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- What is the difference between single malt and blended whisky?Single malt Scotch comes from one distillery, is made from malted barley only and is distilled in pot…
- What is peated whisky?Peated whisky is whisky whose barley has been dried over a peat fire. The smoke leaves phenols…
- What does cask strength mean?Cask strength means the whisky is bottled at cask strength, without dilution with water. The percentage differs per…
- What is single cask whisky?Single cask whisky comes from a single cask, not from a blend of casks. A cask is finite,…
- What is the difference between whisky and whiskey?Whisky and whiskey are two spellings of the same word, not two kinds of drink. Scotland and Japan write whisky,…
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- What is an independent bottler?An independent bottler buys filled casks from distilleries and bottles them under its own name, separately from the…
- What is bourbon and how does it differ from whisky?Bourbon is an American whisky from a mash with at least 51% corn, distilled to at most 80% alcohol, matured…
- What does a sherry cask do to whisky?A sherry cask is an oak cask that has been seasoned with sherry. Most of the casks used in the whisky world…
- What does non-chill filtered mean for whisky?Non-chill filtered means that the whisky has not been chilled and filtered before bottling. In that chilling, around…
- What does NAS mean for whisky?NAS stands for no age statement: there is no age on the bottle. That is allowed, because an age statement…
- What is Speyside whisky?Speyside is one of the five protected whisky regions in the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, alongside Highland, Lowland, Islay…
- What is Japanese whisky?Since 1 April 2021, Japanese whisky has been a protected designation under an agreement of the Japanese trade association. The…
- What is rye whiskey?Rye whiskey is American whiskey from a mash with at least 51 per cent rye. The distillate comes off at no more than…
- What do first fill and refill mean for a whisky cask?First fill means that whisky goes for the first time into a cask that previously held bourbon, sherry or…
- How do you store a bottle of whisky?Store a bottle of whisky upright, in the dark and at a stable room temperature. Standing upright prevents spirits from…
- Should you add water to whisky?Water in whisky is a matter of taste, not a rule. Research in Scientific Reports from 2017 shows that guaiacol,…
- What is Scotch whisky?Scotch whisky is whisky which, under the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, is made in Scotland from water and…
- What does cask finish mean?Cask finish means that after the main maturation whisky spends a further period in a second cask, often a…
- How do you read a whisky label?3 things are mandatory on a bottle of Scotch: the legal category, the alcohol percentage and the volume. Age, year of distillation,…
- What does triple distilled mean?Triple distilled means that the distillate has passed through a still three times instead of twice. The…
- What do ABV and proof mean on a bottle?ABV stands for alcohol by volume: the share of alcohol in the volume of the drink. The American proof…
- What is cask maturation?Cask maturation is the years-long stay of new-make spirit in a wooden cask, during which flavour, colour and composition…
- What is the angel's share?The angel's share is the part of the whisky that evaporates from the cask during maturation. In…
- How do you taste whisky?You taste whisky in four steps: look, smell, taste and judge the finish. Use a tulip-shaped glass that…
- What is a blended whisky?A blended Scotch whisky is a mix of at least one single malt and at least one single grain, as…
- Why is one whisky at 40% and another at 60%?Forty per cent is the legal minimum: both the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 and Regulation (EU) 2019/787 require at least…
- What happens in a distillery?In a distillery, grain is turned into matured spirit in six steps: malting, milling, mashing, fermenting, distilling and…
- What is the difference between a pot still and a column still?A pot still works in batches and a column still continuously. The pot still produces spirit of roughly…
- How long does whisky keep after opening?Whisky does not go off. With at least 40 per cent alcohol, the legal minimum for Scotch, nothing grows in the…
- Which whisky regions does Scotland have?Scotland has five legally protected whisky regions. The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 recognise three regions, Highland, Lowland and Speyside,…
- Which whisky suits someone who is just starting out?There is no such thing as a beginner's whisky, but there are three characteristics to choose by: peat level, cask type and bottling strength. Start unpeated, take…
- What is Irish whiskey?Irish whiskey is whiskey that has been distilled on the island of Ireland and aged there for at least three years in wooden…
- What does the age on a whisky bottle mean?The number on a whisky bottle refers to the youngest whisky in the bottle, not the average. If…
- Does whisky continue to mature in the bottle?No. Whisky matures in the cask and not in the bottle. Glass gives off nothing and lets virtually…
- Is an older whisky always better?No. Age tells you how long the whisky was in wood, not how good it is. Scotch must be at least 3…
- What is a dram?A dram is not a fixed measure. The word comes from Scotland and means no more than a glass…
- What does ppm mean for whisky?Ppm stands for parts per million: 1 ppm is 1 milligram of phenol per kilogram of malt. The number is…
- How do you organise a whisky tasting at home?Allow 2 cl per person per bottle. With six guests, 12 cl then comes out of each bottle,…
- How is the price of a bottle of whisky made up?A 70 cl bottle of whisky at 40 per cent alcohol contains 0.28 litres of pure alcohol. The Dutch excise rate…
- What is Dutch whisky?Dutch whisky is whisky distilled and matured in the Netherlands that complies with Regulation (EU) 2019/787: distilling…
- What bottle sizes are there for spirits?For spirits, European Directive 2007/45/EC lists nine fixed bottle sizes between 100 and 2,000 ml: 100, 200, 350,…
- What is a whisky sample?A whisky sample is a small bottle, usually of 3 to 5 cl, that has been… from a larger bottle
- What do limited release and edition size mean on a bottle?Limited release is not a legally protected term. No European or British rule sets how many bottles a limited…
- What is a whisky festival and how does it work?A whisky festival is a day on which distilleries, importers and bottlers let visitors taste their whisky. On entry you buy…
- Can a bottle of spirits be shipped safely?Yes, provided the bottle stands upright in a sturdy box, with at least 5 centimetres of shock-absorbing… on all sides
- Can you give spirits as a gift to someone under eighteen?A shop may not. Article 20 of the Alcoholwet prohibits, commercially or other than free of charge,…
- How can you recognise a counterfeit bottle of whisky?Of 55 rare whiskies examined with carbon dating in 2018, 21 turned out to be fake or not distilled…
- How do you make a whisky highball?A highball is whisky with cold sparkling water over ice, usually in a ratio of one part whisky to…
- How many bottles come out of a whisky cask?A 200-litre cask yields about 233 bottles of 70 centilitres after ten years of maturation, a hogshead…
- What is the difference between American and European oak?American white oak and European oak differ on two points. American oak contains more methyl-octalactone, the substance that…
- Why has whisky become more expensive?Three things are working at once. Dutch excise duty on spirits went on 1 January 2024 from 16.86 to…
- Why does the same whisky taste different per batch?Each batch is put together from different casks, and oak varies by tree, by growing site and by lot. That…
- What does bottled in bond mean?Bottled in bond is an American designation with legal requirements. The rule is set out in 27 CFR 5.88: all…
- What do double cask and triple cask mean?Double cask means the whisky has lain in two different casks, triple cask in three. None of…
- What does small batch mean?Small batch means that a bottling comes from a limited number of casks. How many casks that is, is not fixed anywhere…
- What is blind tasting and why is it done?Blind tasting means tasting without knowing which bottle is in the glass. Research in the journal Beverages…
- What is a blended malt whisky?A blended malt Scotch whisky is a blend of two or more single malts made at more than…
- What is a shop's or club's own bottling?A private bottling is a bottle filled specially for one customer: a shop, a whisky club, a…
- What is a cask share or a private whisky cask?A cask share is a share in a numbered whisky cask held in the buyer's name in a bonded warehouse…
- What is a whisky auction and how does it work?A whisky auction is a public sale in which bottles go to the highest bidder. The buyer pays on top of the…
- What is mizunara oak?Mizunara is Japanese oak, botanically Quercus mongolica var. crispula, whose trunks, in Japanese forest management, only around…
- What is natural colour and what is E150a in whisky?Natural colour means that the colour of a whisky comes only from the cask. E150a is ordinary caramel,…
- What is single grain whisky?Single grain whisky is whisky made in one distillery from water and malted barley, with or…
- What is Taiwanese and Indian whisky?Taiwanese and Indian whisky is whisky distilled and matured in Taiwan or India. Kavalan built in…
- What is Tennessee whiskey?Tennessee whiskey is American whiskey made in Tennessee from at least 51 per cent corn, distilled to at most…
- What is virgin oak in whisky?Virgin oak is an oak cask that has never held any other drink. For Scotch whisky…
- What cask sizes are used for whisky?For whisky the law sets a size: the cask is made of oak and holds at most 700 litres.…
- Which whisky do you use for an old fashioned?The official recipe of the International Bartenders Association calls for 45 millilitres of bourbon or rye whiskey, a sugar cube,…
- Which whisky do you give as a gift?Choose a whisky as a gift on three hard points: the country of origin, the age statement and the strength.…
- Which whisky goes with chocolate?Pair whisky and chocolate by sweetness and by strength. Dark chocolate with 70 per cent cocoa or more is…
- How much alcohol is in a glass of whisky?A 35-millilitre glass of whisky at 40 per cent contains 14 millilitres of pure alcohol, about 11 grams. The…
- Which whisky do you use for Irish coffee?For Irish coffee you use Irish whiskey. The official IBA recipe calls for 50 ml Irish whiskey, 120 ml hot…
- What does straight mean on a whisky bottle?Straight on an American whisky bottle is a legal term. The American standard (27 CFR 5,143) requires at least two…
- What is sour mash in whiskey?Sour mash is not a flavour and not a type, but a method used in the distillery. Part of the…
- What is the difference between Canadian whisky and bourbon?Canadian whisky must be made in Canada and mature for at least three years in casks of at most 700 litres,…
- What is single pot still whiskey?Single pot still whiskey is an Irish type of whiskey. The mash consists of at least 30% malted barley and…
- What is American single malt whisky?American single malt whisky has been a legal category in the United States since 19 January 2025. The rule…
- How much excise duty is there on a bottle of whisky?A 70 cl bottle of whisky at 40 per cent alcohol carries 5.12 euros in excise duty. The Dutch rate…
- How much spirits can you bring back from abroad?From outside the EU, you may bring in per person aged 17 or over 1 litre of spirits above 22…
- How do you make a whisky sour?A whisky sour follows the official ratio of the International Bartenders Association: 45 ml bourbon whiskey, 25 ml…
- What is a manhattan?A manhattan is a stirred cocktail of American whiskey and red vermouth. The official specification of the International…
- What is a quarter cask?A quarter cask is an oak cask of 125 litres, a quarter of a 500-litre butt.…
- What does a master blender do?A master blender selects casks, assesses them and uses them to put together a recipe that year after year…
- What is the difference between grain whisky and vodka?Grain whisky and vodka both come from grain, but the law separates them. Whisky may be distilled to less than 94.8…
- What is a distillers edition?Distillers edition is not a legally protected term, but a series name of the distillery itself. With the well-known Scottish…
- What is a worm tub in whisky?A worm tub is the old-fashioned condenser in whisky making: a copper coil running through a tub of cold…
- Why are whisky stills made of copper?Copper does chemical work in a whisky still. It binds sulphur compounds from the fermentation, so the distillate loses its sulphurous…
- What is flavoured whisky?Flavoured whisky is a drink to which aromas, sweeteners or other flavourings have been added. In the European Union…
- What is floor malting?Floor malting is the traditional way of malting: the barley steeps in water for two to three days, then lies…
- What is the middle cut in distilling?The middle cut is the middle part of the second distillation: the part between the foreshots and the…
- What is a spirit safe?A spirit safe is a locked cabinet of copper and glass through which the distillate from the still…
- What is a dunnage warehouse?A dunnage warehouse is the traditional Scottish maturation warehouse: a low building with thick stone walls, a slate roof…
- Why does every distillery have a different still shape?The shape of the still determines how much vapour falls back on the way, the reflux. A lot of reflux gives a light distillate,…
- Why is whisky bottled at 40 per cent?Whisky may only be called whisky from 40 per cent alcohol. That is the legal floor: the Scotch Whisky Regulations…
- Why does whisky turn cloudy when you add ice or water?Whisky turns cloudy because long-chain fatty acid esters no longer stay in solution at low temperature and at a lower alcohol strength…
- Why does whisky mature in oak and not in other wood?Whisky matures in oak because the law requires it and because the wood can take it. The Scotch Whisky…
- What is a whisky cask investment?With a whisky cask investment you buy a whole cask or a cask share of young whisky. The whisky stays in a…
- How is peat cut for whisky?Peat is plant material that does not fully decompose in wet bog soil. Peat grows 0.5 to 1 millimetre a year,…
- What is mashing in whisky?Mashing is mixing ground malt, the grist, with hot water in the mash tun. The enzymes…
- Where do whisky casks come from?Whisky casks are almost always made of oak and, under Scottish and European rules, may not be larger than…
- Can whisky go in hand luggage?Whisky may go in hand luggage, but only in containers of up to 100 millilitres, together in a transparent…
- What does on the rocks mean for whisky?On the rocks means that a drink is poured over ice cubes, usually in a low, wide glass.…
- Why does whisky sting the nose?The tingle is not a smell but a sensation. Ethanol in the vapour activates the trigeminal nerve, the sensory nerve…
- What is a wash still and a spirit still?Scottish malt whisky is distilled in two stages. The wash still evaporates the alcohol from the wash of…
- What is toasting and charring of a whisky cask?Toasting is the slow heating of oak, without charring the wood. Burning or charring is a short,…
- What does the finish mean when tasting whisky?The finish, or aftertaste, is what you still perceive after swallowing: which flavours linger and for how long…
- How do you visit a Scottish distillery?Scotland has more than 70 distilleries with a visitor centre, spread over five whisky regions. Book your tour in advance, because groups…
- What does a cooper do in whisky?A cooper is the craftsman who builds, repairs and rebuilds oak whisky casks. He takes a cask apart,…
- What is a whisky flight?A whisky flight is a series of several whiskies that you taste side by side, from separate glasses, in…
- What does the batch code on a whisky bottle mean?The batch code on a whisky bottle is the lot marking: the mark with which the bottler can trace which bottles together…
- What does grain to glass mean for whisky?Grain to glass is not a legally protected designation. A distillery uses the term when it has the whole chain…
- What does the Scotch Whisky Association do?The Scotch Whisky Association is a trade association of the Scotch whisky industry, not a government body. The association was founded on 3…
- What is a washback?A washback is the fermentation vessel in a malt whisky distillery. The cooled wort from the mash tun goes into it, the…
- How long does fermentation take for whisky?Fermentation for whisky usually takes 48 to well over 100 hours. In the first 48 hours, yeast converts…
- How does a condenser work in whisky making?A condenser cools the alcohol vapour from the still back into liquid. There are two designs. A shell-and-tube condenser…
- How is whisky bottled?After maturation the casks are emptied and usually combined. Water is then added to bring it to bottling strength;…
- What is a marriage cask?A marriage cask is the cask in which whiskies rest together for a while after blending before they…
- What are wash and low wines?Wash is the fermented mash that comes out of the washback after about two days, with 6 to 8…
- What is a whisky advent calendar?A whisky advent calendar is a box with twenty-four numbered compartments for the days until Christmas. Each compartment contains…
- Which whisky goes with cheese?Choose the whisky by the age of the cheese. With aged hard cheese of ten months or older…
- Does whisky belong in a decanter?Whisky does not continue to mature in the bottle. Maturation takes place in the oak cask, by law for at least three years,…
- What is French whisky?French whisky is whisky distilled and matured in France. European rules apply in full: distillation below 94.8…
- What is English whisky?English whisky is whisky distilled and matured in England. Since 1 October 2026 English Whisky has been…
- What is Belgian whisky?Belgian whisky is whisky distilled and matured in Belgium. It falls under the same European rules as…
Wine 99 questions
- What is the difference between champagne, cava and prosecco?Champagne comes from the Champagne region in France, cava from Spain and prosecco from northern Italy. Champagne and cava…
- What does dry wine mean?Dry wine is wine with little residual sugar. Under European rules, a wine may be called dry at no more than…
- What is the difference between Old World and New World wine?Old world stands for the European wine countries, new world for, among others, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Australia,…
- What do AOC, DOC and DOCG mean on a wine label?AOC, DOC and DOCG are national names for the same European framework: the protected designation of origin. With a protected designation of origin…
- How long does a bottle of wine keep after you have opened it?An opened bottle of wine usually stays good for three to five days if you close it well and…
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- What are sulphites in wine?Sulphites are sulphur compounds that protect wine against oxidation and against unwanted micro-organisms. Some form naturally during the…
- What is organic wine and what is biodynamic wine?Organic wine falls under European legislation: Regulation (EU) 2018/848 governs cultivation, the substances permitted in the cellar…
- What is tannin in wine?Tannin is a group of natural substances from the skin, the pips and the stems of the grape and…
- What bottle sizes are there for wine?For still wine, eight bottle sizes are permitted in the European Union: 100, 187, 250, 375, 500, 750, 1000…
- At what temperature should wine be served?You serve red wine at 12 to 18 degrees, full-bodied white wine at 10 to 13 degrees and…
- How is rosé made?Rosé is made from black grapes whose juice has brief contact with the skins. Three methods are…
- What is orange wine?Orange wine is white wine fermented on the skins, like red wine. The skin contact lasts from…
- How many glasses does a bottle hold?A standard 75-centilitre bottle of wine gives 7 glasses of 100 millilitres, with half a glass left over; if you pour…
- What is terroir?Terroir is the interplay of soil, climate, landscape and human know-how in a defined wine region, which gives the wine…
- Which glass do you use for what?For tasting and judging wine the ISO tasting glass is the standard: ISO 3591 from 1977 prescribes a…
- What is decanting?Decanting is pouring wine from the bottle into a carafe, with two different aims: the sediment…
- Why does wine have a cork?Cork seals a wine bottle because the bark of the cork oak stays compressible and resilient: about 90 per cent…
- What is cork taint?Cork taint is the musty smell of damp cardboard in wine, almost always caused by 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, abbreviated TCA. The…
- What do brut and demi-sec mean?Brut and demi-sec are legal sugar classes for sparkling wine. Brut means less than 12 grams of sugar per litre,…
- What is methode traditionnelle?Méthode traditionnelle means that the second alcoholic fermentation takes place in the bottle itself and the wine at least nine…
- What is the tank method for sparkling wine?With the tank method, the second fermentation takes place in a closed pressure tank, not in the bottle. The European…
- What is malolactic fermentation?Malolactic fermentation is the conversion of malic acid into lactic acid and carbon dioxide by lactic acid bacteria, almost always Oenococcus oeni. Per…
- What is a cuvée?Cuvée has two meanings. In Champagne, the cuvée is the first pressing fraction: from a marc of 4,000…
- How is wine best stored at home?Store wine between 15 and 20 degrees, in the dark, dry and without large temperature fluctuations. Above 25 degrees the…
- Which wine goes with cheese?White wine goes with more cheeses than red. In a 2018 study in the journal Beverages,…
- What makes up the price of a bottle of wine?On every bottle of wine above 8.5 per cent alcohol, 95.69 euros per hectolitre goes to excise duty, that is 0.72…
- How do you make mulled wine?Heat red wine with sugar and spices slowly to about 70 degrees Celsius and keep it there. Let…
- Which wine goes with a tabletop grill, fondue and raclette?Cheese fondue and raclette call for a dry white wine with firm acidity, such as chasselas, riesling or sauvignon blanc:…
- How do you open a bottle of sparkling wine safely?Chill the bottle to 8 to 10 degrees Celsius, remove the foil, turn the wire cage six…
- How many calories are there in a glass of wine?A standard glass of wine of 100 millilitres at 12.5% alcohol contains about 10 grams of alcohol. Alcohol provides 7 kilocalories…
- What is the difference between chardonnay and sauvignon blanc?Chardonnay and sauvignon blanc are both white grape varieties from France. In 2015 chardonnay covered about 210,000 hectares…
- What is the difference between red and white wine?The difference lies in the skins, not just in the grape. With red wine the juice lies for days…
- What must appear on a wine label?A wine label must state the category of wine, the alcohol content, the net volume, the origin, the bottler, the lot number…
- How can you tell if a wine has gone off?A spoiled wine gives itself away by its smell. Cork taint smells of damp cardboard and at around 1.4…
- How much alcohol is in a bottle of wine?In the European Union wine must have at least 8.5% vol alcohol and, without enrichment, may not exceed 15%…
- What do reserva and gran reserva mean on a wine bottle?Reserva and gran reserva are protected terms for ageing, with periods set for each area of origin in its own pliego…
- What is the difference between merlot and cabernet sauvignon?Merlot and cabernet sauvignon are two black grapes that both have cabernet franc as a parent. Merlot is 2.5…
- How do you taste wine?Wine tasting takes five steps: look, swirl, smell, taste and judge. Pour about 5 cl into a glass…
- What is the difference between bordeaux and burgundy?Red Bordeaux may come from six varieties: cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, cot, carmenère and petit verdot. Burgundy…
- What does the vintage on a wine bottle mean?The vintage on a wine bottle is the year in which the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling…
- What is beaujolais primeur and when is it released?Beaujolais primeur, also called beaujolais nouveau, is the young red wine from that same year's harvest. It…
- When are grapes harvested for wine?Grapes ripen at the end of summer, so the harvest follows the season of the hemisphere. On…
- What does climate change do to wine?Climate change can be measured in wine. In the Languedoc, the alcohol content rose between 1984 and 2018 from…
- What do cru, premier cru and grand cru mean?On a French label, cru stands for a defined origin, but the meaning differs by region. In the…
- What is the difference between amarone and ripasso?Amarone della Valpolicella is made from grapes that dry for months after picking; pressing is not allowed before 1…
- How do you open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew?Of all the tricks, 2 work reliably. Slowly push the cork into the bottle with a blunt object…
- What is dessert wine?Dessert wine is wine with so much residual sugar that you drink it with or as dessert. That sweetness arises in…
- What is crémant?Crémant is a protected term for white or rosé quality sparkling wine with a protected designation of origin. The grapes are picked with…
- Which wine goes with game?With game, choose the wine by the fat and protein in the meat, not by the…
- How do you chill wine quickly?Put the bottle in a bucket half filled with water and ice. The Comité Champagne…
- How long can you keep champagne and sparkling wine?Non-vintage champagne must mature for at least fifteen months before sale, a vintage for thirty-six months. Cava has nine months…
- How do you organise a wine tasting at home?Allow six to eight wines and about 5 centilitres per person per wine; from a bottle of…
- How do you put together a wine package as a gift yourself?Choose three to six bottles that complement each other: a sparkling, a white, a red and possibly a sweet.…
- How many grapes are in a bottle of wine?A 0.75-litre bottle needs about 1.2 kilos of grapes. In Champagne that ratio…
- How much pressure is in a bottle of champagne?A full bottle of champagne holds about 6 bar of overpressure, measured after the second fermentation in a bottle…
- How much sugar is in wine?A dry wine contains at most 4 grams of residual sugar per litre, medium dry up to 12 grams, medium sweet up to 45 grams…
- How much wine can you bring back from abroad?From another EU country you may bring 90 litres of wine for your own use, of which at most 60 litres sparkling…
- Is wine gluten-free?Wine is made from grapes and contains no grain, so wine is basically gluten-free. The European…
- Which wine do you use for cooking?Use a dry wine you would also pour in a glass, because reducing intensifies everything that…
- What is the difference between a domaine and a négociant?A domaine makes and bottles wine from grapes from its own vineyards. A négociant buys grapes, must or…
- Is wine with a screw cap worse than wine with a cork?No. The closure says nothing about the quality of the wine. According to the Australian Wine Research Institute…
- What is the difference between syrah and shiraz?Syrah and shiraz are the same grape variety. In the Vitis International Variety Catalogue syrah is listed as the main name with 102…
- Why does a wine bottle have a hollow base?The hollow base of a wine bottle is called the punt. It is created when the glass is formed, makes…
- Why is there sediment in my wine?Sediment in wine comes in two main forms. Crystals of potassium bitartrate are regular in shape and measure about…
- What do classico and superiore mean on an Italian wine?Classico stands for the oldest, historically defined part of an Italian wine region. Superiore stands for stricter requirements within…
- What do Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese mean on a German wine?Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese are three of the six German Prädikate. The Prädikat follows from the must weight of…
- What does body mean in wine?Body is the word for how heavy or full a wine feels in the mouth. Alcohol and residual sugar…
- What does the QR code on a wine bottle mean?Behind the QR code on a wine bottle are the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration. Since 8 December 2023 producers may…
- What do IGP and Vin de France mean on a French wine?IGP stands for protected geographical indication. With an IGP wine at least 85 per cent of the grapes come from the…
- What does vieilles vignes mean on a wine bottle?Vieilles vignes means old vines. The term is not tied to a legal minimum age, so the producer decides…
- What does an oak barrel do to wine?An oak barrel releases substances into the wine and slowly lets in some oxygen. From the wood…
- Is bag-in-box wine as good as wine from a bottle?Bag-in-box and bottle differ mainly in oxygen. The bag shrinks as you pour, so that no air…
- What is biodynamic wine?Biodynamic wine comes from a vineyard that works organically and also uses biodynamic preparations. The approach goes back…
- What do blanc de blancs and blanc de noirs mean?Blanc de blancs is white sparkling wine made exclusively from white grapes; blanc de noirs is white sparkling wine…
- What is noble rot in wine?Noble rot is a slow infection of ripe grapes by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, with damp nights and…
- What is franciacorta?Franciacorta is Italian sparkling wine from Lombardy that must undergo its second fermentation in the bottle, just like champagne. The disciplinare…
- What is ice wine?Ice wine is wine from grapes that are left hanging frozen on the vine and are also pressed frozen. In…
- What is natural wine?Natural wine is not a legal category in European wine law. In France, however, since 2019 there has been the term Vin…
- Is wine made in the Netherlands?Yes. The Netherlands has 9 protected designations of origin for wine, including Maasvallei Limburg, Mergelland, Achterhoek Winterswijk and Twente. In addition there is…
- What is pet-nat?Pet-nat is the nickname for pétillant naturel and is not itself a legal term. The method is called méthode ancestrale: the…
- Are primitivo and zinfandel the same grape?Primitivo and zinfandel are the same grape variety. DNA research by the University of California, Davis and the University of Zagreb…
- What is Sekt?Sekt is the German name for sparkling wine. In the closed bottle, sparkling wine holds at least 3 bar…
- When is wine vegan?Wine is vegan if no animal-derived processing aids were used in the cellar. It is mainly about the…
- What do acidity or freshness mean in wine?Acidity is the proportion of acids in wine and determines how fresh a glass comes across. The most important are tartaric acid,…
- What do the legs or tears in a wine glass tell you?Legs or tears in a wine glass form because alcohol evaporates faster than water. In the thin layer of wine…
- Which grape varieties should you know?Worldwide there are about 10,000 known grape varieties, but thirteen of them cover more than a third of the vineyard area…
- What are those crystals on the cork or at the bottom of the bottle?Those crystals are called tartrates. They are potassium hydrogen tartrate, a natural salt of tartaric acid and potassium from the grape. It…
- Which wine goes with chocolate?Choose a wine that is sweeter than the chocolate. According to the Warenwetbesluit Cacao en chocolade, chocolate contains at least…
- Which wine goes with Christmas dinner?Work course by course. Sparkling as an aperitif, white with the fish or the starter, red with the main course and…
- Which wine goes with fish?With fish, usually choose a dry white wine with fresh acidity. Muscadet from the western Loire, from the…
- Which wines can you keep and which should you drink young?By far the most wine is made to be drunk young. Cellaring only pays off for wines with plenty of…
- Is chardonnay sweet or dry?Chardonnay is almost always vinified dry. The grape itself is not sweet or dry; the winemaker decides how much…
- Is riesling sweet or dry?Riesling is not sweet or dry; the winemaker decides that. If he lets fermentation run its course, the…
- Is sauvignon blanc sweet or dry?Sauvignon blanc is almost always vinified dry. A still wine may be called dry at a maximum of 4 grams of residual sugar…
- How long does an unopened bottle of wine keep?Under European labelling rules, an unopened bottle of wine with 10 per cent alcohol by volume or more does not need a best-before date…
- How is wine made?Wine is made in eight steps: harvesting, crushing or pressing, alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation if applicable, maturation, sulphiting, filtering…
- Which wine goes with boeuf bourguignon?With boeuf bourguignon a red Burgundy of pinot noir works, the wine from the same region as the dish.…
- Is pinot grigio sweet or dry?Pinot grigio is generally dry. Dry is a measurable quantity: up to 4 grams of residual sugar per litre,…
- Which white wine is sweet?A white wine is only called sweet from 45 grams of residual sugar per litre. Below that is medium sweet, from just over 12…
Beer 59 questions
- What is alcohol-free beer?Alcohol-free beer is beer in which the alcohol was never formed or has been removed again. In the Netherlands…
- What is the difference between dubbel, tripel and quadrupel?Dubbel, tripel and quadrupel say something about the strength of the beer, not about a legally protected style.…
- What is the difference between ale and lager?Ale and lager differ in yeast and temperature. Ale is made with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which at the top…
- What are lambic and gueuze?Lambic is Belgian beer of spontaneous fermentation: boiled wort cools overnight in an open coolship and is…
- What does IBU mean for beer?IBU stands for International Bitterness Units. It is a laboratory value indicating how many bitter hop compounds, mainly iso-alpha acids, in…
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- How long does beer keep and how should it be stored?Beer carries a best-before date. That is a quality date, not a use-by date: after that day it is…
- What is the Reinheitsgebot?The Reinheitsgebot is a Bavarian ordinance of 23 April 1516, adopted at the diet in Ingolstadt under the…
- What is the difference between stout and porter?Porter came first. Stout arose as stout porter, the stronger version of the same beer. Today the…
- What does hop do in beer?Hops provide bitterness, aroma and shelf life. While the wort is boiling, the alpha acids from the hop cone change…
- What is malt and what does it do in beer?Malt is grain, usually barley, that is left to germinate and then dried. Germination releases enzymes that…
- What is low-alcohol beer?Under Dutch law, low-alcohol beer contains more than 0.1 and at most 1.2 per cent alcohol by volume. Alcohol-free beer…
- What is barley wine?Barley wine is beer, not wine. The Beer Judge Certification Program gives 8 to 12 per cent for English Barleywine…
- What does yeast do in brewing?Yeast converts the sugars from the malt into alcohol and carbon dioxide, and at the same time produces the aroma and…
- What is bock beer?Bokbier is a strong seasonal beer whose name is legally defined in the Netherlands. Article 7g of the Warenwetbesluit Gereserveerde…
- What is the difference between autumn bock, spring bock, dubbelbock and eisbock?Bock is a bottom-fermented strong beer: in Germany the Starkbier category starts at 16 per cent original gravity, in the Netherlands bokbier…
- Which beer goes with which dish?One rule covers almost everything: choose a beer that is as intense as the dish, and use bitterness…
- How many bottles of drink do you need for a party?Calculate per guest per hour. Choose a number of glasses per hour, multiply that by the number of guests and…
- What exactly is speciality beer?Speciality beer is not a protected designation. The Warenwetbesluit Gereserveerde aanduidingen does, however, define beer, pils, oud bruin, bok, low-alcohol and…
- What is the difference between weizen and witbier?Weizen and witbier are both wheat beers, but they differ in yeast and spicing. A German weizen contains at least…
- How is beer best stored?Store beer dark, upright and cool. Storage above 20 degrees affects flavour stability, and in research…
- What is the difference between an IPA and a NEIPA?The difference lies in bitterness and in when the hops are added. According to the BJCP guidelines, an American IPA sits…
- How much deposit is there on a crate of beer?On a crate of beer you pay two amounts: a deposit on the bottles and a deposit on the crate. Dutch…
- At what temperature should beer be served?You serve beer between 3 and 13 degrees Celsius, depending on the style. That range comes from the…
- How do you pour beer with the right head?A head of about 2.5 centimetres is considered standard in the trade. German weizen beers and Belgian ales call for…
- What is a Trappist beer?A Trappist beer is a beer allowed to carry the Authentic Trappist Product logo. Three requirements apply: the beer…
- Is beer gluten-free?Regular beer is not gluten-free: it is brewed from barley or wheat, and those grains contain gluten. The…
- What is Christmas beer and how does it differ from winter beer?Christmas beer, winter beer and winterbok are not legally protected names. No Dutch or European rule prescribes what goes into…
- How many glasses of beer are there in a keg?A 50-litre keg gives, on paper, 200 glasses of 25 centilitres, 250 tall glasses of 20 centilitres…
- Which keg coupling does my beer have?The coupling belongs to the keg and the brewery, not to the beer style. In the Netherlands you will…
- How do you put together a beer package yourself as a gift?A beer package of six to eight 33 cl bottles works best. Put them in order of…
- What is the difference between a stout and an imperial stout?An imperial stout is brewed stronger than an ordinary stout. The 2021 BJCP style guide gives Irish stout 3.8…
- How do you organise a beer tasting at home?Allow six beers per person of 10 cl each, 60 cl in total. Two bottles of 33 cl…
- What is Oktoberfest beer?Oktoberfestbier has been a protected geographical indication in the EU register since 28 October 2022. Only six Munich breweries may…
- What is the difference between a blond beer and a tripel?A tripel is a strong blond beer. The colour is almost the same for both; the difference lies in…
- How long does an opened keg keep and how do you store it?An opened keg keeps longest if it stays cold and under CO2. The Brewers Association…
- How do you clean beer glasses so that you don't kill the beer?Grease and leftover soap break down the head. You can recognise a beer-clean glass by the sheeting test of the Brewers…
- How much excise duty is there on a bottle of beer?Since 1 January 2024 the Netherlands has levied beer excise duty per percentage of alcohol by volume: 8.12 euros per hectolitre per per cent of alcohol, with a…
- How many beer styles are there?There is no fixed number. Dutch law protects five beer designations: beer, alcohol-free beer, low-alcohol beer, pils and…
- How many millilitres is a fluitje, a vaasje and a pint?The pint is the only one of the three with a legal volume: 568.26 millilitres, laid down in the British…
- How many standard drinks are there in a speciality beer?A standard glass contains about 10 grams of alcohol, about 12 millilitres pure. A 33-centilitre bottle of speciality beer with…
- Can beer freeze, and is it still good afterwards?Yes. Beer freezes, just not at zero degrees: alcohol lowers the freezing point, so a pils of 5 per cent by volume…
- Can you age bottled beer?Yes, but not every beer. The labelling rules give a clue: beer from 10 per cent by volume does not need a date of…
- Do you pour the yeast sediment from the bottle or not?With a hefeweizen you pour the yeast sediment in; with a tripel or quadrupel you usually leave it in…
- Is beer from a can different from beer from a bottle?Beer from a can and beer from a bottle are the same beer; the difference is in the packaging. A can…
- What is the difference between an IPA and a pale ale?An IPA is stronger and more bitter than a pale ale. The BJCP style guidelines state a…
- What is the difference between a crate, a tray and a six-pack?A crate is a reusable plastic box with a deposit on the crate and the bottles, usually 24 bottles of 30…
- What is the difference between kriek and ordinary fruit beer?Kriek is a fruit beer made with krieken, i.e. sour cherries. Fruit beer is the broader family: any beer with…
- What is the difference between pils, helles and kölsch?Pils and helles are bottom-fermented, kölsch is top-fermented. Pils is the most bitter: 22 to 40 IBU, against 16…
- What is the difference between a sour, a gose and a berliner weisse?Sour is the collective name for beers with a noticeable acidity. Gose and berliner weisse are two German styles…
- Does draught beer taste different from bottled beer?The beer is the same, the route to the glass is not. A keg is poured under pressure, usually with…
- Why are beer bottles usually made of brown glass?Beer is spoiled by light. Riboflavin, vitamin B2, absorbs light and triggers a reaction in which hop compounds…
- When does the bokbier season start?Bock beer is an autumn beer. The PINT Bockbierfestival in Amsterdam is regarded in the Netherlands as the start of the season;…
- What is dry hopping?Dry hopping is adding hops on the cold side of the brewing process, after the main fermentation. It…
- What is an abbey beer?An abbey beer is a beer that refers to an abbey without monks necessarily brewing it themselves.…
- What is a nitro beer?A nitro beer is a beer that is pressurised with nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide.…
- What is a radler and how much alcohol does it contain?A radler is beer mixed with a soft drink, usually lemonade. The mixing ratio determines how much alcohol it contains: the more…
- What is a saison?A saison is a farmhouse beer from Wallonia, centred on the province of Hainaut. Farmers brewed it in…
- What is a session beer?A session beer is a speciality beer in which the brewer keeps the flavour up at a low alcohol content. The term…
- What is a barrel-aged beer?A barrel-aged beer is beer that lies in a wooden barrel for a time after brewing, usually a…
Liqueur 32 questions
- What is a liqueur?A liqueur is a spirit drink of at least 15 per cent alcohol that is sweetened and flavoured. Regulation (EU)…
- What is the difference between a liqueur and a crème?The difference lies in the sugar. Under Regulation (EU) 2019/787, a liqueur has at least 100 grams of sugar per…
- What is absinthe?Absinthe is a spirit drink based on grand wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), green anise and fennel, usually between…
- Which liqueur goes with coffee?With coffee, four kinds of liqueur each work differently. Coffee liqueur reinforces the coffee flavour itself. Cream liqueur makes the coffee softer and…
- What is triple sec?Triple sec is a clear orange liqueur, made with dried orange peel on neutral alcohol. The bottles in Bathmen are…
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- What is amaretto?Amaretto is an Italian liqueur with the flavour of bitter almond. That flavour by no means always comes from…
- Which bottles do you need for a basic home bar?Start with six categories instead of brands: gin, vodka, white rum, whisky, orange liqueur and herbal bitters. Add…
- What is cream liqueur?Cream liqueur is liqueur with added cream, which makes the drink opaque and thick. The bottles in Bathmen…
- How long does liqueur keep?How long liqueur keeps differs by type. Drinks with 10 per cent alcohol or more do not need a best-before date…
- What is limoncello?Limoncello is a liqueur of lemon peel, alcohol, sugar and water. Two Italian lemons carry a protected geographical indication:…
- How much sugar is in liqueur?Under Regulation (EU) 2019/787, liqueur must contain at least 100 grams of sweetener per litre, expressed as invert sugar. For cherry liqueur…
- What is anise liqueur?Anise liqueur is the collective name for spirit drinks with an aniseed flavour. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 divides them across several categories: a…
- What is crème de cassis?Crème de cassis is a blackcurrant liqueur that must contain more than 400 grams of sweetener per litre…
- Which drinks go with Sinterklaas?Sweet, spicy liqueurs suit Sinterklaas: speculaas, almond, cinnamon and honey, alongside advocaat and boerenjongens. Pakjesavond falls on…
- Which liqueur do you use in desserts and pastries?For desserts and pastries you usually reach for almond, orange, coffee or cream liqueur. A liqueur contains, according to EU Regulation…
- What are boerenjongens and boerenmeisjes?Boerenjongens and boerenmeisjes are fruit in brandy with sugar: raisins for boerenjongens, apricots for boerenmeisjes. Neither…
- What is whisky liqueur?Whisky liqueur is a liqueur based on whisky: under European Regulation 2019/787 at least 15 per cent alcohol and…
- What must be stated on a bottle of liqueur?A bottle of liqueur must state the designation liqueur, the net quantity, the alcohol percentage, the allergens, the name and…
- How much alcohol is in liqueur?Under European Regulation 2019/787, liqueur must contain at least 15 per cent alcohol. It sets no legal maximum,…
- What is blue curacao?Blue curaçao is an orange liqueur coloured blue with a permitted food colouring. The flavour comes from the…
- What is sambuca?Sambuca is a colourless anise liqueur that has its own legal definition in the European Union. Regulation (EU) 2019/787,…
- What is schnaps?Schnaps is a colloquial German word for spirits and not a protected category. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 recognises…
- What is a herbal liqueur?A herbal liqueur is a liqueur flavoured with herbs and other plant-based raw materials. The term herbal liqueur is…
- How much alcohol is in limoncello?Limoncello is a liqueur and, under Regulation (EU) 2019/787, must contain at least 15 per cent alcohol by volume, with a minimum of…
- How many ml go into a shot glass?A shot glass has no worldwide standard. In the Netherlands such a glass usually holds 2 to 4 centilitres, so 20…
- What is elderflower liqueur?Elderflower liqueur is liqueur based on the blossom of the common elder, Sambucus nigra, internationally elderflower or fleur…
- What is nut liqueur?Nut liqueur is liqueur whose main flavour comes from nuts, such as hazelnut, walnut or almond. Legally it falls under…
- What is coffee liqueur?Coffee liqueur is a liqueur with coffee as the dominant flavour. Liqueur is category 33 of Annex I to Regulation…
- What is liquorice liqueur?Liquorice liqueur is a liqueur flavoured with liquorice root, anise or a salty salmiak component. The European…
- How do you drink limoncello?You drink limoncello ice-cold and in small amounts. Pour from a bottle straight from the fridge or freezer and…
- What is peppermint liqueur?Peppermint liqueur is a liqueur flavoured with peppermint. European rules require at least 100 grams of sugar for liqueur…
- What is honey liqueur?Honey liqueur is a liqueur sweetened or flavoured with honey. Liqueur is category 33 of…
Rum 27 questions
- What is the difference between white and dark rum?Colour says little about rum. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 allows rum to be coloured with caramel and sets…
- What is the difference between rum and cachaça?Rum may be made from molasses or from sugar cane juice, cachaça only from fermented sugar cane juice and only in Brazil.…
- What is spiced rum?Spiced rum is rum to which herbs, spices or flavourings have been added. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 stipulates that rum not…
- What is molasses and what does it do in rum?Molasses is the thick, dark syrup left over when, from sugar cane or sugar beet, as much crystal sugar as possible has been…
- What does solera mean on a bottle of rum?Solera on a rum bottle refers to an ageing method in which casks of different ages are continually topped up from one another.…
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- What is overproof rum?Overproof rum is rum stronger than the old British proof measure of 100 degrees proof, about 57.1…
- Which rum goes best with cola?Cola brings sugar, acidity and vanilla, so choose the rum by style. White rum keeps the drink…
- Which rum do you use for a mojito?For a mojito, take a light, unaged white rum. The official recipe of the International Bartenders Association…
- Which rum is best drunk neat?For rum to drink neat, look at three things: the alcohol percentage, the age statement and whether sugar has been added.…
- How long does rum keep after opening?Rum does not spoil in the sense of food safety. Under the labelling rules, drinks with 10% alcohol or more do not need…
- What is the difference between rum and rhum agricole?Under Regulation (EU) 2019/787, rum may be distilled from molasses, from syrup from cane sugar production or from the…
- What is the difference between rum and whisky?Rum is distilled from sugar cane: molasses, cane syrup or fresh juice. Whisky comes from a mash of malted grains.…
- What does the age on a rum bottle mean?According to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, an age on a rum bottle refers to the youngest alcoholic component…
- What is Demerara rum?Demerara rum is rum from Guyana, named after the Demerara River. What makes it special is the equipment of Demerara Distillers…
- What is Jamaican rum?Jamaican rum is rum from Jamaica with a protected geographical indication, registered on 1 December 2016 in the name…
- What is added sugar in rum?In the European Union rum may contain at most 20 grams of sweetener per litre, expressed as invert sugar, and…
- What are the Spanish, English and French styles of rum?The division into Spanish, English and French rum follows the colonial history of the Caribbean, not the…
- How is rum made?Rum is made in four steps: a raw material from sugar cane, fermentation, distillation and possibly maturation. The European regulation…
- What is navy rum?Navy rum is rum at the strength issued by the Royal Navy: 95.5 degrees proof, i.e. 54.5% vol.…
- What is tropical ageing in rum?Tropical ageing is the maturation of rum in a warm, humid climate. The wood acts faster on the…
- How do you read a rum label?Every rum label must state the name of the food, the net quantity, the alcoholic strength by volume, the allergens, and…
- What is a blended rum?A blended rum is a rum in which distillates from different stills, casks, vintages and sometimes different countries are combined into…
- What is rum?Rum is a spirit drink which, under European rules, may only be made from molasses, from syrup…
- What is a pot still rum?A pot still rum is rum distilled in a pot still batch by batch, not continuously in a…
- What is a pina colada?A piña colada is a cocktail of white rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice. The International Bartenders Association gives as…
- What is a dark and stormy?A dark and stormy is a long drink of dark rum and ginger beer, with lime. The official recipe…
- Which rum goes with chocolate?Work with the cocoa percentage. Under European rules, dark chocolate contains at least 35 per cent dry cocoa solids; that goes well with…
Gin 23 questions
- What is the difference between gin and jenever?Jenever and gin are both based on juniper, but the base differs. Jenever contains malt wine: at least 1.5 per cent…
- What is London Dry Gin?London Dry Gin is not a gin from London, but a legal category from Regulation (EU) 2019/787. All flavour…
- What are botanicals in gin?Botanicals are the plant ingredients that give gin its flavour: herbs, seeds, roots, peels and berries. Regulation (EU)…
- What is sloe gin?Sloe gin is a liqueur of sloes on gin. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 gives it its own place, category…
- What is navy strength gin?Navy strength gin is gin bottled at about 57 per cent alcohol. That figure comes from the…
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- What is Old Tom gin?Old Tom gin is a sweetened style of gin from nineteenth-century England, in taste somewhere between genever and London dry…
- Which tonic goes with which gin?Choose the tonic by the flavour profile of the gin, not by the brand. Work with 4 profiles: juniper,…
- Which garnish goes with which gin?A garnish works if it repeats a botanical already in the gin, or adds 1…
- How much gin goes in a gin and tonic?Reckon on 4 to 5 centilitres of gin to 10 to 15 centilitres of tonic, so 1 part gin to 2…
- How long does gin keep after opening?Gin need not carry a best-before date: drinks from 10% vol are exempt. What is…
- What is the difference between gin and vodka?Gin and vodka both start from agricultural alcohol and must both contain at least 37.5% vol. The difference lies in…
- What is pink gin?Pink gin is not a separate legal category. Originally it was gin with a few dashes of aromatic bitters, which made…
- Which gin can you drink neat?Choose a gin to drink neat on three features: the alcohol percentage, the category on the label and…
- Which gin would you give as a gift?Choose a gin as a gift on four features: the size of the bottle, the alcohol percentage, the category on the…
- Why do you put so much ice in a gin and tonic?A glass full of ice cools your gin and tonic faster and dilutes it less than three loose cubes. Melting ice…
- What does distilled gin mean on a label?Distilled gin means the gin has been distilled in the presence of juniper berries and other natural botanicals. Regulation (EU)…
- What is barrel aged gin?Barrel aged gin is gin that has spent some time in a wooden cask after distilling and…
- What is new western dry gin?New western dry gin is a style name for gin in which the supporting botanicals, such as citrus, flowers or herbs,…
- Which gin do you use for a gin and tonic?For a gin and tonic take a gin of at least 37.5 per cent alcohol; that is the lower limit from Regulation…
- What is gin?Gin is a spirit whose flavour must be predominantly that of juniper (Juniperus communis), with at…
- What is compound gin?Compound gin is trade jargon for gin under category 20 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/787: juniper and…
- How much alcohol is in a gin and tonic?A gin and tonic with 35 millilitres of gin at 37.5 per cent contains about 13 millilitres of pure alcohol, good for…
- What is a gin basil smash?The gin basil smash is a shaken cocktail of gin, fresh basil, lemon juice and sugar syrup. Jörg Meyer created…
Vodka 15 questions
- What is vodka?Vodka is a spirit drink made from ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, produced by fermenting and distilling potatoes, grains or…
- Can you keep spirits in the freezer?Spirits in the freezer is fine, but it depends on the alcohol content. A home freezer is set at…
- What is the difference between grain vodka and potato vodka?Grain vodka and potato vodka differ in raw material, not in legal name. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 allows potatoes, grains and other…
- Why does one vodka taste different from another?Vodkas differ in raw material, in how far the distillate has been rectified, in filtering and in sweetening. The European…
- What is flavoured vodka?Flavoured vodka is vodka with a predominant flavour that does not come from the raw material. In European law…
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- Which cocktails do you make with vodka?Vodka is the base of several official cocktails of the International Bartenders Association. The Moscow Mule consists of…
- Which vodka do you use for an espresso martini?For an espresso martini use a vodka with no added flavour, category 15 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, with…
- Where may vodka come from?In the European Union, vodka may come from anywhere. Regulation (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 15, sets requirements…
- How long does vodka keep after opening?An open bottle of vodka keeps for years. By law, vodka is at least 37.5 per cent alcohol, and drinks from…
- What does multiple distilled mean for vodka?Multiple distilled means the alcohol has passed through a still more than once. The number on…
- Why is vodka filtered through charcoal?Vodka is filtered through charcoal to remove the last flavour compounds from the distillate. Activated carbon binds higher…
- How much alcohol is in vodka?Under EU Regulation 2019/787, vodka must contain at least 37.5 per cent alcohol. Most bottles are at 40 per cent. In…
- What is a vodka martini?A vodka martini is a martini in which vodka takes the place of gin: vodka with dry vermouth, stirred…
- Which vodka do you use for a bloody mary?For a bloody mary, choose a neutral unflavoured vodka of at least 37.5 per cent, the legal minimum in…
- What is a moscow mule?A moscow mule is a cocktail of vodka, ginger beer and lime juice, served in a copper mug with…
Alcohol-free drinks 14 questions
- How is alcohol-free wine made?Alcohol-free wine starts as ordinary wine and is then dealcoholised to 0.5 per cent alcohol or less. This is done…
- What is alcohol-free gin?Alcohol-free gin is a herbal drink with juniper that tastes like gin but contains virtually no alcohol. To be called gin…
- What is Dry January and how did it start?Dry January is a campaign in which participants drink no alcohol for a month in January. The campaign began in…
- May you buy alcohol-free beer if you are under eighteen?The Alcoholwet calls a drink alcoholic from more than half a per cent alcohol by volume at 20 degrees Celsius. Beer…
- May you drive after drinking alcohol-free beer?In the Netherlands the limit is 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per millilitre of blood, or 0.5 per mille. For novice drivers…
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- What does 0.0 per cent on a label mean?0.0 per cent is a rounded figure. European labelling rules require the alcoholic strength by volume to be… to no more than one decimal place
- How many calories are in alcohol-free beer?European rules count 7 kilocalories per gram of alcohol and 4 per gram of carbohydrate. The Voedingscentrum arrives, for…
- How do you store an opened bottle of alcohol-free?An opened bottle of alcohol-free belongs in the fridge, which the Voedingscentrum advises keeping at 4 degrees, with a cap or…
- How long does alcohol-free beer keep?Alcohol-free beer always carries a best-before date. The European labelling rules only lift that obligation for drinks of…
- What is the difference between alcohol-free and dealcoholised?Dealcoholised refers to the process: there was alcohol in it and it has been taken out again. Alcohol-free refers…
- Why is alcohol-free beer often more expensive than regular beer?Alcohol-free beer carries no beer excise duty, because the excise rules only start above 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume, and it falls under…
- Why can alcohol-free champagne not be called champagne?Champagne is a protected designation of origin. For wine with such a designation, the European wine rules allow only partial dealcoholisation;…
- Why does alcohol-free beer taste different from regular beer?In beer, alcohol is itself a carrier of flavour. Research in Scientific Reports from 2020 shows that ethanol…
- What do you serve guests who don't drink alcohol?Pour an alcohol-free alternative that suits the moment: alcohol-free beer with drinks, dealcoholised wine with the…
Jenever 12 questions
- What is malt wine?Malt wine is the grain distillate that gives jenever its grain character. It is distilled from a fermented mash of grains…
- What is the difference between jonge and old jenever?Young and old jenever differ in recipe, not in age. Old jenever contains at least 15% malt wine in the…
- What is a kopstoot?A kopstoot is a small glass of jenever alongside a glass of beer, ordered together and drunk together. The jenever glass is…
- How do you drink jenever?Jenever is drunk from a small tulip glass of 3 to 5 cl, filled to the brim. Young jenever is poured…
- How long does jenever keep after opening?According to the Voedingscentrum, an opened bottle of jenever keeps indefinitely. Jenever contains at least 30 per cent alcohol by volume, and…
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- What is the difference between grain jenever and malt wine jenever?Graanjenever is a protected designation: all the alcohol comes from grain and it contains at least 1.5 per cent malt wine…
- Where may jenever come from?Jenever is a protected geographical indication. The product file defines the area: Belgium, the Netherlands, the French departments Nord…
- How long has jenever existed?Jenever has existed for centuries. The product file for the protected designation Jenever refers to Jacob van Maerlant, who in…
- What is the difference between jenever and korenwijn?Korenwijn is a Dutch reserved designation: the alcohol component consists of at least 51 per cent malt wine, the alcohol content…
- What is bessenjenever?Bessenjenever is a fruit jenever: jenever flavoured with fruit, plant parts or fruit juice. Fruit jenever is a…
- How much alcohol is in jenever?By law, jenever must contain at least 30 per cent alcohol; young and old jenever at least 35 per cent. A shot glass of…
- Which cocktails can you make with jenever?Jenever can be used in classic cocktails. In The Bar-Tender's Guide by Jerry Thomas, under the Gin Cocktail…
Bitters 11 questions
- What is Beerenburg?Beerenburg is a Dutch herbal bitters: herbs steeped in jenever. The name comes from Hendrik Beerenburg, a herb merchant…
- What is the difference between Aperol and Campari?Aperol and Campari are both red bitters, but on the label they are far apart. The Aperol…
- What is a negroni and which bottles do you need for it?A negroni is a stirred aperitif of equal parts gin, red vermouth and bitter aperitif. The official recipe…
- What is a spritz?A spritz is a long, light aperitif of sparkling wine, a bitter aperitif and soda water. The official recipe…
- What is the difference between a bitter and a liqueur?A bitters and a liqueur are both spirit drinks, but they belong to different categories of Regulation (EU)…
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- What is amaro?Amaro is the Italian word for bitter and the collective name for Italian herbal bitters that, after a meal, are…
- What is a cocktail bitters?A cocktail bitters is a highly concentrated herbal extract that you add to a drink by the dash, and not as…
- What is a herbal bitters?A herbal bitters is a spirit drink with a predominantly bitter taste, made by letting herbs, roots, bark or citrus peel…
- What is oranjebitter?Oranjebitter is a Dutch herbal bitters or liqueur with the flavour of orange peel and an orange colour. It belongs…
- How long does herbal bitters keep after opening?An opened bottle of herbal bitters of 30 per cent by volume or more stays drinkable for years and does not become unsafe. The flavour…
- What is the difference between jachtbitter and beerenburg?In Regulation (EU) 2019/787, Beerenburg is a category of its own, number 43: at least 30% alcohol, with a distillate of…
Cognac 11 questions
- What do VS, VSOP and XO mean on a bottle of cognac?VS, VSOP and XO are maturation statements. VS stands for at least 2 years of maturation in oak, VSOP for at least…
- What is the difference between whisky and cognac?Whisky is distilled from grain, cognac from white grapes. Scotch must mature for at least three years in oak casks…
- How do you drink cognac?Pour cognac neat into a tulip-shaped stemmed glass. The Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac keeps 2 to…
- Why is there no year on a bottle of cognac?A bottle of cognac is almost always a blend of eaux-de-vie from different years, made to be the same every year…
- What does Fine Champagne mean on a cognac bottle?Fine Champagne on a cognac bottle means that the cognac consists only of eaux-de-vie from two crus: Grande Champagne…
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- What do Hors d'Age and XXO mean on a bottle?XXO on a cognac bottle means that the youngest eau-de-vie has spent at least fourteen years in wood. That designation…
- What are the cognac regions?Cognac has six regions, called crus: Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fins Bois, Bons Bois and Bois Ordinaires.…
- How long does cognac keep after opening?Cognac does not continue to mature in the bottle: after bottling, the age is fixed. Unopened, a bottle keeps…
- What does Napoleon mean on a cognac bottle?Napoleon on a cognac bottle is a legal age statement, not a brand name and not a quality mark. The designation may only appear…
- What is cognac?Cognac is a wine distillate with protected origin from the defined area around the town of Cognac, in the French…
- Which grapes go into cognac?Cognac is made from white grapes. The cahier des charges of the AOC Cognac allows six varieties:…
Port 11 questions
- What is the difference between ruby, tawny, LBV and vintage port?The difference lies in where the wine matures. Ruby, LBV and vintage are bottled young and keep their…
- Which port goes with cheese?With aged hard cheeses a 20-year-old tawny works, with rich and piquant cheeses a tawny of…
- What is the difference between port and sherry?The difference lies in the moment the alcohol is added. With port, fermentation is stopped with…
- How long does port keep after opening?How long an opened bottle of port keeps depends on the style. The Instituto dos Vinhos do…
- At what temperature do you serve port?The Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto gives a serving temperature for each style: rosé port 4 degrees,…
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- Why may only Portuguese wine be called port?Port is a protected designation of origin. Only fortified wine from the Douro in northern Portugal may be called port or porto,…
- What is colheita port?Colheita is tawny port from one single harvest year. According to the IVDP the wine matures for at least seven years in…
- What is white port?White port, in Portuguese porto branco, is port made from white grapes. It ranges from dry to sweet…
- Which port goes with chocolate?With chocolate a young, fruity port works: the IVDP names pastry and chocolate mousse with a young LBV or…
- How is port made?Port is made by stopping the fermentation of Douro must with grape spirit of 77% vol. The grape sugar that then…
- Do you need to decant port?Port only needs decanting for the styles that are bottled unfiltered and continue to mature in the bottle: vintage,…
Tequila 10 questions
- What is the difference between tequila and mezcal?Both are Mexican agave distillates with a protected origin. Tequila may only be made from blue agave (Agave tequilana Weber) from…
- What is agave?Agave is a genus of succulents; tequila may only be made from Agave tequilana Weber variedad azul, the…
- Which tequila do you use for a margarita?Choose a 100 per cent agave tequila. In a mixto, at least 51 per cent of the sugars come from…
- What is the difference between blanco, reposado and añejo tequila?The Mexican standard NOM-006-SCFI-2012 governs ageing. Blanco is not aged, or aged for less than two months. Reposado matures…
- Why is tequila drunk with salt and lemon?Salt and lemon are not in any rule. The Mexican standard NOM-006-SCFI-2012 only describes what tequila is: at…
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- What is the difference between mezcal, sotol, raicilla and bacanora?All four are Mexican spirits with their own protection of origin and their own standard. Mezcal follows NOM-070-SCFI-2016 and…
- Why has tequila become more expensive?Tequila became more expensive in the years when blue agave was scarce: the price per kilo rose to…
- What does one hundred per cent agave mean on a tequila bottle?One hundred per cent agave means that all the sugars in the bottle come from blue agave, the species Agave tequilana…
- What is additive-free tequila?Additive-free tequila is tequila to which none of the four permitted additives has been added: caramel colouring, natural oak or encino extract,…
- What is cristalino tequila?Cristalino is aged tequila from which the colour has been filtered out with activated carbon. The Mexican standard has five classes:…
Sherry 8 questions
- What is the difference between fino, oloroso and pedro ximenez?Fino matures biologically under a living layer of yeast, the flor, and has 15 to 17 per cent alcohol. Oloroso matures…
- What is a solera?A solera is a dynamic ageing system in which casks stand in rows above one another and young wine is repeatedly added at…
- How long does sherry keep after opening?According to the Consejo Regulador, an opened bottle of sherry should be kept corked in the fridge. Fino and manzanilla keep…
- Can you use sherry in the kitchen?Yes, sherry is a cooking wine. Dry styles such as fino, manzanilla and oloroso contain, according to the Consejo Regulador, at most…
- What are amontillado and palo cortado?Amontillado starts as fino under a layer of yeast and then matures with air in the cask; the end result is…
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- What are cream sherry and medium sherry?Cream and medium are sweetened sherries produced by blending, called cabeceo in Jerez. Medium has 5 to…
- What is manzanilla?Manzanilla is a dry sherry that may only mature in the bodegas of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The wine…
- Which sherry goes with which snack?Fino and manzanilla, at around 15 per cent alcohol, go with fried fish, anchovies, cured ham and cold soup.…
Madeira and Marsala 8 questions
- What is Madeira?Madeira is a fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira, with 17 to 22 per cent alcohol. The fermentation…
- How long does Madeira keep once opened?Madeira keeps for months after opening. During maturation the wine is deliberately heated and exposed to air:…
- How long does Marsala keep once opened?Marsala is a fortified wine with a legal minimum of 17.5 per cent alcohol; for superiore and vergine the lower limit…
- What is the difference between Madeira and Marsala?Madeira comes from the Portuguese island of Madeira and owes its flavour to heat: estufagem in heated tanks or…
- What can you use to replace marsala or madeira in a recipe?In a savoury sauce you can replace marsala with dry madeira, oloroso sherry or tawny port. All four…
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- Why is madeira heated?Madeira is heated because the heat gives the caramelised, oxidative flavour by which you recognise madeira. There are two…
- What is Marsala?Marsala is a fortified wine from western Sicily around the town of Marsala, with a protected designation of origin. It comes in…
- Which grapes are used in Madeira?Madeira has four classic white grapes that each determine a sweetness level: Sercial dry, Verdelho medium dry, Boal medium…
Vermouth 7 questions
- What is vermouth?Vermouth is aromatised wine. Under Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 it consists of at least 75 per cent wine products, is…
- What is the difference between red, white and dry vermouth?Colour and sweetness are two different things. Red, white and rosé say something about the colour; extra dry,…
- What is an aperitif?An aperitif is not a legal product category but a moment of use: the drink before the meal. In the shop…
- How long does vermouth keep after opening?Vermouth is aromatised wine and not a spirit: it consists of at least 75 per cent wine and…
- Can you drink vermouth neat?Yes. Vermouth is made as an aperitif and has been served neat in Turin for generations. According to Regulation (EU) 251/2014…
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Brandy 7 questions
- What is the difference between cognac, armagnac and brandy?Brandy is the broad European category from Regulation (EU) 2019/787, with at least 36 per cent alcohol and mandatory ageing…
- Can you buy a bottle from your year of birth?Yes, but not equally easily in every category. With armagnac, vintages are common: a millésime comes from…
- What is armagnac?Armagnac is a French grape brandy from Gascony, recognised as a designation of origin since 1936. The wine is, in a single pass,…
- What is brandewijn?Brandewijn is distilled wine. Under European rules the base is called wine spirit, with at least 37.5 per cent alcohol. If it matures…
- What is a millésime armagnac?A millésime armagnac comes from one harvest year. The year on the bottle is the year in which the grapes…
Calvados 6 questions
- What is calvados?Calvados is a Normandy eau-de-vie made exclusively from distilled cider or perry. The cahier des charges of…
- How long does calvados keep after opening?According to the Voedingscentrum, an opened bottle of calvados keeps indefinitely, provided you store it well closed, cool, dry and…
- What do fine, vieux and XO mean on a bottle of calvados?On a bottle of calvados, the age statement always refers to the youngest component. The IDAC uses four classes:…
- What is a trou normand?A trou normand is a small glass of calvados halfway through a long meal, traditionally between the fish and the…
- What is pommeau?Pommeau is a French aperitif made from fresh apple must fortified with calvados, so that fermentation stops. The…
Armagnac 6 questions
- What are the Armagnac regions?Armagnac has three regions: Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac-Ténarèze and Haut-Armagnac. The area, according to the cahier des charges of the…
- What do VS, VSOP, XO and Hors d’âge mean on armagnac?On a bottle of armagnac, each designation corresponds to a minimum maturation of the youngest eau-de-vie in the bottle. The…
- How is armagnac distilled?Armagnac is distilled in a single pass in an alambic armagnacais: a multi-plate column still that works continuously.…
- Which grapes are permitted in armagnac?The cahier des charges of the AOC Armagnac permits 10 grape varieties: baco blanc, blanc dame, colombard, folle…
- How do you drink armagnac?Armagnac is served in a tulip glass at room temperature, not in a large cognac balloon. A usual measure is 2…
Vieux 5 questions
- What is vieux?Vieux is a Dutch spirit that imitates the aroma of spirits distilled from wine. Until 1 January…
- How long does vieux keep after opening?Vieux needs no best-before date on the label, because drinks with 10 per cent alcohol by volume or more are exempt.…
- What is the difference between jenever and vieux?Jenever and vieux are both Dutch borrel drinks, but only jenever has a protected name. The Netherlands has five protected…
- What is the difference between vieux and cognac?Cognac is double-distilled white wine from a defined area in France, matured continuously in oak and bottled…
- What is vieux used for?Vieux is drunk neat at room temperature or in coffee, or used in cooking. Vieux has…
Grappa 5 questions
- What is grappa?Grappa is a spirit from fermented grape pomace: the skins, pips and stems left over after pressing.…
- How do you drink grappa?Serve grappa in a tulip glass with a narrow opening, filled to halfway up the bowl. The Italian tasting association…
- What is the difference between grappa and marc?Grappa and marc are both distilled from grape pomace, but their origin differs. The name Grappa is reserved for…
- What is a digestif?A digestif is the drink served after the meal, as opposed to the aperitif beforehand. Think of grappa,…
- What is a grappa riserva?A grappa riserva has matured in wood. The Italian rules for Grappa IG allow the designation riserva or…
Advocaat 5 questions
- What is advocaat?Advocaat is an egg liqueur of egg yolk, egg white, sugar and alcohol. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 requires at least 140 grams of pure…
- How long does advocaat keep after opening?According to the Voedingscentrum, an opened bottle of advocaat keeps for 6 months in the fridge. Advocaat contains at least 140…
- How much alcohol is in advocaat?According to Regulation (EU) 2019/787, advocaat contains at least 14 per cent alcohol by volume. That is the only exception to the rule…
- What is the difference between advocaat and egg liqueur?Under European rules, advocaat and egg liqueur are one and the same drink. Category 39 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787…
- What do you drink advocaat with?Advocaat is drunk in three ways: neat with a teaspoon, with whipped cream in a cup, or diluted to…
Eau de vie 5 questions
- What is an eau-de-vie?An eau-de-vie is distilled from fermented fruit, wine or grape pomace and contains at least 37.5 per cent alcohol. The name…
- What is the difference between an eau-de-vie and a fruit liqueur?An eau-de-vie is distilled fruit and nothing else: at least 37.5 per cent alcohol, no flavourings, and at most 18 grams…
- What is kirsch?Kirsch is distilled cherry. Regulation (EU) 2019/787 allows kirsch as a legal name for cherry eau-de-vie from category 9:…
- What is poire williams?Poire williams is distilled pear. Under Regulation (EU) 2019/787, the name Williams may only appear on pear eau-de-vie made exclusively…
- How long does eau de vie keep after opening?By law an eau de vie must contain at least 37.5% alcohol and therefore does not spoil like wine. The Voedingscentrum…
Other spirits 5 questions
- What falls under other spirits?Other spirits is the catch-all group at ’t Bockje for bottles that have no shelf of their own. There, among others…
- What is pineau des charentes?Pineau des charentes is a French vin de liqueur from the cognac region: fresh grape must whose fermentation is…
- What is sake?Sake is a Japanese brewed drink of rice, rice koji, water and yeast. It is not distilled but brewed,…
- How long does sake keep after opening?Sake keeps for much less time after opening than spirits. The Japanese trade body JSS advises that the bottle, after…
- What is 96 per cent pure alcohol used for?You buy pure 96 per cent alcohol to steep fruit, to make your own liqueur or…
Aquavit 4 questions
- What is aquavit?Aquavit is a Scandinavian spirit flavoured with caraway seed or dill seed, or both.…
- Which dishes do you drink aquavit with?Aquavit goes with salty and fatty food. The Danish national encyclopaedia Lex names herring and cheese as the classic pairing,…
- How do you serve aquavit?Aquavit is served in a small glass. The Trimbos Institute counts a standard glass of spirits as 35 millilitres with…
- What is the difference between Norwegian and Danish aquavit?Norwegian akevitt comes from potato spirit and must mature in oak casks. Danish akvavit, according to Vinmonopolet, is usually based on…
Tent hire 9 questions
- How big should a party tent be?Reckon on one square metre per guest: for 80 guests that is, for example, a tent of 5 by 16 metres. If there is a floor, a bar, a stage or a band as well, add a few metres. On the tent page the size works itself out from the number of guests.
- Which tents are available to hire?The party tent with white sides or a transparent roof, 3 to 10 metres wide and 4 to 20 metres long. It can be extended in 4-metre sections, and to the metre if needed. There is also a pagoda tent, a stretch tent, truss tents, a truss bar, a truss entrance and a ski hut.
- Is the tent put up for you?With the pagoda tent, the ski hut and the truss tents, putting up and taking down are included; with the truss tents also transport within 25 kilometres of Bathmen. For the party tent, who puts it up is agreed when you send the request; putting it up by ’t Bockje is charged separately.
- What does it cost to hire a tent?The price is shown with each tent on the tent page and adjusts to the chosen size. It is the hire price for the tent, excluding 21% VAT and excluding transport. For some of the truss tents and for the theme covers, the price is on request.
- How is a tent reserved?Choose the tent on the tent page, furnish it with tables, chairs, lighting, heating and flooring, and send it all off. One of the owners checks everything personally and usually gets in touch within one to two working days.
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- Do you need a permit for a tent?The municipality decides that. If a permit is needed, the hirer makes sure it is in place when set-up begins; the costs are for the hirer. If in doubt, ’t Bockje is happy to help think it through.
- What needs to be ready for the set-up?The site must be clear of garden furniture, planters, cars and the like from 9.00 in the morning, so that setting up can start straight away. If there are pipes or cables in the ground, let us know in advance where they are.
- Can a barbecue or heater go in the tent?A barbecue or other open fire is not allowed in the tent. Heaters and lighting are, as long as they stand or hang so that the canvas is not damaged. Heaters can be hired with the tent.
- What happens in bad weather?In wind and rain, the tent stays closed as much as possible. If the weather is too bad to build safely, ’t Bockje may decide not to put up the tent; this is set out in article 7 of the terms and conditions.
Party hire 11 questions
- What is available from party hire?242 items: glasses, crockery and cutlery, table linen, taps and cooling, tables, chairs and standing tables, heating and lighting, food warmers and bouncy castles. Everything is listed with its price per day in the hire shop.
- How does hiring from ’t Bockje work?Choose the dates, find what is needed and put it in the basket. Then choose collection or delivery and send the hire order. One of the owners checks the order personally and usually gets in touch within one to two working days.
- What does delivery and collection cost?A fixed amount for there and back, depending on the address. With postcode and house number the amount appears straight away on the Calculate delivery costs page. Collecting and returning it yourself at Brink 2 in Bathmen costs nothing.
- When can items be collected and returned?At Brink 2 in Bathmen, during opening hours: Tuesday to Friday from 9.00 to 18.00 and Saturday from 9.00 to 17.00. The shop is closed on Sunday and Monday.
- How long does a hire period last?Standard from one day to the next. Hiring for longer or later is possible: just choose other dates. The hire price is per day.
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- Do glasses and crockery have to be returned clean?Items may be returned dirty; washing up then costs half the hire price. Tables, chairs, coffee and tea equipment and kitchen items go back clean, and tablecloths and parasols that have got wet are dried first.
- What if something breaks or goes missing?On return, everything is checked and counted. Breakage, damage or loss is charged at replacement value, in addition to the normal hire price. If something happens, please report it straight away, and check on receipt that everything is complete.
- Is there a deposit?Some items, such as beer kegs, come with a deposit. The amount is then shown with the item in the hire shop.
- Can a beer tap be hired?Yes: beer taps from Heineken and Grolsch, cooling, a bar with a rinsing sink and a cocktail tap. Beer kegs can be bought with them, with a deposit on the keg.
- How is payment made?Cash or on account, within 21 days of the invoice date. When paying on account for amounts under € 50 excluding VAT, € 10 administration costs are added.
- Is party hire also available for a company day or a funeral?Yes. A birthday, wedding, anniversary, company day, open day or funeral: we are happy to help work out what is needed. A quick call to 0570 541 278 is enough.
Catering 8 questions
- What catering is available?Barbecue, buffets, snacks and platters, lunch and brunch, desserts, and drinks and extras. Each dish shows what comes with it and the minimum number of people it can be ordered for.
- From how many people can you order?Barbecues are possible from four people. Most buffets, lunches and desserts start from fourteen people. Snack platters are available from sixty pieces. The larger the group, the lower the price per person.
- What does catering cost per person?The price per person is shown with each dish; the larger the group, the lower that price. The calculator on the catering page adds up all the chosen dishes for the number of guests.
- Can it be vegetarian, halal or gluten-free?Yes, with the buffets and the barbecue. Please mention in the request what needs to be taken into account.
- How does an order work?Through the calculator or the request form, the request reaches ’t Bockje. A confirmation follows straight away by email. Usually within one or two working days one of the owners gets in touch personally, and then everything is tailored.
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- Can drinks, tables and a tent be added?Yes. The drinks come from the in-house wine and spirits shop; anything returned unopened is not charged. Tables, glasses, tap and cooling come from party hire, a tent from tent hire.
- How far away can the catering be delivered?That is always open to discussion. Just call or email with the place, the date and the number of guests, and it will be arranged together.
- Can food also be served in the party cellar?Yes. The party cellar in Bathmen is available to hire, with luxury and classic buffets. The room hire and buffet prices are on the party cellar page.
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