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100% rye genever — half malted, half unmalted — triple-distilled in copper and aged in new American oak. Rich rye spicin...
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Edward Forwood
March 28, 2026
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Only Bols may use the Corenwyn name — at least 51% malt wine, aged six years in French Limousin and American oak. Sweet ...
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February 14, 2026
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Grandfather's 1950 Indonesian spice recipe meets a 7th-generation Schiedam master distiller — four percent malt spirit w...
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January 25, 2026
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Bols' Original genever aged eighteen months in Limousin oak — malty bread, cardamom spice, and Irish whiskey-like sweetn...
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January 22, 2026
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Bobby's Schiedam Dry Gin bridges the gap between traditional Dutch genever and modern dry gin, offering a commercially s...
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Ash Carrington
December 15, 2025
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Four-times distilled malt wine of barley, rye and corn aged one year in oak — Dutch korenwijn style, the spirit that pre...
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November 29, 2025
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Amsterdam's last authentic distillery since 1782 — 'Dubbel Gebeide' with double juniper, high malt wine proportion, aged...
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November 19, 2025
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Triple-distilled malt wine of corn, rye and malted barley — distilled a fourth time with juniper, liquorice and aniseed,...
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November 2, 2025
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Zuidam's Dutch Courage Dry Gin is a shrewdly positioned genever-style spirit that bridges the gap between Dutch traditio...
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October 27, 2025
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A genever-style gin from New York Distilling that leans into its Dutch-American heritage at an accessible price point, o...
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Bishop Mercer
October 22, 2025
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Named for the sailors' trick of 'bleeding the monkey' — drilling into officers' barrels to steal liquor. A genever-style...
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October 16, 2025
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Before London Dry, before tonic, there was genever. Bols' version is malt-rich, juniper-forward, and a direct connection...
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July 15, 2025
