Genever Flashcards
Defining Feature
Flavor Profile
“Malt Wine”– A grain mash of malted rye, wheat, and corn
Warm smooth, whiskey-like, heavy in mouth, and lightly botanical
Pineapple Julep
Sweet & Fruity
1/2 oz Genever 1/2 oz Orange Liqueur 1/2 oz Orange juice 1/2 oz Raspberry Syrup/Grenadine 1 tsp Sparkling wine (sweet) Garnish: Pineapple spear, raspberry, and mint
Dutch Cream
Sweet & Fruity
Fox’x U-Bet Chocolate syrup
Whole Milk
1.5 oz Genever
Club soda
- Pour 1/2 of syrup into collins glass and fill to half full with milk
- Add genever, then fill with soda and chop with barspoon to make thick head
Amanda Palmer
Tangy & Citrusy
2 oz Genever
1.5 oz Tea syrup
1 oz Lemon juice
- Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into martini glass
Amsterdam Cocktail
Tangy & Citrusy
1 oz Genever
1/2 oz Orange liqueur
1/2 oz Orange juice
4 dashes Orange bitters
- Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into martini glass
Bold, Bright and Fearless Cocktail
Tangy & Citrusy
1 oz Genever 1 oz Orange liqueur 1 oz Pineapple juice 1 oz Lemon Juice Dash aromatic bitters Garnish: Lemon twist
- Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into coupe
Death in the Gulf Stream
Tangy & Citrusy
1 Lime
4 dashes Aromatic bitters
2 oz Genever
1 tsp Sugar
- Remove the peel from lime with little pith, and juice the lime
- Combine juice and peel in collins glass, muddle together
- Fill with ice and add bitters
- Add genever and stir–adding sugar if drink is too tart
Dutch Cosmo
Tangy & Citrusy
2 oz Genever 1 oz Orange liqueur 3/4 oz Lime juice 2 tsp Cranberry juice 1 tsp Simple syrup Garnish: Lime wedge
- Combine all ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into a martini glass and garnish with lime
Gambler’s Fix
Tangy & Citrusy
1/2 Lemon 2 oz Genever 2 dashes Aromatic bitters 3/4 oz Caramelized pineapple syrup Garnish: Lemon twist and Tincture of clove
- Muddle lemon, add liquid ingredients, add ice, and stir
- Strain into martini glass, garnish with lemon and mist surface with tincture
Genever Mai Tai
Tangy & Citrusy
2 oz Genever 1 oz Orange liqueur 1 oz Lime juice 1/2 oz Orgeat syrup Dash Aromatic bitters Garnish: Mint leaves and Orange slice
- Combine genever, liqueur, juice and syrup, add ice, and shake
- Strain into rocks glass 2/3 full of crushed ice and dash bitters on top
- Garnish with mint and orange
Transatlantic Mai Tai
Tangy & Citrusy
1 oz Genever 1 oz Rye whiskey 1 oz Lime juice 1/2 oz Orange Liqueur 3/4 oz Orgeat Syrup Garnish: Brandied cherry
- Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into rocks glass with cubed ice and garnish with cherry
Hollan Razor Blade
Tangy & Citrusy
2 oz Genever
3/4 oz Simple syrup
3/4 oz Lime juice
Garnish: Cayenne pepper
- Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into martini glass and sprinkle with cayenne
John Collins
Tangy & Citrusy
2 oz Genever 1 oz Lemon juice 1 tsp Confectioner's sugar Club soda Garnish: Lemon slice
- Combine genever, juice, and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved
- Strain into collins glass with cubed ice
- Add soda and garnish with lemon
Margriet
Tangy & Citrusy
Kosher salt Lime wedge 2 oz Genever 1 oz Lime juice 1 oz Raw simple syrup
- Give a martini glass a salt rim
- Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and shake
- Strain into the prepped glass
The Burgess (Variation)
Strong
1 oz Star anise infused genever 1/2 oz Amber rum 1/2 oz Rye whiskey 1/2 oz Orange liqueur 1/2 oz Dry vermouth 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth Lemon & Orange twist for serving
- Combine liquid ingredients, fill with ice, and stir
- Strain into a chilled martini glass, squeeze both twists over surface, and drop into the drink (scream “give me liberty or give me death”_
