Improved Holland Gin Cocktail

Name: Improved Holland Gin Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Genever; 0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur; 0.25 oz Simple Syrup; 2 dashes Angostura Bitters; Lemon twist (garnish, optional)

Classic

Genever with maraschino, bitters and a twist, the old-school way.

NightcapSpirit-ForwardVintage

3 minEasyStrong

Malty, lightly sweet genever with cherry-almond maraschino and warm spice. Rounder and richer than a gin drink.

Ingredients

2 oz Genever
0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur
0.25 oz Simple Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Lemon twist · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the genever, maraschino, simple syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
2
Stir until well chilled.
3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
4
Express a lemon twist over the top and drop it in.

The Story

The "Improved" cocktail is a nineteenth-century style that adds maraschino, and sometimes absinthe, to the basic spirit, sugar, and bitters formula. Versions made with Holland gin, today's genever, appear in old bartending guides. This one leaves out the absinthe rinse.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Lemon twist