Description

Owing to too few registrations, this tour will not take place.
Hooghoudt is a Groningen-based producer of various alcoholic beverages and lemonade syrup, founded in 1888. Hooghoudt produces gin, beerenburg, vodka and several unique drinks, such as the Fladderak, among others. This is industrial, column distillation-based mass production.
The family business was founded in 1888 by Hero Jan Hooghoudt. The name Hooghoudt is derived from the high wooden footbridges, called hooghout or hoogholtje, which are typical of Groningen's canals. For example, did you know that Hooghoudt's Vodka is so pure because of its 5-column filtration system? Sure to be an enjoyable and educational experience. NB: "Rondje Hooghoudt" is only accessible from the age of 18, identification may be asked for.

First of all, with a "Rondje Hooghoudt" you can get acquainted with five drinks, accompanied by a story about the genesis, ingredients and other facts. Take, for example, the corn wine, aged for years in oak barrels and so smooth it rivals the better malt whisky. Or enjoy a glass of Sterretje Hagel en Donder, Hooghoudt's acclaimed anise liqueur. The many fruit genevers are also very popular, lemon, berry, raspberry, apple and Wilhelmus orange liqueur, made from fresh fruit and citrus peels, long drawn on alcohol.

We will then attend an exclusive Hooghoudt Cocktail Workshop during our visit to the distillery in Groningen. A unique experience not to be missed! You will be taken into the world of "shaking" and "stirring". You get to smell and taste. In the end, it will be exciting to see who can make the most beautiful and tastiest cocktail.... Do you dare? The cocktail workshop is always combined with our standard excursion, "Rondje Hooghoudt". During this excursion you will be introduced to the history of our brand and you can take a look around the distillery of our 120-year-old family business yourself, after which the workshop itself will start. Of course, you will not be thrown in at the deep end right away. The workshop starts with a brief general explanation of cocktail making. You will then have ample opportunity to prepare well-known and less well-known cocktails under professional guidance. In addition, you will also get to develop your personal, entirely self-designed cocktail. The tastiest and most fun cocktail also wins a fun prize for the day. In short, after this unique workshop you will not only have had a fun and educational excursion, but you will also become a fully qualified Hooghoudt "cocktail shaker"! With ease you will present to your friends the most tasteful and beautiful looking cocktails, which will be talked about for a long time... The "Tour Hooghoudt" including the cocktail workshop takes about 3 hours.

We will do 2 things at Hooghoudt BV:
1. The round of Hooghoudt
2. The cocktail workshop.
Both programme parts together will last from 14:00 - 17:00.

Speaker(s)

Hostesses of Hooghoudt BV will give
a short explanation beforehand about the Hooghoudt round and about making cocktails.
It is not possible to register for only one programme component.

Location

Hooghoudtstraat 1,

9723 TG Groningen.

Organiser

Region North

Name and contact details for information

Piet Dijkshoorn. 06-41438072