# Genever

A protected Dutch and Belgian juniper spirit with a malt-wine foundation, combining grain weight with botanical fragrance in a category distinct from gin.

Parent category: [Spirit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/spirit.md)

Alcohol: 40% ABV

## Cocktails

- [Copenhagen](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/copenhagen.md): Genever, dark cherry liqueur, lime, syrup, and Angostura form Gromit Eduardsen’s bready, jammy 2009 signature cocktail for Copenhagen.
- [Improved Holland Gin Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/improved-holland-gin-cocktail.md): Malt-weighted genever carries the nineteenth-century improved-cocktail grammar of sugar, bitters, curaçao, and absinthe without relying on vermouth.
- [Orchard Street Cel’ry Soda](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/orchard-street-celry-soda.md): Amor y Amargo’s first menu stretched apple brandy and genever with saline celery, gingersnap bitters, and a dry charge of seltzer.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/genever
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/ingredients/genever-34e8a760.webp
- Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0787