Genever - real genever - is a delicious multi-grain distillate (historically lots of rye) with masterful hints of flavor from a small amount of juniper and (usually a small number of) other botanicals. Think of it as unaged whisky's complex daddy. During the first Golden Age of cocktails in mid-1800s America, genever was the best-selling imported spirit in America, with 450 bottles of genever being imported for every 1 bottle of gin. Genever was called for equally in the penthouse, at the cocktail bar and in the labourer's taverns.

Old Duff Genever is milled, fermented, distilled and bottled at the Herman Jansen distillery "De Tweelingh" in Schiedam, near Rotterdam in Holland. Herman Jansen is a family owned business - the Jansen family - that has an unbroken record of being genever distillers since 1777. We are very proud that they produce Old Duff genever for us, and we are especially grateful to production manager Robert Bot and master distiller Ad van der Lee for their patience, kindness and expertise.