Gin (1495)
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Gin (1495) is a grape-based gin range[clarification needed] made from a recipe dated from the year 1495.[1] Chairman of the Hasselt Jenever Museum, Eric Van Schoonenberghe and international drinks expert, Philip Duff were credited with the discovery of the recipe in a 1495 cookbook which belonged to a merchant.[2][3]
Jean-Sébastien Robicquet is a French oenologist and master distiller. He created EuroWineGate in 2001. This structure was founded to bridge French wines and spirits with the American market. It became Maison Villevert in 2011. Meanwhile, Jean-Sébastien Robicquet launched Ciroc in 2003. He created this vodka derived from grapes for the multinational spirits company Diageo. He also launched G’Vine in 2006 (grape-based gin).[4]
Chairman of Hasselt Jenever Museum, Eric Van Schoonenberghe discovered an old recipe for a grape-based gin in a 1495 cookbook which belonged to a rich Dutch merchant. Soon after, drinks expert, Philip Duff and Maison Villevert's founder Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, gathered a team of spirits experts composed of Dave Broom, Dave Wondrich and Gaz Regan to recreate a gin from the old recipe and create the Gin 1495 range.[5][6]