Visiting Myriam Hendrickx at RUTTE & ZN. Producer of finest Genever, Liquors, Dry and Celery Gin
A few weeks ago, Thorsten Husmann told me about his new project he is now working for. RUTTE Distillateurs in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Rutte & ZN was bought three years ago by DE KUYPER Company and they have now set up some of their products to distribute also outside Netherlands. The story on how small these company is (small shop, with a attached small distillery, warehouse, mini bottling and aroma laboratory (finally a bigger "Kitchen")) sounded like a fairytale - and I could not believe. So Thorsten invited me to visit them. And what I saw and who I meet, I felt in love with. Also, what I drunk. I will come up with more about RUTTE here sone. First I did an Interview with the Masterdistiller Myriam Hendrickx. A very passioned woman, sympathetic and a real master of catching natural flavours in a liquid. I felt in love with her CUBAN COFFE, the Genever with fresh roasted Hazelnuts and also the new CELERY GIN. I brought a bottle of Rutte Celery Gin to german...