A trip down Booze lane, a classy one at that!
Cocktail lounges for long have been hip, haute and happening places where the swish set usually hang around. Taking the Coctail lounge concept to stratospheric heights is the super-bling, House of Bols Cocktail and Genever Experience, at Amsterdam. This, fast becoming tourist attraction, is actually a cocktail bar/ museum unlike any other in the whole wide world and coming from the world’s oldest spirit maker, Lucas Bols, expect it to be one contemporary yet a character filled place. To give you a perspective of how old the Lucas Bols company really is, how about an ancient 1575 when it all began. Coming to the BCGE itself, everything about this place is bling, sensory and awe inspiring. Right from it’s design which has won the prestigious Dutch design award for the best exhibition and experience award, this place reeks of pizzas. To get a full blown experience of this place, you can take a self-guided tour into its rich innards. The biggest head turner there is the Diamond Cocktail Shaker. This unique Boston Shaker is made up of silver and 18 carat gold, inlaid with no less than 480 brilliant-cut diamonds, with a total weight of 19.05 carats.