Millstone Zuidam 100

About the Millstone Zuidam 100

Millstone Zuidam 100 is a Dutch rye whisky from Millstone in the Netherlands. This single rye expression bottles the distillery's obsession with the number one hundred. It is distilled entirely from rye in small copper pot stills at Zuidam in Baarle-Nassau. The spirit matures for at least one hundred months in new American oak before bottling at fifty percent alcohol. Pour Millstone Zuidam 100 neat to meet a bold, search-worthy dram with real character. Zuidam Distillers is a family-owned operation in the Dutch border town of Baarle-Nassau. Fred and Hélène van Zuidam began making genever and liqueurs in the nineteen seventies. Their son Patrick pursued the dream of Dutch whisky for years. Millstone launched as the first Dutch whisky brand after experimental barrels in nineteen ninety-six. The name nods to windmills that still grind grain for the mash. Every bottle is labelled by hand at the distillery. The grain bill mixes fifty-one percent unmalted rye with forty-nine percent malted rye. That split keeps the spirit grassy and honest while adding malty warmth on the palate. Small copper pot stills shape a textured new make before oak takes over. New American oak casks carry the rye for a minimum of one hundred months. The result is roughly eight and a half years of patient maturation in a warm Dutch warehouse climate. Orange zest, lemon peel, and floral tones sit above a malty rye base in the glass. Fresh fruit sweetness arrives early, with mint adding a cool edge to the spice. The palate runs rich and full, balancing peppery rye heat with delicate vanilla from the oak. Spice builds slowly rather than shouting. A long finish leaves pepper, oak, and a hint of fresh fruit behind. It rewards slow sipping on its own. Millstone has collected serious praise on the world stage. It was named best rye whisky at the Wizards of Whisky Awards in twenty sixteen. World Whisky Awards gold medals followed in twenty twenty-two, twenty twenty-three, and twenty twenty-four. It was also crowned world's best rye whisky in twenty twenty-two and twenty twenty-three. That track record helps explain why rye fans hunt this Dutch bottle. Enjoy it neat when you want proof with polish.