Genever - Oude genever

Core

Schiedam (Netherlands), Amsterdam, Belgium, Northern France, Cologne (Germany)

Tasting Notes

Malt (bread, grain, cereal), juniper (present but not dominant), honey, clove, anise, nutmeg, white pepper, vanilla (in aged versions). The defining difference from gin: body. Genever has weight, viscosity, a grain richness that sits on the palate. Oude genever leans heavier and maltier. Korenwijn is essentially flavored unaged whiskey. If a guest says genever 'tastes like gin mixed with whiskey,' they're not wrong — they're describing the original recipe.

Brand Guide

Well

Bols Genever ($28-32)

Call

Rutte Celery Genever ($35-40)

Premium

Bols Barrel Aged, Bobby's Schiedam ($40-50)

Top Shelf

Bols Corenwyn, Zuidam Oude ($55-75). Bols is the benchmark and the most widely available. Zuidam makes genever the way it was made 200 years ago — single estate, traditional copper pot, serious craft

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The Story

The malty ancestor of gin, carrying grain spirit richness that London Dry abandoned centuries ago.