Also known as genever, genièvre, pecket, and even Dutch gin, jenever is a grain-based alcoholic spirit produced using juniper berries. As one of its names suggests, it… See more

As hinted in the introduction, jenever was the precursor to gin. In fact, gin was developed by the British after the Dutch introduced jenever to the United Kingdom during the l… See more

Traditionally, jenever was produced using malt grain in a relatively similar way to whisky, which results in a smooth and aromatic flavours with unsurprisingly malty flavours. Th… See more

How jenever is made depends largely upon the intended type as those described above. Overall, however, the manufacturing process isn’t altogether different than gin save from … See more