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De Kuyper Royal Distillers B.V. (originally: Joh’s de Kuyper & Zoon BV) is Dutch distillery formed in 1695 by Petrus De Kuyper and his wife Anna Custers. It is famous from its cocktail liqueurs. De Kuyper's current management director is Drs Bob de Kuyper. Before forming distillery, Petrus De Kuyper did make wooden caskets for transporting Dutch gin and beer. In 1800s, De Kuyper did focus on exports to Great Britain and its colonies by London-based company Matthew & Clark & Sons. In 1894, De Kuyper moved to new distillery in Schiedam. De Kuyper started distilling liqueur in 1920s and by next decade it had almost 20 varieties, lemon-flavoured geneva being the most important. De Kuyper also started domestic sales during 1920s. In 1932 they expanded to Montreal, Canada and two years later in New Jersey, United States. De Kuyper celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1995 and also received title "Royal". In same year, De Kuyper also took over Middelharnis-based Erven Warnink BV. De Kuyper exports to more than 100 countries and annual sales are over 50 million bottles.
