Lucas Bols BV is the oldest Dutch company still active, and the oldest distillery brand in the world. Since April 2006 it is back in Dutch hands thanks to a buy-out by the management and investor AAC Capital Partners. Lucas Bols has returned to the city where it all began in 1575: Amsterdam. Bols has mastered the art of mixing and blending; with old recipes and new flavors. Liqueur, genever, Corenwijn and gin. Both pure or as part of an exciting range of cocktails.
Bols liqueurs are significantly better than those of the competition in many respects. This commercial message has now been established as fact in a study by CSO, the well-known international institute for taste and aroma research. A 24-member team of neutral panellists recently reached the conclusion (with staggering - but pleasant for Bols! - certainty) that Bols liqueurs are far ahead of the competition.
The taste and aroma test conducted by the panel focused on the ten most important flavours of Bols and its competitors. In the blind test, Bols products scored particularly well as far as natural and full-bodied aroma are concerned, and where a full-bodied and soft flavour are involved. Bols liqueurs were judged as significantly better than the other brands over the whole line. CSO also conducted qualitative research. Fourteen international bartenders shared their views with the interviewers as to quality and applicability. The bartenders said, among other things, that they preferred Bols for its "real", fruity flavour, the excellent aroma and the proper density of the liqueurs. According to the bartenders, professionals always need new products with fruity flavours and strong, clear colours.
Bols Triple Sec is a crystal clear liqueur flavoured with Curaçao orange peel and hints of citrus. Bols Triple Sec is without a doubt the most essential liqueur in a modern bar. At least half of all classic and modern drinks are made with Triple Sec or a variant, like Dry Orange Curaçao. From the Sidecar, the Long Island Iced Tea and the White Lady to the Cosmopolitan and the Kentucky Lemonade, Bols Triple Sec has always delivered the full flavour of Curaçao oranges. The secrets of the recipe for Triple Sec Curaçao have been carefully preserved by Bols through the centuries. Many of these recipes are based on prescriptions for medicines. In the old days ship’s doctors would mix some triple sec through their medicines in order to make them more palatable. They consequently played an important part in spreading the popularity of this li
