Hooghoudt Vieux
A Dutch Vieux with French roots: two wine distillates from the Cognac region, complemented by pure eau-de-vie. Rounded and smooth, to enjoy neat with coffee or with cola and plenty of ice.
Vieux: the Dutch cousin of cognac
Vieux is a Dutch brandy that gets its flavor from wine distillate. Hooghoudt makes its Vieux with two wine distillates from the Cognac region and adds pure eau-de-vie; the distillery calls this its secret ingredient. The result is a rounded, smooth drink that is finished in Groningen.
Vieux isn’t cognac: cognac is subject to stricter rules on origin and aging, and has a higher alcohol content. Hooghoudt Vieux has 35% alcohol, making it milder and easier to mix. It’s the bottle for a little Vieux with coffee or a Vieux and cola at a party.
In brief
Rounded, smooth, and lightly sweet
Grape & caramel
A soft aroma of wine distillate, with caramel and a hint of wood.
Rounded and mild
Rounded and smooth on the palate, lightly sweet, without the sharpness of a stronger brandy.
Short and warm
A short, warm finish. That makes it easy to mix.
Flavor profile of Hooghoudt Vieux served neat at room temperature.
A little Vieux, Vieux and cola, or hot
Vieux is one of Hooghoudt’s most versatile bottles: neat, mixed, or in coffee.
A little vieux with coffee
35 ml at room temperature in a small cognac glass or shot glass, alongside a cup of coffee. Smooth and mellow enough to drink neat.
Cognac glasses →Vieux and cola
50 ml Hooghoudt Vieux with 150 ml cola in a longdrink glass full of ice, with a slice of lemon. The classic party drink at Dutch weddings and pubs.
Longdrink glasses →In coffee
30 ml vieux in a glass of hot coffee with a spoonful of brown sugar, topped with lightly whipped cream. Like an Irish Coffee, but made with vieux.
Go to the Irish Coffee →Brandy cocktails with vieux
Whenever a recipe calls for brandy, you can use vieux. It’s milder, so the cocktails will be smoother and a little sweeter.
Brandy Alexander
Crème de cacao, cream and nutmeg. With vieux, a smooth dessert in a glass.
Sidecar
Orange liqueur and lemon, shaken. Lighter with vieux than with cognac.
Coffee with vieux
Hot coffee, sugar and cream, with vieux instead of whiskey.
Champagne Cocktail
Sugar cube, bitters, a splash of vieux, topped up with sparkling wine.The right glass for Hooghoudt Vieux
A small cognac glass for sipping neat, a longdrink glass for vieux and cola, a coupe for cocktails and an Irish coffee glass for coffee.
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Questions about Vieux
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