- Two provinces of France: Flanders Artois genever (genièvre Flandre Artois). Two states of Germany: East-Frisia cereal grain genever (Ostfriesischer Korngenever).
- In the 16th century, when for the first time grain liquor was flavored with juniper berries, the traditional genever emerged in the Low Countries.
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- This method imparts Genever with a characteristically smooth, complex flavor profile that bridges the gap between whisky and gin.
- Genever has a completely different base – malt wine (distillate of rye, corn, and wheat), which is more representative of a blended bourbon or light scotch.
- The official account of Bols Genever. A rediscovered classic cocktail spirit made from a recipe created in the 1820s by the Lucas Bols company.
- As stated above, genever is a blend of two different spirits. The first spirit, moutwijn (malt-wine), is what gives genever its distinctive flavour.
- Now that we know the basics of Genever – also known as Jenever, Genevieve, Geneva, Holland gin, and Dutch gin – we can examine its history.
- Not to scoff at gin’s resurgence, but for the brassy among us, it’s the arrival of genever en masse to bars that makes our hearts skip a beat.
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