The Danish whisky distillation industry is still in its infancy, but the early signs have been very promising indeed, though rockier times may be ahead. The first two Danish whisky producers were the Braunstein and Stauning distilleries. Braunstein was founded earlier, in 2005, but did not produce whisky until 2007; Stauning was founded in 2006 and claims to be Denmark's first specialist whisky distillery.

Braunstein released Denmark's first single malt whisky in 2010 but has remained a micro-distillery; Stauning took a different route, expanding rapidly after attracting a $10m investment from Diageo's future development fund Distil Ventures in 2015.

The new Stauning distillery opened in 2018, but Diageo's 2025 decision to halt funding of Distil Ventures operations has thrown the distillery's future into doubt. Thankfully, the success of Braunstein and Stauning has inspired further aspiring Danish whiskymakers, with significant distilleries such as Thy Whisky (founded 2009) and Copenhagen Distillery (2014) operating alongside over a dozen small producers.