Dutch Distillers District

Celebrating Dutch Distillers District

In Schiedam one can smell, taste and see jenever (Dutch gin) heritage. The historic buildings in the city centre as well as the highest windmills in the world are a reminder of the time Schiedam used to be the beating hart of the jenever and gin industry.

From March through June, S'DAM celebrates its Dutch Distillers District with various events. Try over 100 different types of gins, jenevers, cocktails and mocktails during the Jeneverfestival. Enjoy different types of entertainment and discover various hidden gems in the city center during IDDF or visit Nationale Molendag and Proef! de Plantage, a cultural festival with food, cocktails, art and activities for every age.

Meet the distillers

The 18th century was the Gilded Age of Schiedam. At its peak, Schiedam housed 392 active distilleries and mills. The malt wine industry replaced the existing textile industry and herringfishing. The reason for this was the declining liqour export from France.
Schiedam-made gin and jenever was exported all over the world.

The industry gave Schiedam the nickname Black Nazareth, as the coal-fired distilleries blackened the city.

National Jenevermuseum Distillery

Bobby's Gin

LOOPUYT & CO DISTILLERS

Rynbende Spirits

KONINKLIJKE DE KUYPER

NOLET DISTILLERY

SERIOUS BEE DISTILLERS

ONDER DE BOOMPJES

HERMAN JANSEN

CATZ

windmills

As the distiller industry grew, so did Schiedam’s windmills. They evolved into the highest windmills in the world to keep up with storage and production demands. The remainining giants are still an iconic landmark. They have been making up the skyline of Schiedam for hundreds of years.

DE WALVISCH

DE VRIJHEID

DE DRIE KOORNBLOEMEN

DE PALMBOOM

DE KAMEEL

DE NOORD

DE NOLET

DISTILLERS TOURS & TICKETS

Book one of the surprising and unique Distillers Tours and discover the Dutch Distillers District.

JENEVERMUSEUM & WALVISCHMOLEN

Jenever & Gin tasting

UN-BEE-LIEVABLE WORKSHOP

whisper boat tours

PEAKY BLINDERS MYSTERY GIN TOUR

S'DAM Hotspots

Besides being the distillers capital of the Netherlands, Schiedam is also a city of artists, musicians and writers. Because of this, the city is buzzing with activities. There’s always an interesting festival, event or exposition around.

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