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Ketel One, also known as Ketel 1, (Dutch for: Pot still One) is a liquor brand of the Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Ketel One Vodka is distilled from 100% wheat in copper pot stills, filtered over loose charcoal, and rests in tile lined tanks until ready. Ketel One Vodka is named after the original copper pot still, “Distilleerketel #1.” The alcohol content of this spirit is 40% (80 proof). The Nolet Distillery also makes Ketel One Citroen, Ketel One Oranje, and Ketel 1

Timeline

1691: Joannes Nolet opens a distillery in Schiedam, located close to the North Sea and large grain auctions, which later became the capital for the spirits industry.
1793: Jacobus Nolet (5th generation) acquires glass and cork factories and a printing company, and then builds the windmill, known as 'The Whale.'
1867: The Nolet family acquires an interest in shipping and begins exporting spirits to the USA.
1902: The Nolet family opens a distillery in Maryland, USA but later withdraws from the American market in the Prohibition era.
1979: Carolus Nolet Sr. (10th generation) assumes the role of Chairman.
1983: With family recipes and techniques perfected by his ancestors, Nolet Sr. develops the Ketel One recipe and launches it in the USA.
1991: Nolet Spirits USA was founded.
1992: Carl Nolet Jr. (11th generation) moves to the United States to further sales of Ketel One vodka.
2000: The Nolet Distillery develops the first ultra-premium, naturally-flavored vodka, Ketel One Citroen, which is launched in the USA.[citation needed]
2002: Ketel One reaches the 1,000,000 case mark.[citation needed]
2003: First national advertising campaign in the USA.[citation needed]
2008: The Nolet Group and Diageo come together in a 50/50 joint venture to form Ketel One Worldwide B.V.[citation needed]
2011: Ketel One Worldwide has grown the brand to 2,000,000 cases. Ketel One is now sold in over 50 countries

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