DeKuyper Royal Distillers () is a privately held Dutch company in the business of manufacturing and marketing distilled spirits and

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s. The company was founded in 1695 by Petrus De Kuyper as a manufacturer of barrels and casks used in the transportation of spirits and beer. His last name, De Kuyper, actually meaning the cooper. By 1752, the family owned a distillery in

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which was then the leading center for the production of

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or genever. In the 19th century, the company expanded its export business throughout Europe, Great Britain and Canada. In 1911, a new distillery was built in Schiedam and thereafter the production of

began. The roster of flavors slowly expanded, and partnerships were formed with distillers in Canada (1932) and the United States (1934, strategically at the end of

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). By the 1960s the production of liqueurs had overtaken the production of genever as drinks tastes changed and the promotion of liqueurs for use in cocktails induced a surge in sales. After prohibition, De Kuyper sold the right to manufacture and market their brands in the United States to National Distillers. In 1996, National Distillers sold its liquor and distilling interests including rights to market DeKuyper brands in the US to Jim Beam Brands. American consumers know the brand as John DeKuyper & Son, which makes generally inexpensive liqueurs such as Triple Sec and various flavors of Schnapps such as

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, generally for consumption in sweet cocktails or shots. In 1995, on the occasion of its 300th anniversary, the company received the title “Royal” from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. This led to the company changing its name from Johannes de Kuyper & Zoon to De Kuyper Royal Distillers. In the same year, Erven Warnink - the leading producer of

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and cream liqueurs – was taken over by De Kuyper Royal Distillers.

Current product line

The current product line of the DeKuyper brand includes:

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Almond, Amaretto, Anisette, Blood Orange,

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, Cactus Juice Margarita, Chocolate Cherry, Chocolate Chili, Chocolate Mint, Coconut Amaretto, Coffee, Crème de Cacao (dark and white), French Vanilla, Ginger, Hazelnut, Mad Melon, Melon,

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, Peachtree, Razzmatazz, San Tropique Tropical Rum, sloe gin, triple sec, and Wild Strawberry.

Crème liqueur A crème liqueur is a liqueur that has a great deal of additional sugar added to the point that it has a near-syrup consistency. Unlike cream liqueurs, crème liqueurs include no cream in their ingredients. "Crème" in this case refers to the cons ...
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Crème de Noyaux Crème de Noyaux () is an almond-flavored crème liqueur, although it is actually made from apricot kernels or the kernels of peach or cherry pits, which provide an almond-like flavor. Both Bols and Hiram Walker produce artificially colored re ...

Crème de banane Crème de banane () is a sweet, banana-flavored liqueur, usually bottled at 17–25% ABV. It is mostly used in alcoholic drinks but also in cooking; it is an ingredient of various cocktails and desserts. Cooking Crème de banane can be used as a ...

, Crème de Cacao (white and dark), Crème de Café, Crème de Cassis, and Crème de menthe (green and white).

Schnapps

Apple Barrel, BlueBerry, ButterShots, Crantasia, HotDamn! (100-proof Cinnamon and 30-proof Cinnamon), Key Largo Tropical, Mountain Strawberry, Old Tavern Root Beer, Peach, Peppermint, Pomegranate, Spearmint, Tropical Pineapple, and WilderBerry. Also the tart "Puckers" line, which includes Berry Fusion, Strawberry Passion, Cheri-Beri, Grape, Island Blue, Peach, Raspberry, Sour Apple, and Watermelon.Market Watch 1995- Page 45 "... by the four topselling brands in the DeKuyper line: Hot Damn Cinnamon Schnapps, Butter Shots, Peachtree Schnapps and Peppermint Schnapps. Beam also markets After Shock, which had already shipped its one millionth bottle just three ..."

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Apricot, Blackberry, Cherry, Ginger, Kirschwasser Cherry, New England Style Coffee, Peach.

Shots Ready-To-Drink

Alabama Slammer,

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, Lemon Drop, Red Headed, Sex on the Beach, Washington Apple.

References

External links

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