Vodka journey · Netherlands
Schiedam
Malt wine, copper kettles, windmills reaching for the sky.
Guided route
Schiedam Intense
In Schiedam, the tallest windmills in the world once ground rye for genever, while the Nolet family has been distilling in the same copper kettle since 1691. This same workshop gave rise to the vodka Ketel One in 1983.
1Region & HistoryGenever Capital of the World
2Raw MaterialKettle, Grain, Contrasts
3Water & ClimateDelta Climate, Polder Land
4Distillation & RectificationColumn and Copper
5FiltrationCharcoal in the Kettle
6Drinking CultureKopstootje and Cold
7TastingThe Kettle in the Glass
8Vodka & FoodHerring and Genever0 of 8