Myriam Hendrickx, Master Distiller, and Max de Smit, Global Brand Ambassador, join us to share the story of De Kuyper, what makes it so special and how it continues to inspire bartenders the world over to elevate their serves and take their cocktail creations to the next level.
De Kuyper is a true icon in the drinks world. It’s been producing spirits for over 300 years, and the liqueurs, for which is rightly famous, for more than a century. So we’re delighted to be teaming up with De kuyper to bring bartenders a special bonus episode of The Cocktail Lovers podcast. In it we’re joined by two of the people who make the De Kuyper magic happen, Myriam Hendrickx and Max de Smit.
Myriam Hendrickx, Master Distiller De Kuyper Royal Distillers
Myriam studied mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and economics before gaining her Batchelor degree in food technology engineering, going on to study distilling, spirits and tasting at the Wine Academy in the Netherlands.
She’s also a writer and lecturer. Significantly she’s worked in distilling for 20 years, becoming Master Distiller De Kuyper Royal Distillers in 2011. In 2020 she was an inductee into the Hall of Fame at the World Gin Awards.
Max de Smit, De Kuyper Global Brand Ambassador
With a big passion for food and drinks, especially cocktails, Max spent over 10 years working in the hospitality and spirits industry.
In 2022 he landed his dream role as De Kuyper Global Brand Ambassador, travelling the world sharing his extensive knowledge of the brand with masterclasses, workshops and seminars.
What’s in store
In this special episode Myriam and Max tell us about their earliest memories of De Kuyper, their all-important roles and what makes the range of De Kuyper liqueurs so special. Along the way we also learn about the De Kuyper Essentials range, as the name suggests, essential for bartenders everywhere, and the De Kuyper Variations range, created with cocktail innovation in mind.
Most importantly of all we hear how De Kuyper liqueurs are a very special source of inspiration to bartenders, whether twisting classics or creating completely new cocktails.
All in all it’s a wealth of insight and inspiration for bartenders everywhere to elevate their cocktail creations.
As ever we also make ourselves a cocktail to kick off proceedings, a delicious Sidecar, featuring De Kuyper Triple Sec Curacao, with its intense flavour bringing exceptional depth to the serve.
How to hear the De Kuyper podcast special
You can hear this De Kuyper special bonus episode wherever you listen to your podcasts including Apple and Spotify, or directly on the link below.
Listen to the special De Kuyper episode on your favourite podcast channel or direct right here…
Listen out, too, for future episodes of The Cocktail Lovers Podcast where Max will be returning with a series of inspirational ideas for bartenders to take their cocktails creations to the next level.
Sidecar
Ingredients
1 part De Kuyper Curacao
2 parts cognac
1 part lemon juice
1 bar spoon sugar
Method
Shake the ingredients over ice and strain into a coupe glass.
To find out more about the full De Kuyper range of liqueurs and for some great cocktail inspiration visit dekuyper.com
