
Jenever
Malt-wine is similar to an un-aged whisky, being a double-distilled mixture of rye, wheat and corn. It is only distilled to around 50%, which leaves a lot of impurities in the form of malty, grainy flavours. Historically, these flavours were masked by the addition of herbs, notably juniper, which gave the drink its name. Neutral spirit is like a very pure, high-strength vodka distilled from grains or molasses. For the purposes of jenever production it is re-distilled with the producers chosen blend of botanicals before being blended with the malt-wine.
Jonge jenever is a new style that emerged in the last century. It has a very high proportion of the neutral spirit and came about partly due to a shortage of grain in the war years and partly due to the prevailing taste moving away from coarse, characterful spirits and towards a more neutral palate. It is the most similar to a modern gin in style, and the most suitable for mixing in cocktails.
Oude jenever is not so-named because of its age (it is unaged), but because it represents an older styler of jenever, more akin to the original jenevers than the modern Jonge style. Oude jenevers tend to contain more botanicals and must contain at least 15% malt-wine.
Finally, there is korenwijn, which must contain more than 51% malt-wine. These jenevers are the most characterful and flavoursome in style, and are cask-aged before bottling.
Typical Character and Style of Jenever
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Malt
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Mixed Herb
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Clove
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Price Range
Bottling Status
Brand
Country
Type
Style
Age
Cask Type
Strength
Size
Single Cask
Colouring
Zuidam 5 Year Old Zeer Oude Genever
$38.21
($76.42 per litre)
Bols Corenwijn 6 Jaar Gelagerd
$39.81
($56.87 per litre)
Old Duff Genever
$31.09
($44.42 per litre)
Bols Corenwijn Jenever
$41.72
Bokma Jonge Jenever
$19.08
($38.16 per litre)
Corsair Genever
$42.46
($56.62 per litre)
Rutte Old Simon Genever
$34.49
($49.27 per litre)
Bols Barrel Aged Genever
$39.06
Ketel 1 Matuur JeneverLitre
$32.68
Zuidam 1 Year Old Korenwijn Jenever
$35.34
($70.68 per litre)
Van Wees Oude Genever (Amsterdamsche)
$39.59
($56.56 per litre)
Bols Genever (42%)
$32.15
($45.93 per litre)
Van Wees Zeer Oude Jenever
$45.44
($64.91 per litre)
Bokma Oude Graangenever
$16.95
($33.91 per litre)
Bakers Best Genever
$39.28
($78.55 per litre)
Bobby’s Jenever
$36.62
($52.31 per litre)
Zuidam Jonge (Young Grain) GeneverHalf Litre
$26.52
($53.04 per litre)
Old Duff 100% Malt Wine Genever
$37.47
($53.53 per litre)
Zuidam Korenwijn 18 Year OldPX Cask
$249.79
Hoppe Jonge JeneverLitre
$26.84
Rynbende's Zeer Oude GeneverBot.1930s
$211.52
Zuidam 1 Year Old Rogge (Rye) Genever
$47.78
Zuidam 1 Year Old Zeer Oude Genever
$33.22
($66.43 per litre)
Henkes Jonge Jenever
$28.65