• Raided Score: 85
• Publication: Distiller
• Excerpt: Juniper is faint. The body is medium full and a bit slick on the palate. Some bitterness at end along with alcohol heat. Drinking at room temp is common, but feel free to use in a cocktail.
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• Raided Score: 90
• Publication: Wine Enthusiast
• Excerpt: Still made with the original recipe from 1820, including 22 botanicals, this genever is clear in the glass with a warm, sweet vanilla-tinged aroma. The malty palate is grainy and slightly viscous, finishing long with vanilla and cinnamon heat.
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• Raided Score: 90
• Publication: The Gin Is In
• Excerpt: Overall, even two hundred years later, Bols Genever is a delicious spirit in its own right.
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• Raided Score: 76
• Publication: Drinkhacker
• Excerpt: The palate is dominated more by notes of leather and mushroom — again, not much juniper here — though those toasted grains make a significant impact, falling somewhere between malt syrup and burnt toast.
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• Raided Score: 87.5
• Publication: The Rum Howler Blog
• Excerpt: Bols Genever is a throwback gin produced similarly to how the spirit used to be before the evolution of the column still and the advent of the London Dry Style.
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