In 2016 zijn 6000 biologische tulpenbollen geplant op het steile A10-talud in de onderdoorgang van de Beethovenstraat. Een gezamenlijk duurzaam initiatief van Frans Taselaar, gebiedsregisseur Zuidas, die een oplossing zocht voor het onverzorgde talud, en van de ontwikkelaar van het concept, Merel Ligtelijn, die al enige tijd rondliep met het idee voor een tulpenlikeur. Taselaar en Ligtelijn smeedden hun plannen aaneen. In 2017 zijn de tulpen geoogst en kon de verwerking tot de unieke tulpendrank beginnen.

The liqueur

Volume: 100 ml.

Alcohol percentage: 20%

Batch numbers: 01 & 02

Primeur Zuidas, a 100% organic tulip liqueur with a limited edition of approximately 1860 bottles. Each 100 ml size bottle is individually numbered and hand-wrapped in specially designed packaging that can be personalized.

How many tulips?

A total of 6000 tulip bulbs were planted and harvested in Zuidas Amsterdam. That is, per liter about 33 tulips.

Flavour and colour

Batch 1: A fresh and light flavour, at the same time, earthly and flowery, soft but not too sweet. The colour is a natural light and reddish brown.

Batch 2: Velvety flavour with a hint of fresh citrus, with a translucent, golden colour.

Both batches are made with 100% organic ingredients.

Tulpenlikeur fles. Tulip liqueur bottle, label, liqueur color.

A versatile drink

Tulip liqueur is not only a delicious pre-dinner aperitif, it is perfect for a wide range of applications. The renowned distillery restaurant De Pronckheer suggests: ‘In and on desserts, as a starter or in salad dressings, in a Kir cocktail, or other beautifully coloured cocktails, enjoyed with a scoop of ice cream.’

What is liqueur?

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit, wine or fruit juice, with added sugar. Most liqueurs have an alcohol content ranging from 15 to 40%. They are flavoured with essences of herbs, flowers, seeds, roots, fruit and peelings – sometimes as much as a hundred flavouring agents are used for one single liqueur.

Tulpenlikeur