Bagsværd Lakrids
A small Danish licorice maker in Bagsværd, north of Copenhagen, known for handmade licorice caramel in flavours from salt and salmiak to chili and fresh mint.
- Founded
- 2015
- Founded by
- Søren Beier, Morten Kornbech Larsen
- Based in
- Bagsværd
Pictures © Bagsværd Lakrids, from bagsvaerdlakrids.dk.
Why it is renowned
Vogue Scandinavia names Bagsværd Lakrids with Lakrids by Bülow as the premium Danish licorice to seek out, for its award-winning licorice caramels.1 At The Liquorice Taste Award, the unofficial Danish licorice championship, it won silver in 2018, bronze in 2019 and, from a unanimous jury in Tivoli, gold in 2020.2 Its licorice is made for Denmark and for buyers abroad.2
The story
It began at Christmas 2014, when Søren Beier, a chemical engineer, boiled licorice at home with his family and sent it to friends in envelopes.2 Demand grew, and in January 2015 he founded the company with Morten Kornbech Larsen, a fellow chemical engineer from the Technical University of Denmark.2
Everything is made in a small factory on Bagsværd Hovedgade, with a shop and packing room, where visitors can walk in from the street and watch the licorice being made.2 The flavours include salt, salmiak, sweet, chili, ginger, raspberry and mint, the last made with fresh mint leaves, sold as slabs and sticks.32
Works
Mynte Mynte is a handmade licorice from Bagsværd Lakrids, made with fresh mint leaves and sold as a 160 g plate cut by hand.
Chili Chili is a handmade licorice from Bagsværd Lakrids, made with fresh habanero chili and sold as a 160 g plate cut by hand.
Classic Classic is a handmade licorice from Bagsværd Lakrids, made with salmiak and sea salt and sold as a 160 g plate cut by hand.
What to know it by
Sources
- Everything you need to know about Scandinavian liquorice, Vogue Scandinavia. voguescandinavia.com, read 28 September 2026.
- Historien, Bagsværd Lakrids. bagsvaerdlakrids.dk, read 29 September 2026.
- Bagsværd Lakrids. bagsvaerdlakrids.dk, read 29 September 2026.
- Classic, Bagsværd Lakrids. bagsvaerdlakrids.dk, read 29 September 2026.
Last checked 6 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.