Ishaq, Jp

From her teenage years, Veronique Van Acker-Beittel, born and raised in East-Flanders, Belgium, has had a passion for her country's traditional spirit, genever. After college, Veronique 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., Veronique quit her job in 2010 to found Flemish Lion LLC, America's first importing company of Belgian genever. Veronique lives in Vermont with her husband Matthew, where they enjoy the simple things in life while drinking genever, one sip at the time.