Love on a Wire
Blackberry balsamic syrup adds acidity to this summery gin sour riff.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Shawn Campbell
Sakura Maru
Leo Robitschek stabilizes yogurt with green tea syrup, then combines it with citrus, pisco and genever in the refreshing Sakura Maru.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Hop Over
At New York’s tiki-inspired Dutch Kills, Tom Richter builds on the classic radler template with the fitting additions of falernum and orange flower water.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Daniel Krieger
The Dutch Nemesis
Alex Smith lets genever shine through in this cocktail, combining it with kümmel for an herbaceous drink sweetened with pineapple gum syrup and topped with sparkling wine.
- story: Lizzie Munro
U Drop Inn Flip
Swapping French brandy for a mixture of rich Brandy de Jerez coupled with malty genever, alongsidecrème de cacao and a cocoa powder, Demario Wallace’s U Drop Inn Flip is a…
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Herbivore
Genever's botanical flavors are highlighted by the pairing of cardamaro, green Chartreuse and celery bitters in The Herbivore at City House Nashville.
- story: Lizzie Munro
Corenwyn Clipper
In this heavier, maltier riff on a Gin Fizz, Eben Freeman shakes genever with blackberry liqueur and tops it with sparkling wine.
- story: Lizzie Munro
Pinetop Perker
Chad Solomon plays on genever’s distinct botanical flavors by blending it with malted aquavit, pine liqueur and pine extract in the Pinetop Perker, a sort of Egg Sour by way…
- story: Lizzie Munro
McIntosh
This combination of malty genever, apple purée, sweet pecan-brandy syrup and IPA alludes to the longstanding Dutch beer-and-genever-shot ritual, kopstootje (literally, “little headbutt").
- story: Bianca Prum
I Am … I Said
A minty, malty mash-up of the Mint Julep and the Sherry Cobbler from Trick Dog's Morgan Schick.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Daniel Krieger