BOLS Genever

Bols Genever is an award-winning classic cocktail spirit that combines the mixability of a white spirit and the complexity of a brown spirit, resulting in a flavour that is like nothing else out there. Rediscovered, it is renowned for its mixing qualities and for sipping; the original Dutch ritual of drinking Genever neat in the traditional tulip glass.

The original and unique flavours of Bols Genever enable bartenders to work with the authentic flavours of the past and to recreate the true classic cocktails as they were meant to taste – The Original Collins, for example – or invent new, well-balanced contemporary cocktails.The whisky-like malt tones of Genever make it also perfect to drink it straight, on the rocks, paired with a beer or in ‘regular’ easy mixed drinks like a Dutch Coke, Genever with Coke, as well.

Genever can only be made in The Netherlands and a few nearby areas, since it is a protected spirit category, meaning it has the equivalent of a French Appellation D’origine Controlee,

Aroma: Sweet cherry and malt notes
Palate: Rich and smooth with malt and juniper vying for domination although both are just below the silky surface.
Finish: Tangy grassy notes and quite poignant as it leaves a sweetness behind.

Awards

DOUBLE GOLD – San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2009