Rutte Old Tom Genever
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Made to Anton Rutte's handwritten 1918 recipe and launched as Rutte Old Tom in 2019, this grain-based spirit is redistilled with seven botanicals including juniper, lemon, ginger, cinnamon, orange leaves and wormwood. A splash of malt wine makes it a genever rather than a gin — master distiller Myriam Hendrickx calls it a cross between a young genever and a classic gin. GinSchool discovery: orange leaves give a greener, more delicate citrus than the peel — a subtle twist to try in your own bill.
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Botanicals in Rutte Old Tom Genever
Juniper
Juniperus communis
Piney, Resinous, Citrus-bright
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Lemon
Citrus limon
Sharp-bright, Citrus-floral, Sun-zest
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Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Sharp-warm, Citrus-zing, Slow-pungent
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Cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Sweet-warm, Aromatic, Wood-spiced
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Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
Intensely-bitter, Aromatic-medicinal, Sage-camphor
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Orange Peel
Citrus aurantium Dulcis (sweet orange) — also Citrus × sinensis
Sweet-citrus, Bright-aromatic, Sunshine
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