House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience

Mijn man en ik bezochten hier op onze verjaardag en namen deel aan een cocktail workshop. Over het algemeen hebben we genoten van het museum, en de drankjes waren heerlijk. De omgeving was vrij levendig en druk. Het roodharige meisje uit Turkije dat onze workshop leidde had echter slecht Engels, waardoor we haar moeilijk konden begrijpen. Toen we haar iets vroegen, was ze niet zo vriendelijk, alsof ze onze vragen niet wilde beantwoorden. Workshop was niet zoals we hadden verwacht, maar we hadden nog steeds plezier.

Zeer informatief. Leuk om de smaken te raden op geur. . Ik heb ze niet allemaal! De cocktails zijn uitstekend. Ik bleef om even te genieten.

We received a warm welcome, the ladies at the reception made us feel at ease. They gave us the freedom to first purchase the entrance tickets for the museum, and told us we could decide later if we wanted to upgrade to the workshop. We had some trouble using the audio tour, the girls were quick to help us out. The museum/experience was very interesting. Not only was it informational, it was also interactive. All your senses are stimulated here! The freebee at the beginning (a shot, to be enjoyed in a 3d experience booth) is such a nice gesture. After the experience/museum (it took us about 60 mins, but you can do it on your own pace) we opted for the upgrade on the workshop. We took a 30 mins workshop, in wich we not only created 2 cocktails, but the lady who led this workshop, was very entertaining and informative. We also got a token to get an extra cocktail at the bar after the workshop. Cocktails were all amazing. The total experience was 10/10 and we will be back for sure, especially when we have visitors from abroad. We went as a couple on a date and had a great time. Extra info: Just the experience/museum comes with 1 free cocktail of your choice. I asked for an off menu cocktail (the aviation) and it was happily made by the bartender without having to look up the recipe. The bartender was super professional and passionate about his craft. The 30 min workshop comes with 2 additional cocktails, the ones that ate created by yourself in the workshop (you can't choose this one, it's chosen by the trainer. In our case it was a gin based caipirinha and a pornstar martini). Also the mocktails were great, imagine an alcohol free mezcal smokey paloma! Yummie. You will get a 10% discount in the store so you can take home liquors or tools as a souvenir All in all, we don't understand why Bols is not yet the the top 5 things to do in amsterdam A very very big recommendation by us!