Barrel Aged Genever 5 years
Rutte’s distiller seeks out 5-year-old malt wines from various barrel types, combining them into a lovely blend, harmoniously balanced with distillates and extracts of no fewer than 8 botanicals. A 100% malt wine genever; full, complex, a hint of sweetness and sherry.
JAN RUTTE
6th GENERATION MASTER DISTILLER
Malt Wine
Percentage malt wine: 100%. Ripened: Minimum 5 years.
Botanicals
Juniper, coriander seed, angelica, angel seed, orris root, carob, liquorice, orange blossom.
Taste
Wood, liquorice, floral, a touch of sherry, malt. The genever that whisky lovers will also appreciate.
Did you know
For centuries, Dordrecht used to be a wine city. Wine was imported into the city in barrels, from the ports. Rutte also ran a wine shop out of its distillery, and with ample empty wine caskets at his disposal, Jan Rutte created the very first five-year-old aged genever in the 1940s.
How to Drink
At room temperature from a nosing & tasting glass, so you can let it swirl around and enjoy the scent before you take the first sip.
Cocktails
Everything you can create using Barrel Aged Genever 5 years
Horse's Neck
Ingredients:
Garnish:
1 Sinaasappelschil
Method:
Barrel Aged Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
Garnish:
1 Sinaasappelschil of citroenschil
Method:
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