Zuidam
Zuidam is a family distillery in Baarle-Nassau, in North Brabant. They make jenever and korenwijn in the traditional way, with bottles aged from one to five years, as well as a substantial range of liqueurs.
A Brabant family distillery
Zuidam Distillers is a family business in Baarle-Nassau, the Brabant village on the border with Belgium. The distillery was founded by Fred van Zuidam and is now run by the family. Zuidam distils everything itself in small copper stills and is known not only for jenever but also for whisky and gin under other brand names, such as Millstone and Dutch Courage.
The heart of the range is the malt wine: a grain distillate that gives jenever its full, grainy flavour. At Zuidam, it consists of equal parts corn, rye and malted barley. The corn provides sweetness, the rye spiciness and the barley structure. The korenwijn receives an extra, fourth distillation, making it fruitier and more elegant, and is then aged in small American oak barrels. Zuidam also makes separate genevers from a single grain, such as rye or spelt, as well as a long line of fruit, coffee and spice liqueurs.
In brief
Zuidam jenever, korenwijn and liqueur
Gall & Gall sells 25 bottles from Zuidam. This is a selection: first the jenevers and korenwijnen, from young to five years aged, followed by a few liqueurs.
Zuidam Jonge Jenever
Craft-distilled, with malt wine partly distilled with juniper, liquorice root and aniseed. Smooth and approachable.
Zuidam Oude Jenever
Malt wine made from one-third corn, one-third rye and one-third malted barley, partly distilled with juniper, liquorice and anise. Fuller and rounder than the young one.
Zuidam Very Old Genever
The same malt wine made from corn, rye and malted barley, in the full-bodied style of a very old genever.
Zuidam Rye Genever 1 Year
Rye genever, with the spiciness of the grain alongside juniper, liquorice root and aniseed.
Zuidam Spelt Genever 1 Year
Spelt genever, aged for one year. Amber-colored and rich in flavor.
Zuidam Korenwijn 1 Year
The malt wine undergoes an extra fourth distillation and matures for at least a year in small American oak casks. Lighter and fruitier.
Zuidam Korenwijn 3 Years
Equal parts corn, rye and malted barley, distilled four times in a small copper still and aged for three years. Fruity and refined.
Zuidam Korenwijn 5 Years
The same recipe, aged in casks for five years. More vanilla and oak, and the roundest grain wine of the range.
Zuidam Café Liqueur
Coffee liqueur with the flavor of freshly roasted coffee beans. Drink neat or use as the base for an Espresso Martini.
Zuidam Speculaas Almond
Roasted bitter almonds with oriental herbs and spices, such as those once brought by Dutch merchants.
Zuidam Orange Liqueur
Orange liqueur with herbs and a touch of cognac. Full and rich, and strong for a liqueur.
Zuidam also makes liqueurs from raspberry, cherry, cassis, cinnamon and vanilla. To learn exactly what liqueur is, visit our liqueur page.
Grainy, fruity and soft
Grain & fruit
Malted grain with juniper, licorice and anise. In the korenwijn, a notably fruity note from the additional distillation; in the aged bottles, vanilla.
Round and full
Soft and grainy in the young, full and slightly sweet in the old and the korenwijn. The rye is spicier, the spelt more rounded.
Warm and clean
A clean finish with grain. The longer it is aged in casks, the longer and warmer the finish, with wood and vanilla.
Flavor profile of Zuidam Korenwijn 3 Year. The jonge jenever is lighter and less fruity; the liqueurs score high on sweetness.
Three ways to drink Zuidam
Jonge jenever ice-cold, while korenwijn and aged genever are best enjoyed otherwise. This way you taste what the distillery has put into them.
Ice-cold jonge jenever
Put the bottle in the freezer and fill a tulip glass to the brim. Take the first sip bent forward, without lifting the glass.
Glass: jenever glass →Korenwijn at room temperature
Pour 4 cl of korenwijn into a tumbler or tasting glass, at room temperature or lightly chilled at most. Cold actually suppresses the fruit and vanilla.
More about korenwijn →As a kopstoot
A full glass of jonge jenever next to a glass of pilsner. First sip the jenever from the rim, then follow it with the beer.
Kopstoot →Cocktails with Zuidam
Jenever works in many classics now made with gin. And with Café liqueur, you can make an Espresso Martini.
Kopstoot
A full glass of jenever next to a glass of pilsner. Not a cocktail, but a classic.
Amsterdam Sour
Jenever with lemon, sugar and egg white. The Dutch take on a sour.
John Collins
Lemon, sugar and sparkling water. The original version was made with jenever.
Espresso Martini
Vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur, shaken hard.The right glass for Zuidam
A tulip-shaped stemmed glass for ice-cold jonge jenever, and a tumbler or liqueur glass for korenwijn and liqueur. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Zuidam
Can't find your question here? Read more about genever or check out our cocktail recipes.
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Does Zuidam also make liqueur?
Buy Zuidam
Want the bottle at home right away? Order Zuidam online from Gall & Gall. Gall & Gall has 25 of them.
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