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Netherlands
The Netherlands shares the genever geographical indication with Belgium and parts of France and Germany. Its distilling grew in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic, with Schiedam as the genever town.
Character
Grain-based genever with moutwijn; oude and jonge styles; korenwijn.
Distilling in the Dutch Republic
According to the genever technical file, distilleries flourished in the seventeenth century in the ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Because of the pollution, most moved out, to Weesp near Amsterdam and to Schiedam near Rotterdam, where the number of genever distilleries "exploded". Flemish distillers who left the Southern Netherlands after the 1601 grain-distilling ban were among those who settled in the north. After the Second World War, Dutch recipes split into oude and jonge genever.
Protected names
The Netherlands is one of the four applicant countries for the EU genever GI, and with Belgium the only area allowed to make oude and jonge genever. The Dutch government agency RVO administers these names. Dutch law separately reserves korenwijn for grain spirit that is at least 51 % moutwijn.
How it connects
Region
- subregion Schiedam
Story
- related From juniper water to London gin
Continue exploring
- CountryNetherlands19 entries in the atlas so far
- StoryFrom juniper water to London ginSchiedam, the Dutch genever town, Netherlands
- StyleGeneverProtected name
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- RegionSchiedamSchiedam, Netherlands
- StyleKorenwijnProtected name
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