How do you drink Jonge jenever?

Nowadays, jenever is served from the freezer like vodka. However, jonge jenever used to be drunk at room temperature with sugar and a spoon similar to absinthe. Occasionally, jonge jenever may instead be served with on the rocks in a tumbler glass with ice.

What is Jonge Genever?

Unlike most gins, genever it is a blend of two very different spirits – botanical-infused neutral spirit and malt-wine, a kind of unaged whisk(e)y. Genever retains more of the flavour of its base ingredients – rye, malted barley and maize – than most common gin styles, which are based on neutral spirit alone.

How is Bols Genever made?

Bols Genever is distilled from a malt wine grain base composed of wheat, rye and corn that were fermented alongside juniper berries. 22(!) botanicals are present in total. It is is then rested in oak for a minimum of eighteen months before bottling.

What kind of alcohol is Bols Genever?

Bols Genever 100% Malt Spirit is triple-distilled from long fermented corn, rye and wheat with juniper berries and a personal blend from our Master Distiller.

How strong is Genever?

Alcohol strength is between 46%-48% abv, and has a very strong malted grain flavor. Grain alcohol is distilled in a column still and therefore has an alcohol strength of 96%. It has a neutral taste.

What do you drink with genever?

Genever Cocktails

  1. 1.5 oz oud/old style genever or 100% malt wine genever.
  2. 1.5 oz sweet vermouth.
  3. 2 dashes orange curaçao.
  4. 2 dashes angostura bitters.

Can you drink Bols by itself?

Bols Genever is best served chilled, and can be drunk straight, on the rocks, or with a touch of water, like whiskey. It really stands out as the primary in simple, gin-forward cocktails.

How do you drink Bols Corenwyn?

Splash a few drops of bitters in an old-fashioned glass, rotate the glass to coat, then top up with cold genever and ice. This makes a drink not dissimilar in style to the British pink gin.

What drink is called Dutch?

There are many drinks that can be described as typically Dutch, the best-known being beer and jenever, hugely popular both in the Netherlands and abroad. In bars across the country, and at events and festivals, beer is a popular choice and if you ask, you are likely to find jenever too!

Is Genever the same as gin?

Gin can be distilled from any raw material, while genever is always made from grains like rye, malted barley and corn. Gin can be distilled from any raw material, while genever is always made from grains like rye, malted barley and corn. No wonder genever producers often describe it as a cross between gin and whiskey.

Why is Genever not a gin?

Gin can be distilled from any raw material, while genever is always made from grains like rye, malted barley and corn. Gin can be distilled from any raw material, while genever is always made from grains like rye, malted barley and corn. Yet, with a growing number of gins rested in barrels, that line has blurred.

Where does Jonge jenever malt wine come from?

About 90% of all Jonge Jenever sold on the market is a blend from malt wine produced by Filliers in Belgium, sugar beet or grain based ethylalcohol from factories in Germany, France and (mostly) Russia and water.

What’s the difference between Jonge jenever and Oude jenever?

Jonge jenever has a neutral taste, like vodka, with a slight aroma of juniper and malt wine. Oude jenever has a smoother, very aromatic taste with malty flavours.

Which is the correct way to serve Jonge jenever?

Traditionally the drink is served in a tulip-shaped glass filled to the brim, with the surface tension enabling the jenever to rise higher than the glass’s edge. Jonge jenever, colloquially a jonkie (“young’un”), is usually served at room temperature, sometimes (though this is now quite old fashioned) with some sugar and a tiny spoon to stir.