alc./vol: 40%
Proof: 80°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: Unaged
Product of:
Netherlands
An oude (old) style (unaged) genever with 53% maltwine content. Fermented for five days and then pot still triple distilled (unfiltered), the maltwine consists 2/3 rye to 1/3 malted barley. This is blended with column distilled wheat grain spirit and flavoured with 6 botanicals:
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 13/07/2018
Appearance:
(sample bottle batch #001, bottle #02718/3500, distilled 2017) Crystal clear.
Aroma:
Brown bread, white and black pepper, balsawood, spicy coriander seed, pine and faint anise.
Taste:
Pronounced peppery (perhaps due to high rye content) and coriander spice, brown bread and pine with faint liquorice and star anise.
Aftertaste:
Spicy bready finish with faint liquorice, anise and lemon oil.
Overall:
Bready and spicy notes characterise this genuinely Dutch, old style genever.
