Bols Genever Gin, 70 cl

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Surprisingly (or not so, considering the similarities to whisky) this drink is particularly tasty neat, on or off the rocks. The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers. Based on the original 1820 Bols Genever recipe that was used in many cocktails in the 19th century.

This is a totally authentic and unique drink that should be tried by anyone with an interest in gin. Made from distilled wine, brandy is a heart-warming after-dinner treat, with both affordable and beautifully aged varieties available. A traditional genever from popular Dutch drinks producer Bols, who can track their genever heritage back to the 16th century. Bols Genever Gin became one of the most important ingredients for a new phenomenon in the 19th century, the cocktail. Purchasing your favourite spirits and other alcoholic beverages has never been easier than with Drink Finder.Grappa, there’s never been a better reason to recapture a flavour from your past (or discover something fresh! Bols Genever won Double Gold and Best of Show during the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America convention 2018 and presented with the Best Dutch Genever Award during the World Best Gin competition 2018. Even though they might share some similar ingredients, gin does not deliver the complexity Genever has, because of the missing key ingredient malt spirit. Bols Genever Amsterdam Gin is a characterful and unique combination of re-distilled botanicals and refined with pure grain alcohol.

In the 17th Century, through marriage, King William of Orange the third became king of England and introduced Genever. Made with a malt wine base as opposed to neutral spirit the result is a rich, full bodied like whisky but with the herbal complexity of a wondeful gin. Bols Genever is the original Dutch spirit, created from lightly distilled Dutch grains and a complex botanical mix.They appear in a wide variety of cocktails and can be mixed with other drinks or used in baking – there’s a reason that the sweeter varieties have become staples in many classic desserts! It didn't take long for the English to try and recreate the spirit, which resulted in being a spirit related to Genever, but not the real deal.

Bols Genever Gin is a revolutionary genever with a subtle balance of flavorful maltwine and re-distilled botanicals, fine-tuned with pure grain alcohol. Inn Express provides this information in good faith, but it's important to note that its accuracy and completeness depend on the suppliers. When combined with tonic, be it schweppes or fever tree, its muddy, soil-like flavours overpower the tonic and so far, have been unsuccessful. Fourteen ingredients such as angelica root aniseed ginger root apricot nuts and learwyt seed are then infused for flavouring.Upon discovering that the spirit has such a powerful flavour, i tried splitting it with other gins as a base in some cocktails.

Its a relaunch of an old, old spirit, Genever was the precursor to English gins, as well as being the origin of the phrase 'Dutch Courage'. Bols Genever Original is an award-winning classic cocktail spirit that combines the mixability of a white spirit and the complexity of a brown spirit. A traditional Amsterdam genever and a recipe dating back to 1820 from a company that has its roots in Tudor times. Each of their liqueurs are created from a recipe carefully guarded down the years which also involves soaking the necessary ingredients (herbs, fruit peel, etc) in the still.The Dutch and the English were fighting side by side during the thirty-year war at the beginning of the 17th century. In addition to being an impeccable spirit for drinking neat, it proved to be perfect for a new phenomenon in the USA; the cocktail. Try this beautiful genever in a Red Light Negroni, a Bols classic with Italian bitter liqueur and sweet vermouth. During distillation the oils from these ingredients will infuse with the spirit but not affect the colour. It won Double Gold and Best of Show during the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America convention 2018 and is a solid favourite amongst bar tenders.