What type of alcohol is Bokma?

What type of alcohol is Bokma?

Bokma Oude Genever, introduced around the turn of the century, is distilled from pure grain alcohol and has a smooth, delicate taste. It is a popular short drink, and is used as a base for long drinks and cocktails.

What is bokma Oude friesche genever?

This ‘oude’ (literally, ‘old’) genever was created by the Bokma family in 1826 in the Frisian capital of Leeuwarden. ‘Bok’ means a male goat, hence the goat emblem on the crest. Oude genevers must contain at least 15% malt-wine and often feature more botanicals than jonge styles.

What is Bokma jenever?

Jonge Genever is one of the more popular distilled spirits in the Netherlands. Its basis is a “Malt wine,” distilled from a mixture of wheat, corn, rye, and barley.

What is bokma Jonge Graanjenever?

Details. Bokma Jonge Genever was the first ‘young genever’ distilled from 100% grain, including rye, wheat and maize. This is what distinguishes Bokma from many other brands of genever even today. This genever owes its characteristic mild flavour to a special distillate of juniper berries.

Is bokma a gin?

It is a juniper schnapps of Dutch or Belgian origin with an alcohol content of at least 35% and can be seen as a precursor of the gin so well known today.

What can you mix jenever with?

Genever Cocktail

• Ice Cubes.
• 1½ Parts Genever.
• 2 Parts Orange Juice.
• ⅔ Part Lime Juice.
• 1 Dash Bitters.
• Simple Syrup To Taste.

How do you drink Jonge jenever?

Jonge jenever, colloquially a jonkie (“young’un”), is usually served at room temperature, sometimes (though this is now quite old fashioned) with some sugar and a tiny spoon to stir. The drink is sometimes served cold from a bottle kept in a freezer or on the rocks (jonge met ijs).

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.

Is genever the same as gin?

Genever is a lot like gin. Both contain juniper, and often familiar spices like coriander or anise; citrus peels; or bittering agents like orris root or angelica. But it’s also not gin. Gin can be made anywhere while genever has specific regional denominations.

How do you drink Oude jenever?

Is jenever the same as gin?

What do you mix with genever?

Genever Cocktails

1. 1.5 oz oud/old style genever or 100% malt wine genever.
2. 1.5 oz sweet vermouth.
3. 2 dashes orange curaçao.
4. 2 dashes angostura bitters.

What is the Bokma genever?

This ‘oude’ (literally, ‘old’) genever was created by the Bokma family in 1826 in the Frisian capital of Leeuwarden. ‘Bok’ means a male goat, hence the goat emblem on the crest.

What does ‘Bok’ mean?

‘Bok’ means a male goat, hence the goat emblem on the crest. Klaas Bokkeszoon owned a corn mill and a public house and so it was almost natural that his son Freerk Klaaseszoon Bokma established his own distillery, which he named ‘The Source’.

What is the difference between Jonge and Oude wine?

Oude genevers must contain at least 15% malt-wine and often feature more botanicals than jonge styles. Clear, pale straw yellow with a faint green tinge. Nutty oily nose with fresh hay bales, olive oil and gentle warm cinnamon. Slightly oily mouth feel.