Genever and Tonic
Young Dutch genever lengthened with tonic and sharpened with Amsterdam orange bitters
Ingredients
- 2 dashesWynand Fockink Orange BittersSweet and bitter orange, lightly spicedSubstitute: Any orange bitters
- 4 ozTonic WaterIce-cold, added last
- 1 1/2 ozGeneverJonge genever, the young and lighter styleSubstitute: Oude genever, for a maltier glass
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass with ice
- Add 1 1/2 oz genever and 2 dashes Wynand Fockink Orange Bitters
- Top with 4 oz tonic water and lift once with a bar spoon
- Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in
Technique Notes
Use jonge genever, the young style, rather than oude. It is closer to gin in weight and keeps the tonic and the orange bright, where the extra malt wine in an oude makes a heavier, breadier glass.
Why the Genever and Tonic Works
Genever's malt wine gives a tonic more body than gin does, and orange bitters answer the quinine with fruit rather than more bitterness. Wynand Fockink's version leans sweet and spiced, which suits genever's bready side better than a dry, peel-only orange bitters would.