Mr. Bridge you need a course in liquor - the is for the youngsters to mix with juice etc - jonge geneve is for those who require a seance for an introduction to the world of spirits.

No - NOT Alt!

Difficult to obtain in the US .... "Old Genever" - Oude Genever (Very Old (Zeer Oude) Genever) is aged in oak a couple years and refers to the older recipe formulation which has more herbs and is yellow in color. Gin is believed to have originated in Holland and then become debased by the Brits with their London Dry not appearing until the 1930's.

Drunk "neat" - you would no more mix Oude Genever - than you would any good whisky. If you have anything on the side it would be a dried herring.

For more information try
http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Rousing-the-Spirits-of-Amsterdam

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

It is obvious that some are not familiar with the finer spirits of life and prefer the mass market swill produced by the commoner's column still the more traditional pot still approach.