Bobby’s Schiedam Jenever

Launched in 2014, Bobby’s Gin is named after grandfather, Jacobus Alfons, known to his friends and family as Bob or Bobby. He migrated from Indonesia to the Netherlands in 1950, and began infusing Dutch genever with the familiar taste of home, which was the humble beginnings of Bobby’s Dry Gin.

Fast forward a few years to 2012, and it was then that his grandson Sebastiaan van Bokkel found an old bottle of this Indonesian-Dutch fusion. He was inspired by the story, having wanted to create his own spirit for a while. He met with the seventh generation master distiller of Herman Jansen, and they began working together. After two years, the final product was finally born. The packaging sees a modern reinterpretation of a classic jenever bottle adorned with a traditional Indonesian Ikat pattern.

Style

Jenever

Key Botanicals

Juniper, lemongrass, ginger, cardamom, cubeb pepper.

Tasting Notes

Bobby’s Jenever is an adventurous blend of Indonesian spices, juniper, and traditional malt spirit. The jenever’s base of malt spirit gives just that bready, nutty base for the spices to show their citric, and herbaceous qualities.

Perfect Serve

Designed for drinking neat with beer, alternatively this is lovely with light tonic and a slice of lemon.