Buy Filliers gin at ’t Bockje Bathmen
5 bottles of Filliers Dry Gin 28 in stock, including an aged version and a tribute to the 1928 recipe. The number 28 stands for the number of botanicals and for the year in which Firmin Filliers devised the recipe.
- 5bottles in stock
- 28herbs in the recipe
- 1928the year of that recipe
- 1880the year the distillery was founded
One recipe, five directions
Filliers works from one recipe with twenty-eight botanicals and varies on it: red fruit, mandarin, an oak-aged version and a tribute to the original 1928 composition.
It is also a house with a long track record: the family has been distilling genever in East Flanders since 1880, and that craftsmanship is in the gin. From the same distillery we also stock whisky. Not sure which one you need? Give us a call. That is what we are here for.
The five bottles we have are
Twenty-eight botanicals, since 1928
- The distillery in four moments
- 1880Karel Lodewijk Filliers receives a licence to distil jenever.
- 1928Firmin Filliers comes up with the Dry Gin 28, using twenty-eight botanicals.
- 2007The house is the first in Belgium to mature whisky in cask.
- nowThe sixth generation runs the company.
Filliers has been distilling since 1880 in Bachte-Maria-Leerne near Deinze, on the banks of the Leie. It began as a farm distillery making jenever, and that craftsmanship is the foundation of everything made there today.
The gin dates from 1928, when Firmin Filliers put together a recipe with twenty-eight botanicals. That number has become the name. For a gin from that era that is strikingly many; most recipes stayed at around eight.
The house also makes whisky and in 2007 was the first Belgian distillery to mature whisky in cask.
Twenty-eight herbs in a recipe from 1928, at a time when most gins used eight.
Frequently asked questions about Filliers gin
How much Filliers gin does ’t Bockje have in stock?
Five bottles: the Dry Gin 28, the pink version, the tangerine, a cask-aged gin and the 1928 Tribute.
What does the number 28 stand for?
For two things at once: the number of botanicals in the recipe, and the year 1928 in which Firmin Filliers devised that recipe.
Does Filliers also make whisky?
Yes. In 2007 the house was the first Belgian distillery to mature whisky in cask. We stock eight bottles of it.
Which Filliers should you try first?
The regular Dry Gin 28. The tangerine and the pink versions are especially nice in a long drink; the barrel aged is better drunk neat.
Does ’t Bockje also ship Filliers abroad?
Yes. We ship to around forty countries. Email info@bockje.nl if you want to know whether your country is included.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
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