Genever: The Spirit that Shaped American Cocktail Culture
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Genever, or Jenever, is a very old and classic spirit that was super popular in the U.S prior to Prohibition which also eventually evolved into Modern London Dry Gin. Genever is a spirit that has been made in Holland and Belgium since the middle ages and was incredibly important in early American cocktail culture. In this video I go over What is Genever, Where it comes from, and some of the great classic cocktails to make with Genever.
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Genever is fine for international purposes as it is a regional way to spell it here in Netherlands too, however the Dutch do generally pronounce it as Jenever (the alternative pronunciation you did).
Bobby's Schiedam Jenever is a young jenever made with juniper, cardamom, lemongrass, ginger and tail pepper.
I just bought a bottle! that sounds like an amazing combination for Jenever. It is similar to the recipe of my grandpa's home made Jenever he was from the Spice islands Maluku and came to Netherlands. Come to find out this is also a Moluccan Gin inspired by the grandfather of the current owner.
Awesome video, didn't know much about Genever before but now I do! Love your approach to creating content on cocktails and spirits that no one else is doing. Gotta pick myself up a bottle!
Awww thank you so much!! I'm so happy i was able to bring you some value!
And you know, i just think there's so much awesome stuff out there that not many people know about or talk about and if I can help bring even a few more people to that then I'll consider myself successful. Usually that meant focusing on Latin/South American spirits and that is still my main focus but I've always had a soft spot for gin and doing this video was loads of fun!
I will look forward to learning how to make the cocktails you will be doing next time! Super informative! Learning so much from you! Thank you!
Aww thank you so much Ann! I really appreciate that. I'm glad you were able to take something away from this video!! 😁🙌 That really makes me happy! I quite enjoy your channel as well! Keep up the good work!
Genever is one of my favs! I love a lot of Malt in mine but idk if there’s statements on the bottle. I make a cocktail with Genever and Akwavit combined that’s a hit for new comers
Here in Netherlands we have as much different Genever (Jenever) brands as different tastes! Feel free to visit and try some
We have so many over here in the netherlands you can almost buy a different brand from every medieval city!
I'm telling, lol! I honestly had no idea there was so much variation in Genever. Thanks!
Yeah! It's so varied and complex! I just feel like not enough people focus on making cocktails with Genever. So just trying todo my part to help promote such an awesome spirit
Genever sounds foreign to me ...but then again I'm from Rotterdam. So in my world it is pronounced "Jenever" (It's leviosaaaa)
I love how you go transition from making a video to enjoying you drink and getting lost in it :) :) :)
Hahaha thank you! Sometimes I can't help it 😁
Genever is still quite hard to get in Australia. I'm hoping that changes.
I hope that changes too!! It's such a great spirit, id love to see it get more widely distributed.
Great video! I subscribed to your channel, I really like the way you present the drinks, to the point but really interesting with the history and cultural heritage.
Fun fact that you might find interesting, I'm from Belgium and in the region of Liège the genever is called péket, and there is a bar specialized in that drink called "La maison du péket" "The house of péket". In the local language, walloon, péket meant spicy and was used by the miners.
That's awesome! That makes me so happy to hear I'm glad you enjoyed this video and subscribed! And that is a fascinating fact. Really enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing
@@Lui_Fern Yes thank you! I did watch your video on tequila and mezcal as I've been to Mexico recently and my girlfriend is from there, so I got a chance to familiarize with these awesome drinks. Thank you, I'm really happy you enjoyed that fact! :)
@@ThePatchUniverse ah that's so cool! Happy you enjoy mezcal and tequila.
Amazing video!!
Thank you!
how you prounounced jenever at the start is the correct whey of saying it.
Olá Lui, estou gostando muito dos seus vídeos, aqui no Brasil essa bebida se chama genebra, a primeira vez que eu ouvi falar dela foi lendo um livro de Charles Dickens, tenho curiosidade em conhecê-la, mas eu nunca experimentei, quem sabe eu compre uma garrafa para provar, abraço!
Olá Rubens! Fico muito feliz que você realmente está curtindo o meu conteúdo! Sempre quis tentar passar o meu conhecimento de uma maneira boa para as pessoas entenderem fácil. Genebra e algo que descobri recentemente também e adorei! Se você conseguir uma garrafa aí eu recomendo e muito. E um licor do mundo velho e tem muita história
What’s the name of the cocktail book from Jerry Thomas you’re talking about at 1:56? Thank you. Nice video. The second pronunciations it how you say it in Dutch and Jenever is definitely from Belgium.
It's called The Bon Vivants Companion or How to Mix Drinks depending on where you find it! And oh awesome! Thank you so much for sharing that 😁
Some great info. I can say in Iowa where I have been, genever is not popular at all.
Thank you my friend! I'm glad you got something out of it!
I've seen a lot more of it pop up here and there in bars in the Boston and greater Boston area but usually in the form of just Bols Genever, though tbh i didn't know much about it before starting this channel. I've had a lot of fun learning so much about such a historic spirit!
Was that notaris a specific kind?
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Line blurs further with all the barrel-aged gins coming out lately
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How ironic is it , England a nation surrounded by countries that make , wiskeys , brandys/Cognac , Genevers. beers and wines.
Cant even create a spirit on their own merrit.
It's Jenever not Genever
Actually Genever is also correct depending regional dialect. But the popular Dutch spelling and pronunction is Jenever that I agree on.
no, no, no... Gin is the same as Genever but the recepy was stolen from us by the English and releashed upon the world in the way of Gin
no gin is not the same as genever. yes they all use the same berry.
The biggest difference between jenever and gin lies in the alcohol. Gin must be produced with neutral alcohol, gin with grain alcohol. In addition, jenever contains malt wine, which provides a strong grain taste comparable to unripened whiskey
Genever isn't Dutch, it's Belgian ;-)
Both really, we've been distilling it from way back before the Belgian independence.
Edit:
After some research I found out that the first ever mention of Jenever dates back to the 12th century in the Grand Duchy of Brabant.
Belgium didn’t even exist what the frick?
when Americans try to speak other languages .
I'm not American pal.