New Cocktails: Told by Kirsten Amann by Kirsten Amann
New Cocktails: Told by Kirsten Amann
 by Kirsten Amann
 Sunday, June 5th, 2011
 New York, NY
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Nothing says Happy Father¹s Day like a nice bottle of spirits. Whether he¹s

a martini man, a Bourbon fan, or a lover of smooth blended Scotch, cocktails

made with Bols Genever, and The Bitter Truth Bitter offer a unique

alternative to dad¹s on-the-rocks routine as you make a toast in his honor

on June 19. 

 

If dad is a history buff he¹s sure to be intrigued by Bols Genever. Genever

was the go-to white spirit long before vodka dominated the back bar, and an

essential ingredient during the cocktail¹s pre-Prohibition Golden Age.

 

Genever was the original base used for a Collins and Bols was the most

popular brand back before Prohibition. Mix one up and and sip a bit of

history as you raise a glass to dear old dad. Or try any of these variations

on some of his favorite classics, a White Manhattan made with Bols Genever

and dry vermouth, a Very Old Fashioned, or a Dutch Negroni.

 

The Father Knows Best cocktail by Joy Richard of The Citizen in Boston was

created with bourbon-drinking dads in mind. A smooth combination of cherry

liqueur, Averna, and The Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters, this

drink will go down just as easily as his usual Manhattan.

 

The Original Collins

 

2 shots Bols Genever

1 shot freshly squeezed lemon juice

.5 shot simple syrup

Top with soda water

Shake Bols Genever, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice. Strain into an

ice-filled Collins glass. Top with soda water

Garnish: Flag made with orange and a maraschino cherry.

 

White Manhattan

 

2 oz. Bols Genever

1 oz. Dry Vermouth

1 Demerara sugar cube

2 Dash wormwood citrus bitters

Stir and serve down in a rocks glass.

Garnish: Lemon twist.

 

Dutch Negroni

 

1.5 oz. Bols Genever

1 oz. Campari

1 oz. sweet vermouth

Stir all ingredients with ice, strain into a pre-chilled rocks glass.

Garnish: orange peel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very Old Fashioned

 

2 oz. Bols Genever

1.5 barspoons muscovado sugar

2-3 dashes Jerry Thomas¹ Own Decanter Bitters

.5 oz Rich sugar syrup (2:1)

Stir a shot of genever with a dash of bitters and a small amount of

muscovado sugar, using large, cold, hard ice cubes. While still stirring,

keep adding ice and tasting, until you reach the desired point of ice

dilution, sugar solutions and flavor.

Garnish: orange peel.

 

Father Knows Best

Joy Richard, The Franklin Café, Boston

 

2.25 oz Eagle Rare 10-year old Bourbon

.5 oz Cherry liqueur

.25 oz Averna

3 dashes Jerry Thomas Decanter bitters

 

Stir ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail

glass.

Garnish: Orange peel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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