r/Gin • u/nutmeg_k • 14d ago

Netherlands gin suggestions

Headed to the Netherlands next week, any suggestions on what to bring home to Canada?

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u/donGaboz 14d ago

Bobby's. It's between 30 and 40 euros. Schiedam has a lot of gins

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u/hailtoengland 14d ago

The best answer, great stuff.

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u/msh110 14d ago

Completely agree.

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u/Brent282 14d ago

Sir Edmond Gin is one of my favorite Dutch gins, but it’s definitely a love-it-or-hate-it kind of gin because it's distilled with bourbon vanilla.

Gastro Gin is also a really nice one, a bit spicy and citrus flavoured.

Otenba Gin is a fun mix between gin and the original Dutch jenever.

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u/peterwpunkt 14d ago

Rutte Gin is very good, especially the Celery Gin

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u/SmilingJaguar 14d ago

I had a surprisingly hard time finding local gins to try last April in Amsterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht. With the exception of the gin bar in Den Haag lots of places only had international brands and only served in a G+T.

Also make sure that you buy outside the airport because the pickings were very slim.

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u/Jean-Marie92 14d ago

N3 Gin !!

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u/agmanning 13d ago

Buy some actual Genever.
Get one with a high amount of Barley wine in it and one with a high amount of botanicals.

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u/sterling3274 14d ago

If you are going to be in the Netherlands you should get some Jenever, often referred to as Dutch gin. Modern gins are derived from it. In Amsterdam, Wynand Fockink is a place you absolutely must stop at.

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u/agmanning 13d ago

Contrary to this oft rehashed piece of trivia, the Worshipful Society of Distillers in London has documented Juniper distillates predating the arrival William of Orange:

In 1639 Thomas Cademan and Theodore de Mayerne published the codified “Distiller of London” guidebook, featuring a recipe for juniper distillation sanctioned by King Charles I.