![Quinta-Wijnen is across the street and around the corner from the Anne Frank House, pictured here. The owner has been in business for 30 years and showed me some rare ports he carries: some would be thousands of dollars! They were from the 19th century! He also carries jenever, the national drink of Holland. According to Wiki, "traditional jenever is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. European Union regulations specify that only liquor made in these two countries, two French provinces and two German federal states can use the name jenever."We tend to call jenever "Dutch gin," but it's not a gin . . . though sometimes, it's flavored with juniper berries. It does involve malted wine, sugar and sometimes, barrel-cask aging like a bourbon.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/7e/f7/7ef7bd53a77a2b445fb3e6d275782d8b.JPG?itok=eeJefOSP "Quinta-Wijnen is across the street and around the corner from the Anne Frank House, pictured here. The owner has been in business for 30 years and showed me some rare ports he carries: some would be thousands of dollars! They were from the 19th century! He also carries jenever, the national drink of Holland. According to Wiki, "traditional jenever is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. European Union regulations specify that only liquor made in these two countries, two French provinces and two German federal states can use the name jenever."We tend to call jenever "Dutch gin," but it's not a gin . . . though sometimes, it's flavored with juniper berries. It does involve malted wine, sugar and sometimes, barrel-cask aging like a bourbon."){kind=small}
There's a very special liquor store in Amsterdam across from the Anne Frank House. I wanted to write about it earlier, but couldn't locate the spelling of its name. Also, it has the street address from around the corner, not the Prinsengracht that the Anne Frank House is on. Thanks to my credit card bill, I know it now! Quinta-Wijnen carries lots of rare liqueurs that you probably won’t ever see in the United States. However, they are able to ship items, provided your jurisdiction is okay with that. If you are traveling in Amsterdam, they do carry a few things in miniature sizes and/or plastic bottles. Click on the list items to find out more about this cool place!
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![Quinta-Wijnen is across the street and around the corner from the Anne Frank House, pictured here. The owner has been in business for 30 years and showed me some rare ports he carries: some would be thousands of dollars! They were from the 19th century! He also carries jenever, the national drink of Holland. According to Wiki, "traditional jenever is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. European Union regulations specify that only liquor made in these two countries, two French provinces and two German federal states can use the name jenever."We tend to call jenever "Dutch gin," but it's not a gin . . . though sometimes, it's flavored with juniper berries. It does involve malted wine, sugar and sometimes, barrel-cask aging like a bourbon.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/9d/65/9d656202c15cde637431ffd28da3c63e.JPG?itok=KzBw0ALe "Quinta-Wijnen is across the street and around the corner from the Anne Frank House, pictured here. The owner has been in business for 30 years and showed me some rare ports he carries: some would be thousands of dollars! They were from the 19th century! He also carries jenever, the national drink of Holland. According to Wiki, "traditional jenever is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. European Union regulations specify that only liquor made in these two countries, two French provinces and two German federal states can use the name jenever."We tend to call jenever "Dutch gin," but it's not a gin . . . though sometimes, it's flavored with juniper berries. It does involve malted wine, sugar and sometimes, barrel-cask aging like a bourbon.")
