Rémy Cointreau completes its strategic alliance in Poland with CEDC" (PDF) (Press release). Rémy Cointreau. 17 August 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2006 . Retrieved 6 September 2006. Aviation American Gincame to market in 2006. It was one of the first brands to launch that made everyone rethink the definition of gin. It was at the forefront of the New Western Gin movement, featuring a softer juniper profile and gins that are often handcrafted in small batches. This gin revolution has brought the spirit's appeal to a wider audience of drinkers. Hayman's Old Tom Gin is one of the best examples of this old-world style, though it was only recently launched in 2007. Produced by Hayman Distillers of Witham, England, it is based on a family recipe from the 1870s.

We’ve already covered some of the health benefits of gin in its own dedicated guide, which are actually the same due to the similar production process. This mostly consists of juniper’s unique properties given that it’s a natural antioxidant. While craft whiskey drinkers might shudder at a mere two year barrel aging, let me the first to say— there is none of that green oak character or tannic harshness. At a mere two years, it exhibits a roundness that you don’t often see in whiskies (or aged gins for that matter). During the First World War, however, grain imports struggled. Therefore, producers turned to distilling alcohol from other ingredients such as sugar beet molasses and potatoes. As a result, this became known as “jonge” or “new style” jenever. Bols Corenwijn has been aged for two years in a Limousin oak barrels and is bottled at 38% ABV. Tasting NotesThey may well have settled in Amsterdam slightly earlier but even the 1575 date makes Bols the world’s oldest distilled brand. The evidence of the 1575 date is found in a 1763 family document where the writer talks about his great-grandfather starting the family distillery in 1575.

Fill a shaker with ice and add 2 dashes of bitters, 15ml Sugar Syrup,15ml Dry orange liqueur, 30ml freshly squeezed lemon juice and 75ml of Oude Genever.How jenever is made depends largely upon the intended type as those described above. Overall, however, the manufacturing process isn’t altogether different than gin save from a few techniques that are reminiscent of whisky.