Recommendations from ’t Bockje
What goes with vieux
Vieux is Dutch brandy made from grain, with flavourings that bring it close to cognac. It does not come from grapes and is therefore not called cognac.
Vieux got its place when cognac became hard to get after the war. Since then it has become a drink of its own, with a fixed place with the coffee.
It is softer and sweeter than grape brandy, and therefore more approachable for those who normally find spirits too sharp.
How to serve it
- Glass
- A small tulip glass.
- Temperature
- Room temperature.
- Neat or mixed
- Neat with coffee, or long with cola or sparkling water.
What it goes with
- coffee
- apple pie
- chocolate
- nuts
- aged cheese
This applies to the type as a whole. What an individual bottle does is on the page of that bottle.
Per bottle
A recommendation of its own with every bottle of vieux
On the page of every vieux bottle from the shop there is its own recommendation: something with the meal or the drinks, a cheese and something for afterwards, with the shopping list and the preparation.