What do you mix genever with?
Instructions: In a mixing glass with ice, combine two ounces of genever, a quarter-ounce of good maple syrup, and two big dashes of Angostura bitters. (Sometimes we’ll tell you that bitters are optional, but in a cocktail with as few ingredients as an Old Fashioned they’re essential.)
How do you drink cassis liqueur?
It’s commonly served before a meal or snack as an apéritif. The most common cassis cocktail is the Kir. The Kir is simply a half-ounce of crème de cassis with a glass of dry white wine. Pour the crème de cassis in first, top with wine, and sip away on a blisteringly hot Texas day.
What can you do with cassis liqueur?
Crème de cassis has many culinary uses Crème de cassis is most commonly used as a digestif, a drink after dinner, or in the ubiquitous apéritif, but it is often used as an alcoholic mixer to add to some white wine or champagne.
How do you drink Dutch jenever?
Jenever is usually poured to the rim of the glass, so you’re advised not to pick up the glass but rather bend over and try to get the first sip without touching it. Real connoisseurs of jenever suggest that you drink it slowly like a whisky. Old jenever is typically drunk as a digestive while the young as an aperitif.
What is in St Germain?
elderflowers
St Germain is a liqueur that’s made with elderflowers, the small white flowers of an elderberry plant. With its beautiful vintage bottle, it looks like a liqueur that’s been produced for centuries by French monks like Chartreuse.
Can Cassis go bad?
(Storage advice : Keep your Creme de Cassis de Dijon in the refrigerator after opening. It will retain all its colour and flavour for at least 4 months.
What is kir made from?
1/3 oz (1 part) Crème de Cassis
3 oz (9 parts) White Wine
Kir/Ingredients
What is Kir made from?
What does Cassis liqueur taste like?
Cassis turns out to be deliciously intriguing. First of all, it’s the deepest red color that you’ll ever see, and it tastes like an intense berry, which it is, but it also tastes like liquorice, maybe Cuban cigar, and probably cherry cough drop.
What is jenever made of?
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. Most of the bigger brands contain no malt wine, so resemble in essence vodka.