Jenever
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Jenever, also known as Hollands, genever, genièvre, pekèt, or sometimes as Dutch gin, is the juniper-flavoured traditional liquor in the Netherlands, Belgium, and adjoining areas in northern France an
Hollandse Graanjenever
French genièvre
Bottles of jenever for sale in Hasselt, including two in traditional clay bottles
Juniper berry
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A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry
Jenever
…spirit was not palatable due to the lack of refined distilling techniques (with only the pot still available), herbs were added to mask the flavour. The juniper berry (which comes from the Latin juniperus), hence the name jenever (and the English name gin), was used for its alleged medicinal benefits. At least in…
Juniper berries are actually modified conifer cones.
Young green and mature purple berries can be seen growing on the same plant.
Dried juniper berries at a market in Syracuse, Sicily