Hooghoudt Vieux
A Dutch vieux with French roots: two wine distillates from the Cognac region, complemented by pure eau-de-vie. Round and smooth, for drinking neat with coffee or with cola and lots of ice.
Vieux: cognac's Dutch cousin
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 itself calls this the secret ingredient. The result is a round, smooth drink finished in Groningen.
Vieux is not cognac: cognac has stricter rules regarding origin and aging, as well as a higher alcohol content. Hooghoudt Vieux contains 35% alcohol, making it milder and easier to mix. It is the bottle for a little vieux with coffee or a vieux cola at a party.
In brief
Round, smooth and lightly sweet
Grape & caramel
A soft aroma of wine distillate, with caramel and a hint of wood.
Round and mild
Round and smooth on the palate, lightly sweet and without the sharpness of a stronger brandy.
Short and warm
A short, warm finish. This makes it easy to mix.
Flavor profile of Hooghoudt Vieux neat at room temperature.
A little vieux, vieux cola or warm
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 cola
50 ml Hooghoudt Vieux with 150 ml cola in a highball glass filled with ice, garnished with a lemon slice. The classic party long drink of Dutch weddings and bars.
Long drink 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 Irish Coffee →Brandy cocktails with vieux
Whenever a recipe calls for brandy, you can use vieux. It is milder, so the cocktails are smoother and slightly 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.
Vieux Coffee
Hot coffee, sugar, and cream, with vieux instead of whiskey.
Champagne Cocktail
A sugar cube, bitters, a splash of vieux, and top up with bubbles.The right glass for Hooghoudt Vieux
A small cognac glass for drinking neat, a long drink 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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