Get a taste of Rutte
When you enter our company, you will smell the fragrance of the past. Our building, with distillery and store, is still in its original state. We welcome you in our historic Tasting Room, once the living room of Simon Rutte. Five generations of distillers worked and lived here. You can see that. You can smell that. You can taste that.
When you visit, you will be given a tour and see the pot still, the barrels and our botanicals. We explain how we produce our special drinks and what fruits and herbs we use. There are all kinds of possibilities for a group booking: There are tasting and workshops.
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For groups
Are you coming with a larger group? Then you can choose your own date for your visit. Discover our different tastings and workshops, on your requested date.
VIP-tasting for groups
With a smaller group (2-6 people) but still have your own tour? That is possible on request, with our VIP tasting.
Come by without a reservation
Short visit without booking? You can on Saturdays. You can drop in for a mini tasting, at 3 and 4 p.m.
Mini Tasting
From
€9,50 p.p.
The mini tasting is suitable if you are short on time. You will be welcomed downstairs in the distillery for a small tour. You will learn about our beautiful history and about distilling. The tour ends with a tasting of various Rutte products.
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Tasting
From
€19 p.p.
You will be welcomed in the Tasting Room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of Rutte. She or he will tell you everything about the process of distillation and extraction. Be surprised by the beautiful distillates that Rutte still distills itself. After a tour of kettles and barrels, you will conclude with a tasting of various genevers, gins and liqueurs.
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Tasting Kopstoot (Genever & Craft beer)
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€22 p.p.
A Kopstoot is an old, Dutch tradition: to drink a genever, next to a beer. Known since the forties, but now ready for a fancier revival. We combine beautiful craft beers with our premium jenevers; not a matter of drinking a lot, but a lot of taste. You will be welcomed in the Tasting Room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history...
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Gin & Tonic Tasting
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€25 p.p.
You will be welcomed in the tasting room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of Rutte. She or he will tell you all about the process of distilling and extracting. After a tour of the potstill, barrels, and botanicals, you will taste various gins and genevers with a choice of soft drinks, which you will mix yourself with the Rutte spirits...
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VIP Tasting
From
€89 p.p.
The VIP tasting is ideal if you are alone, with 2 or a small group (until 6). You will be welcomed in our library on the 1st floor, which includes our old recipe books from the late 19th century. A rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of rutte. She or he will tell you all about the process of distilling and extracting. After a tour of...
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Workshop: Make your own recipe Gin
From
€39 p.p.
You will be welcomed in the Tasting Room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of Rutte. She or he will tell you all about the process of distilling and extracting. After a tour of pot still, barrels and botanicals, you will taste various Rutte products including a number of gins. This part is the same as a regular tasting. After the...
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Workshop: Make your own recipe Genever
From
€39 p.p.
You will be welcomed in the Tasting Room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of Rutte. She or he will tell you all about the process of distilling and extracting. After a tour of pot still, barrels and botanicals, you will taste various Rutte products including a number of genevers. This part is the same as a regular tasting. After the...
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Workshop: Make your own recipe Liqueur
From
€39 p.p.
You will be welcomed in the Tasting Room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of Rutte. She or he will tell you all about the process of distilling and extracting. After a tour of pot still, barrels and botanicals, you will taste various Rutte products including a number of liqueurs. This part is the same as a regular tasting. After the...
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Workshop: Cocktail shaking
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€45 p.p.
You will be welcomed to the Tasting Room on the 1st floor. A Rutte host or hostess will take you through the history of Rutte. She or he will tell you all about the process of distilling and extracting. After a tour of potstill, barrels and botanicals, you will be explained what cocktails are and what methods we know. You will taste various Rutte products and cocktails, after which you...
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Practical information
Entry
Minimum age for visitors is 18 years.
Cancellation is possible up to 2 weeks before the date.
Pets are not allowed.
The entrance to the Tasting Room is on the side of the building.
Disabled access
Because the Tasting Room is located on the first floor of the old family home, the Tasting Room has limited accessibility for the disabled (only accessible by stairs).
Internet
For visitors to the Tasting Room we offer free WiFi on location.