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Holland House (Genever-based)

Name: Holland House (Genever-based)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 52.5 ml Oude genever; 22.5 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Creole bitters; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (25)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ³⁄₄ fl oz	Oude genever
³⁄₄ fl oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix (optional)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Holland House (Genever-based) contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
20.18% alc./vol. (40.36° proof)
22.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide). This genever-based version of The Holland House was practically unknown before 2008, but it has since been rescued from obscurity.

HOLLAND HOUSE
Cocktail Glass
SHAKE
1-3/4 oz Holland's gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
Fresh pineapple
Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

Review

Genever adds its own complexity to this version of the classic Holland House. The sugar syrup is my 'optional' addition, but for me it's essential.

Variations/similar cocktails

With dry vermouth in place of bianco vermouth.
Holland House (Craddock's London dry gin-based)
Holland House (Kappeler's rye-based)
Difford's House

Bols Genever Original 750ml - makes 14 cocktails
$34.99 $2.50 per cocktail Bols Genever Original image

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur 375ml - makes 50 cocktails
$32.99 $0.66 per cocktail Luxardo Maraschino liqueur image

Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.10 per cocktail Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$3.30 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 14 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Paul Aslett 3y

My wife does not like sweet cocktails, so this is perfect. Apart from the fact she is Dutch!

Darian Sanatpour 5y

predictably dry, so make sure that's what you want before drinking this cocktail

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

Agreed. Too dry! I've swapped out dry vermouth for bianco vermouth and slightly tweaked the recipe. Many thanks for the feedback.

Steven 1w

I only had dry vermouth, and yes definitely too dry. Upped the sugar to just shy of 0.5oz and that seemed to work.

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