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Genever and the Barleyflower Cocktail

Stevi October 07, 2008 Gin, Liqueurs, Original 4 Comments

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When I got my bottle of Genevieve, a genever-style gin made by Anchor Distilling, I immediately tried the plain, fancy, and improved Holland gin cocktails.

Barleyflower cocktail

Barleyflower cocktail

Then I started searching for other cocktails that took advantage of genever’s malty, strong flavor. I enjoyed the Amsterdam cocktail, which bring orange juice to the fore.

Even more, I enjoyed the Rembrandt cocktail, which uses Drambuie to blend with the big … Continue Reading

Genever Cocktails — The Amsterdam and the Rembrandt

Stevi October 06, 2008 Gin 1 Comment

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Having already tried the Basic, Fancy, and Improved Gin Cocktails with Genevieve Genever Gin, I wanted to find some additional drinks to use this great new ingredient.

The first that caught my eye was the Amsterdam Cocktail, which I found in the CocktailDB.

Amsterdam Cocktail

1 1/2 oz genever (Genevieve)
3/4 oz orange juice
1/2 oz Cointreau
1 dash orange bitters (Regan’s)

shake over ice, strain into cocktail glass

Genevieve Gin and the Amsterdam and Rembrandt Cocktails

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MxMo XXXI: 19th Century Cocktails — Plain, Fancy, and Improved Gin Cocktail

Stevi September 13, 2008 Absinthe, Bitters, Gin, Liqueurs, Mixology Monday 2 Comments

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Another month, another Mixology Monday! This month, the theme, courtesy of Bibulo.us, is 19th Century Cocktails. I’ve been joking with the crowd over at the Mixoloseum that we all need to claim our page in Imbibe! and go from there. I decided to be greedy and take several.

As a long time gin fancier, I’ve been frustrated by my inability to get a taste of genever. For those who don’t … Continue Reading