Producer
Otenba
Otenba is a Dutch brand producing a hybrid spirit between gin and genever, created and developed by Monique ten Kortenaar and made in Amsterdam. The product combines a malt spirit with classic botanicals and Asian-inspired flavors.
- Amsterdam · North Holland · Netherlands
- 1 product
The story
Otenba began as a personal project by Monique ten Kortenaar, who previously worked with companies such as Lucas Bols and Wynand Fockink. After a crowdfunding campaign the product went into production and was introduced to the market around 2019–2020. The project's aim is to reinterpret the Dutch genever tradition by blending it with botanical sensibilities closer to modern gin.
Production philosophy
To unite the strengths of gin and genever: preserve the malt character of genever while offering the freshness and accessibility of a gin. The brand emphasizes flavors and botanicals inspired by Asia (pandan, lemongrass, green tea) to create a distinctive aromatic profile.
Territory
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Production method
Based on a malt spirit (malt wine) derived from cereals and a selection of botanical extracts. Production takes place in Amsterdam and combines tradition (the malt spirit typical of genever) with botanical infusions typical of gin.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- City
- Amsterdam
- Categories
- Genever
- Hybrid gin
- Spirits
- Raw materials
- barley
- rye
- corn
- juniper berries
- Representative products
- Genever Otenba 50cl
What makes it distinctive
- Produced and bottled in Amsterdam
- Created by Monique ten Kortenaar (industry expert)
- Concept: bridge between gin and genever
- Use of botanicals inspired by Asia (pandan, sencha, lemongrass)