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Jenever (English: / dʒ ə ˈ n iː v ər /, [1] Dutch: [jəˈneːvər] ⓘ), also known as Hollands, genever, genièvre, peket, or sometimes as Dutch gin (archaic: Holland gin [2] or Geneva gin), is the juniper-flavoured traditional liquor in the Netherlands, Belgium, and adjoining areas in northern France and northwestern Germany.
Dutch or Belgian gin, also known as jenever or genever, evolved from malt wine spirits, and is a distinctly different drink from later styles of gin. Schiedam , a city in the province of South Holland , is famous for its jenever -producing history.
To facilitate this Gerard concluded a Limburg exclusivity contract for the Dutch brand De Oude Schiedamsche Genever - Vieux système De Papegaai, produced by the Dutch company Vanverckel & Co. from Delft. In 1923, Gerard Smeets registered his first own brand of jenever, naming it Oude Genever De Leeuwerik after the distillery he had just opened ...
By 1752, the family owned a distillery in Schiedam which was then the leading center for the production of Dutch gin or genever. In the 19th century, the company expanded its export business throughout Europe, Great Britain and Canada. In 1911, a new distillery was built in Schiedam and thereafter the production of liqueur began.
Rubbens is a Belgian company that distils jenever.For most of its history it has been a family business, owned by the Rubbens family and located in Zele.The company buildings in Zele have been abandoned since 2014.
Poster by Henri Privat-Livemont (1901). Bols is a brand name used by Lucas Bols, a Dutch distiller of alcoholic beverages.The brand line consists of vodkas, gins, genevers, advocaats and liqueurs.
Management was quick to realize, however, that societal trends away from alcohol consumption, particularly spirits, threatened the company. Genever was still a large component of Bol's revenues, and this was a particularly difficult market to grow outside of its native Netherlands, as global drinkers tended to prefer the British "dry" style of gin.
I think the text should clarify that calling genever 'Dutch Gin' is factually incorrect. It's a form of Anglo-biased history writing. Factually correct would be: "gin is English jenever", not the other way round. 81.100.177.219 11:08, 11 September 2011 (UTC)