.zuidam - aged gin

Following the same recipe as their 'normal' dry gin using fresh citrus fruit, Zuidam decided to age the product for a couple of months in new American Oak 200 liter casks. I, for one, am happy they have done so.

.kalkwijck - jonge jenever

In Vroomshoop, in the East of the Netherlands, Kalkwijck distillers produces many traditional Dutch distillates, this jonge jenever being one of them. Crafted with local products, grown from the family's 300 hectares land.

.kalkwijck - graanjenever

Since 2009 Lisanne Benus distills spirits on her family lands. One of these distillates is the Kalkwijck graanjenever, traditionally distilled from a combination of grains and malts coming from their own lands.

.john white

For some time, this blended whisky had been sold in the Rutte shop in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Developed by John Rutte because he saw the distinct similarities between his jenever and whisky. He created a blend with the tastes of grains and oak, added a touch of juniper berries and a hint of Islay whisky.

.rutte - jenever - vat 91

On Rutte's website, there is the possibility for professional wine merchants to purchase their own cask of matured jenever. From one of these ex-Bourbon barrels, some samples have been drawn and sent to the "Friends of Rutte" programme-members in order to pre-taste and judge this particular barrel, and send them feedback. As participants of the programme, we received a generous 10cl bottle.