Your choice of genever will make or break this fabulous cocktail. My recipe is based on a medium-dry, rounded, and complex genever (e.g. Rutte Old Simon...
I thought my genever would be too malty so I scaled it down to 5cl, and bumped up the sweet vermouth to 3cl, but that made it a tad too sweet. Great for a nightcap but not quite what I was after. A lesson, once again, to trust those who went before you. ;)
It's a glorious cocktail though. It's a drink that really highlights how good genever can be in the right circumstances. The vermouths and Ango creates almost like a cola flavour which complements the malt splendidly.
It's a glorious cocktail though. It's a drink that really highlights how good genever can be in the right circumstances. The vermouths and Ango creates almost like a cola flavour which complements the malt splendidly.