When Julia Ziegler-Haynes brought MUNCHIES along with her to the Netherlands, she took everything she learned and whipped up a lavish brunch menu for her Dutch buddies.Obviously, when it comes to brunch, it's all about crowd-pleasers, and when in Holland, jenever is the move. It's basically gin with the juniper berries cranked up to 11, and provides the perfect base for a summer cocktail, which is the Dinner Bell twist on the classic gin and soda.
All you need for this cocktail is a lemon, a bit of honey, some fresh thyme sprigs, and you're off to the races. You can crush all these ingredients together with what Julia calls her "medieval dick punisher," but a normal muddler should suffice to bring this "pretty, summery, and delicious" cocktail to life.After you have this jenever cocktail, you're never going to go back to normal gin and tonic.RECIPE: Lemon Thyme Jenever Cocktail