Bols Genever Gin, 70 cl

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For those with more refined palates, try our lesser-known spirits that aren’t quite as mainstream as the popular favourites.

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. In 2006 David Wondrich wrote Imbibe, a book about the first cocktail book ever written by Jerry Thomas.

This flavoursome distillate is blended with a juniper-berry distillate and a separate botanical distillate, including coriander, caraway and aniseed. The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England. In addition to being an impeccable spirit for drinking neat, it proved to be perfect for a new phenomenon in the USA; the cocktail. Also sign me up for newsletters so I can get special offers, recommendations, and expert advice to my inbox!

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'.

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. Please note that the allergens shown as present are those shown on the supplier’s packaging and do not refer to allergens that may be present in the same production environment. I appreciate it's history as a pre-gin juniper heavy spirit but I find it's earthiness (much like natural saké) is just too much for modern ginny drinks and cocktails. Bols Original Genever blends our malt spirit with 22 botanicals ranging from juniper berries, hops and coriander, to cloves and ginger. During distillation the oils from these ingredients will infuse with the spirit but not affect the colour.

Try this beautiful genever in a Red Light Negroni, a Bols classic with Italian bitter liqueur and sweet vermouth. Fourteen ingredients such as angelica root aniseed ginger root apricot nuts and learwyt seed are then infused for flavouring. In 1820, Bols introduced a revolutionary new genever recipe with a more subtle taste, as a result of a better balance of malt wine, neutral grain alcohol and botanicals. 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. These first cocktails were often made with genever, because of its powerful, delicious flavors and balanced mixing qualities.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. A traditional genever from popular Dutch drinks producer Bols, who can track their genever heritage back to the 16th century. They couldn't easily find it, because at the time it was only being sold in the Netherlands and Belgium. When combined with tonic, be it schweppes or fever tree, its muddy, soil-like flavours overpower the tonic and so far, have been unsuccessful. Please do not attempt to enter this web site if you are not above the legal age of drinking alcohol in your country of residence.

Vodka and tequila are key ingredients in many of the world’s most popular cocktails, from refreshing margaritas to James Bond’s iconic Vesper martini (shaken, not stirred, of course). Purchasing your favourite spirits and other alcoholic beverages has never been easier than with Drink Finder. The Dutch and the English were fighting side by side during the thirty-year war at the beginning of the 17th century. Learn the history of Bols and Immerse yourself in the bottomless world of Bols cocktails in the House of Bols! Bols Genever Gin became one of the most important ingredients for a new phenomenon in the 19th century, the cocktail.

The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers. A traditional Amsterdam genever and a recipe dating back to 1820 from a company that has its roots in Tudor times. Even though they might share some similar ingredients, gin does not deliver the complexity Genever has, because of the missing key ingredient malt spirit. Based on the original 1820 Bols Genever recipe that was used in many cocktails in the 19th century. Bols Genever Amsterdam Gin is a characterful and unique combination of re-distilled botanicals and refined with pure grain alcohol.