Watercolor painting of a classic Old Fashioned cocktail in a heavy crystal rocks glass

Cocktail Recipes

A variety of timeless classics and modern innovations

11 recipes

Amsterdam Flip

regional Difficulty: 3/5 4 min

Dutch genever flip with whole egg and nutmeg

Glass: Coupe

Garnish: Nutmeg

Traditional Dutch genever-based flip cocktail

Black Forest Old Fashioned

regional Difficulty: 2/5 3 min

Whiskey old fashioned with kirsch, chocolate and cherry bitters

Glass: Old Fashioned

Garnish: Fresh cherry and orange peel

German Black Forest-inspired old fashioned featuring kirsch cherry brandy and chocolate bitters in the drink itself

Dutch Courage

regional Difficulty: 2/5 3 min

Genever cocktail with Bols Oranjebitter

Glass: Old Fashioned

Garnish: Orange peel

Modern original creation celebrating traditional Dutch spirits and regional orange bitters. Showcases genever and Bols Oranjebitter heritage

Earl Grey MarTEAni

regional Difficulty: 3/5 5 min

Gin martini with Earl Grey tea infusion

Glass: Coupe

Garnish: Lemon peel

British tea culture meets cocktails

Heidelberg Sour

regional Difficulty: 2/5 3 min

German apple brandy sour with herbal bitters

Glass: Coupe

Garnish: Lemon wheel

German precision meets American sour tradition with authentic Obstler (apple brandy)

Jäger Mule

regional Difficulty: 1/5 2 min

German herbal mule with ginger beer

Glass: Copper Mug

Garnish: Lime wheel

Modern interpretation of German herbal liqueur

London Garden

regional Difficulty: 2/5 3 min

Gin cocktail with British herbs

Glass: Coupe

Garnish: Fresh herbs

Modern original creation inspired by British botanical garden traditions and English herbal heritage

Pimm's Cup

regional Difficulty: 1/5 3 min

Traditional British summer cocktail

Glass: Collins

Garnish: Cucumber and mint

Quintessential British summer drink

Sonnema Sour

regional Difficulty: 2/5 4 min

Classic sour cocktail showcasing Frisian berenburg herbal liqueur

Glass: Tumbler

Garnish: Lemon slice

Traditional Frisian herbal liqueur in classic sour format. Berenburg originated from Amsterdam spice merchant Hendrik Beerenburg in the 18th century, later adopted by Frisian distillers. Sonnema has been producing berenburg in Dokkum since 1860.

Suze Spritz

regional Difficulty: 1/5 2 min

French gentian aperitif spritz

Glass: Wine Glass

Garnish: Lemon peel

French aperitif tradition

Texel Warmer

regional Difficulty: 1/5 5 min

Comforting hot chocolate spiked with Texels Juttertje herbal liqueur

Glass: Mug

Garnish: Whipped cream (optional)

Traditional warming drink from the island of Texel in the West Frisian Islands. Originally drunk by beachcombers (jutters) who returned chilled to the bone after a day collecting treasures from the North Sea shore.