The Story of Bols goes as far back as the year 1575, when Lucas Bols set up a small distillery on the outskirts of Amsterdam. The Netherlands was on the threshold of its Golden Age and Amsterdam was rapidly becoming the centre of World trade and enterprise.
From all corners of the world spices and herbs were brought to Amsterdam. Lucas Bols used them to create the fine liqueurs that were to make him famous in the following decades.
Around 1612 the company became enclosed in the city walls of Amsterdam. His son Jacob Bols, built a new distillery to replace his fathers old shed. The façade of this building now stands on the premises of Bols Distilleries in Zoetermeer, near Amsterdam.
For centuries the company and all its secret recipes were passed on from father to son. However, in 1816 the direct bloodline in the Bols dynasty died out and the family sold the company. They had one important condition: the name Bols was to forever remain connected with the distillery.
Bols Creme de Cassis is a liqueur made from blackcurrants, which grow in the vicinity of Dijon, the capital of Burgundy in France.
Colour
Deep red when held up to the light tending toward a slightly darker colour.
Aroma
Subtly like black currants.
Flavour
A sweet, rich and fruity black currant (cassis) flavour with a long-lasting finish.
Use
Straight, on the rocks, excellent in cocktails or in any other mixed drink. Most widely used as a mix with white wine, champagne or dry vermouth.
50cl Bottle.
17% Vol.
