Genever: This is the original style of gin (the word is a corruption of Genever). Dutch in origin, it may or may not be flavored and or aged. Jonge (Young) Genever is either not aged or aged less than 6 months; Oude (Old) Genever is usually aged more than 2 years; Zeer Oude (Very Old) is even older. Look for an age statement on the bottle. (I discovered I have a 20 year-old bottle!) Genever gin is usually aged in cellars in reused casks (some I saw were over 100 years old), so they age MUCH slower than, say, bourbon). That being said, they can be quite subtle and wonderful. An excellent website with much more information is : http://www.belgiangenever.com/Home_Page.html