Holland House (Genever-based)

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Oude genever
2⁄3 oz Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Genever adds its own complexity to this Dutch version of the classic Holland House.

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Variant:

With dry vermouth in place of bianco vermouth.

History:

This genever-based version of The Holland House was practically unknown before 2008 but it has since been rescued from obscurity.

Nutrition:

One serving of Holland House (Genever-based) contains 129 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 20.35% alc./vol. (20.35° proof)
  • 18.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Paul Aslett’s Avatar Paul Aslett
30th July 2023 at 19:34
My wife does not like sweet cocktails, so this is perfect. Apart from the fact she is Dutch!
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Darian Sanatpour’s Avatar Darian Sanatpour
9th July 2021 at 21:58
predictably dry, so make sure that's what you want before drinking this cocktail
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
10th July 2021 at 19:53
Agreed. Too dry! I've swapped out dry vermouth for bianco vermouth and slightly tweaked the recipe. Many thanks for the feedback.
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