Hooghoudt Aged Genever 6 Years
Malt wine made from barley, wheat and rye, aged for six years in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks. Raspberry and juniper on the nose, raisins and cocoa on the palate: a genever to savor like whisky.
Genever aged for six years in sherry casks
Aged Genever 6 Years is Hooghoudt's most distinctive bottle. Its base is malt wine, distilled from barley, wheat and rye. It ages for six years in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks: casks refilled for the first time after holding sherry, so they still impart plenty of flavor. Raspberry, white grape, cocoa and Dutch juniper distillates are then added.
The result is more like a sherry-aged whisky than a shot straight from the freezer. The juniper is still there, but shares the stage with raisins, currants, toasted almonds and cocoa. At 40%, it's Hooghoudt's strongest bottle, and best enjoyed in a tasting glass, like whisky.
In brief
Raspberry on the nose, cocoa on the palate
Raspberry & juniper
A fresh, fruity aroma of raspberry and Dutch juniper, followed by rich cocoa notes.
Raisins and almonds
Rich, mature, and full-bodied, with currants, raisins, toasted almonds, and cocoa from the sherry cask.
Warm and long
A warm, long finish with lingering cocoa and dried fruit.
Flavor profile of Hooghoudt Aged Genever 6 Years, neat at room temperature.
Taste it like a whiskey
Hooghoudt recommends three ways to enjoy it: neat in a tasting and nosing glass, in a tumbler with an ice cube, or in a cocktail.
Neat in a nosing glass
Pour 30 ml at room temperature into a tulip-shaped tasting glass. Smell the raspberry and juniper first, then taste the raisin and cocoa.
Tasting glasses →With an ice cube
40 ml over one ice cube in a tumbler. The ice makes it a little fresher and brings out the fruit without suppressing the cocoa.
Tumblers →Raspberry Smash
Hooghoudt makes a smash with it: 50 ml Aged 6 with lime juice, sugar syrup, fresh raspberries, and mint, muddled and shaken, served over crushed ice in a tumbler.
Similar: Bramble →Whiskey classics with sherry-aged genever
A genever this rich can take the place of whiskey in stirred and sour classics.
Bramble
Lemon, sugar, and blackberry liqueur over crushed ice. Aged 6’s fruit notes complement the raspberry in the bottle.
Genever Manhattan
Red vermouth and bitters, stirred and served in a coupe. The sherry notes make it deep and rounded.
Genever Sour
Lemon, sugar, and egg white. Raisin and cocoa under a soft foam.
Boulevardier
Campari and red vermouth with an aged base. The genever’s cocoa pairs with the bitterness.The right glass for Aged Genever
A nosing glass for neat pours, a heavy tumbler for on the rocks and the smash, and a coupe for the Manhattan.
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