A.H. Riise was also a pioneer in the distillation and sale of rum and bitter from the West Indies, as in the old days was used as a medicine for stomach ills and other hardships.
A.H. Riise var også pioner indenfor destillation og salg af rom og bitter fra de Vestindiske Øer, som i gamle dage blev brugt som medicin mod maveonder og andre genvordigheder.