN is an alcoholic beverage

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) based in

Eckernförde Eckernförde ( da, Egernførde, sometimes also , nds, Eckernför, sometimes also ) () is a German town in Schleswig-Holstein, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, on the coast of the Baltic Sea approximately 30 km north-west of Kiel. The population is ...

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. It was established in 1892 and is now run by the fourth generation. It's also a local wholesaler ("BEHN-Getränke") and a producer of

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(Austrian affiliate "Nannerl"). BEHN established its first own liqueur brands in the 1950s but had to wait until 1992 to create a nationally recognized brand with the party drink Kleiner Feigling. In 2013 they bought Danish vodka brand Danzka from the French Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits/Belvedere corporation. Danzka boasts the fourth biggest vodka sales in duty free shops world wide, it is the first major foray abroad. Before the acquisition BEHN had a turnover of €43 million and 300 employees Schleswig-Holstein-Zeitung 2011, German
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Brands

* Andalö *

Dooley's Dooley's is a German cream liqueur combining toffee and vodka, made by BEHN in Eckernförde. It is marketed in a red and blue opaque bottle. The liqueur itself is a creamy colour. Ingredients * Vodka * Cream * Sugar * Milk * Flavoring Alcohol ...

, established in 2000 *Küstennebel, established in 1985 *De Geele Köm * Kleiner Feigling established in 1992 * Danzka

External links

Waldemar Behn website

Waldemar Behn website

Company History

References

{{reflist Alcoholic drink companies German distilled drinks Distilleries in Germany Companies based in Schleswig-Holstein Food and drink companies established in 1892 German companies established in 1892