Hooghoudt (distillery)

Hooghoudt is a Groninger producer of several alcoholic beverages. The company was founded in 1888. Hooghoudt's products include jenever (Dutch gin), vodka and beerenburg.

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History

The family company was founded in 1888 by Hero Jan Hooghoudt, who had been a baker. The distillery was based in the city centre of Groningen, but has since moved to a new complex in an office park in Euvelgunne.^[1] The distillery employs between 50–100 people and has an estimated revenue of 10 to 25 million euros.^[2] The distillery has a relationship with the Herberg Hooghoudt tasting room and café on Reguliersgracht ("regulator's canal") in Amsterdam.^[3][4]

Hooghoudt was acquired in May 2025 by La Martiniquaise who announced in July that the distillery would close by the end of 2025 and production would be transferred to a facility in Ghent, Belgium.^[5]