OLD GRAIN JENEVER (GIN) DISTILLERY

• “The origin of the brand dates back to 1921, when Gerard Smeets started a trading business in liqueurs, jenevers, and tobacco products in Hasselt. In 1931, the brand became known as “Extra Gebroeders Smeets Stokers Hasselt.”
• After the Second World War, Gerard Smeets, encouraged by his son Louis, built a modern grain jenever distillery with contemporary equipment in Raamstraat in 1947. In 1950, the company officially received its distilling license.
• Locations and heritage traces
• Raamstraat 13, Hasselt: the site of the former Smeets jenever distillery. Today, the historic building houses the concept store La Bottega, but the façade and the site still refer to its distillery past.”