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Wunand Fockink (Distillery in Amsterdam)
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Dates of existence
c 17th Century - present
History
In the seventeenth century, when the VOC ships brought herbs, spices and sugar to Amsterdam, liqueurs began to be distilled on a larger scale.In those days, liqueur was only for the rich due to the high prices and the prosperity within Amsterdam.The founder, Wynand Fockink, left everything succesfully to his sole heiress Maria. Until 1954, Wynand Fockink was a family business, proudly passed on and run by generation after generation.