Bokma Oude Jenever
Bokma’s Oude Friesche Graangenever: lightly spiced, with licorice, vanilla and a hint of clove. Fuller than the young genever, and best enjoyed at room temperature or as a kopstoot with a wheat beer.
Old is a style, not an age
Bokma Oude Jenever, whose full name is Oude Friesche Graangenever, is a lightly spiced genever with notes of licorice, vanilla and a hint of clove. Its flavor has remained the same for generations. For extra richness, five-year-aged genever from a cask of their own is added, lending it soft woody notes.
In genever, “old” refers to the style, not the age of the whole bottle. Old genever is fuller and grainier than young genever, and you can taste the difference: while Bokma Jonge is light and dry at 35%, the Oude is rounder, spicier and comes in at 38%. So it doesn’t belong in the freezer, but at room temperature in a tulip glass.
In brief
Grainy, spicy and a little woody
Licorice & grain
Grainy and fresh-herbal, with licorice and a hint of vanilla.
Round and spicy
Fuller and rounder than the young genever, with clove and a gentle sweetness from the grain.
Warm and woody
A medium-length, warm finish with woody notes from the aged genever in the blend.
Flavor profile of Bokma Oude Jenever at room temperature. You lose some of the spices when it’s ice-cold.
How to drink old genever
You don't drink old genever straight from the freezer. The botanicals and oak really come through at room temperature.
Neat, at room temperature
Pour 35 ml into a tulip-shaped genever glass and let it sit for a moment. Smell first: licorice, vanilla, cloves. Then take small sips.
Genever glasses →Boilermaker with a weizen
A tulip glass of Old Genever alongside a glass of witbier or weizen. The fruity, refreshing beer pairs better with the spiced old genever than a regular pilsner.
Boilermaker →Amsterdam Sour
50 ml Old Genever, 25 ml lemon juice, 15 ml simple syrup, and one egg white. Shake first without ice, then with ice. Strain into a tumbler filled with ice.
Go to recipe →Cocktails with old genever
The full, grainy flavor of an old genever stands up well in cocktails with lemon and sugar.
Kopstoot
A full glass of genever alongside a glass of beer. Oude goes best with a weizen.
Amsterdam Sour
Genever with lemon, sugar, and egg white. The Oude gives it more spice and body.
John Collins
Genever, lemon, sugar, and sparkling water over ice. Fuller with old genever than with gin.
Aperitif cocktails
Cocktails for before the meal, where a spiced genever fits right in.The right glass for Bokma Oude Jenever
A stemmed tulip glass to smell the botanicals, a roemer for tradition, a tumbler for the Amsterdam Sour, and a long drink glass for the Collins.
More Bokma flavors
Bokma
Where it all began. Read all about Bokma on the brand page: origins, varieties, and classic cocktails.
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Bokma aged 5 years
Five years in American and French oak: vanilla, nuts, and wood. Neat, with aged cheese, or with bokbier.
View Bokma 5-Year-Aged →
Bokma 10-Year-Aged
Double-matured in American and French oak: vanilla, orange, and deep wood notes. Pure, like whisky.
See Bokma aged 10 years →All about genever: the varieties, best-known brands, and cocktails.
Questions about Bokma Oude Jenever
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