All hail jenever - (0) THE precursor to gin that began the British love 1 with juniper-infused hooch. The nectar was 2 to England by mercenaries from the Low Countries in the 17th century. For a blast of jenever pleasure today, head one hour by train east of Brussels to Hasselt, which hosts Belgium's national jenever festival 3 October. Hasselt's status as Belgium's jenever capital explains the presence of the Nationaal Jenever museum. It is housed in a beautifully restored and 4 active 19th-century distillery on Witte Nonnenstraat. During Jenever Feesten there is a bronze fountain on Maastrichterstraat, from 5 jenever flows instead of water. If you're struggling to find it, ask anyone for The Barrel Man, but you'll have to wait your 6 A jenever tram glides 7 town; marching bands play as waiters race with laden trays to win their own weight in jenever. Street corner pop-up bars tempt visitors with jenevers from 8 Flanders.