Old Genever By the Dutch (Dutch Distillate)

The raw materials used for the Old Genever are malted Barley, corn, rye, juniper and other herbs and spices such as lemon and orange peel, coriander seeds, star-anise, and liquorice. The process begins by distilling the wash from malt, corn and rye in a pot-still up to 13% abv into a product known as 'Ruwnat'. A second distillation in the pot-still turns the liquid into 'Enkelnat' at 38%. The third distillation takes place in a column still together with Juniper berries until it reaches 48% abv and is named 'Maltwine'. A series of re-distilling then takes place; firstly of part of the Maltwine with botanicals, then of part of the Maltwine without botanicals and finally a re-distilling of the Maltwine with Juniper-berries. The final part of the process is the blending together of all four components, according to a secret recipe.