Genever: 500 Years of History in a Bottle
From her teenage years, Véronique Van Acker-Beittel, born and raised in East-Flanders, Belgium, has had a passion for her country’s traditional spirit, genever. After college, Véronique relocated to the U.S. in 2002, starting a career in Trade and Marketing with Fortune 500 companies. Unable to find her beloved spirit in the U.S., Véronique quit her job in 2010 to found Flemish Lion LLC, America’s first importing company of Belgian genever. Véronique lives in Vermont with her husband Matthew, where they enjoy the simple things in life while drinking genever, one sip at the time.