Rutte Celery Dry Gin

Rutte Celery Dry Gin

The nose of Rutte Celery Dry Gin is rather traditional at first sniff. Juniper, coriander and angelica with a slight earthiness to it. There’s plenty of juniper, sparkling with a green and piney note; celery leaves, lemon zest, and coriander mid palate. The finish becomes a bit denser with rich celery stalk and cracked black pepper. The finish is medium length with a pleasant warmth, pepper and juniper remaining.

The Rutte Family began distilling genever in the late 18th century and although the family isn’t involved anymore (it’s part of the DeKupyer family of brands now), their name and tradition lives on. In particular Rutte Celery Dry Gin highlights a novel, but familiar ingredient. Humble celery is one of the signature ingredients behind one of their famous genevers, and this recipe for a gin including celery, is purported to be a 19th century recipe from the distillery’s founders.

Marketed as “celery gin,” it seems to be looking to capitalize on the trend towards calling contemporary gins “flavored gins” and listing the signature botanical right on the bottle.