Bols Zeer Oude Genever 1lt Bottle

Nose: Elegant fragrant top notes of juniper and pine over a darker caramel-grain base. Oak barrels and malt soul. It's a sweet delicately spiced and enticing nose with traces of wheat-grain whisky and corn new-make yet the nose is made and rich with no crude notes. The dry glass has interesting fragrances of salt pads and low tide estuaries - I can nearly hear the curlews moaning! Sense of taste: A rich sweet slick and malty appearance. In the improvement there are darker substantial notes and a hint of licorice and organic intricacy. A black out recommendation of oceanic salt shows up yet there is no smoke by any means. The surface is magnificently sturdy and chewy yet the impression of a vigorous however spotless and fresh gin is rarely far away despite the fact that juniper isn't evident in any way. Finish: Medium. Somewhat salty and hearty malt and oat blur into the trailing sensation that is pleasantly suggestive of nightfall over quiet ocean side scenes. Oude genever is more fit to perfect tasting than jonge genever - the malt part is higher and it is uncannily more like tasting youthful whisky than gin. The official tasting notes sum up this as Rich" and I imagine that is a well-suited descriptor. It makes me consider brocaded drawing rooms with substantial velvet curtains and old ace representations peering from layers of sfumato as squires taste home grown mixers. It's thick fragrant and exquisite. On the off chance that whisky didn't exist this would be my soul of decision. The official notes here are spot on similar to the score. This is a smooth delicate and agreeable soul that is best idea of as a spiced oat new-make that has had a little barrel molding. It is astounding and overwhelming as a slick tasting soul yet additionally fills in as a scrumptious blender. Oude genever is to some degree less interchangable with London dry gin than jonge genever however it despite everything works in that unique situation. It just appears to be a misuse of a such a pleasant soul that plainly merits flawless appreciation. Similarly as a last note - the last time I tasted oude genever was in Amsterdam during the 1980s and this has brought such a significant number of recollections flooding back. I'm shocked at myself that I've abandoned tasting it for such a long time and I've quite recently requested another two containers. At the current value it is a take. "Great" : 3.75 stars"

Bit better. Gin with some malt character and body.