Kesbeke zure bom
You probably know Kesbeke for its pickles and pearl onions. The Amsterdam pickling brand now also has a shot: the Kesbeke Zure Bom shot, fresh and sharply sour, with 14.9% alcohol. There is also an orange-flavored Oranje Bom. Here you'll learn what it is, how it tastes, and how to serve it.
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The zure bom is a shot from a bottle or in a mini bottle. Want to know what other shots are available, or are you looking for something typically Dutch for drinks? Start here.
Drinks platter
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To the drinks board →From pickle jar to shot glass
Kesbeke is an Amsterdam brand specializing in pickled foods: pickles, pearl onions, and other pickled vegetables. The company has been based in the city for generations, and its jars are found in virtually every supermarket. In Amsterdam, a zure bom is the name for a large, thick pickle in brine.
The Kesbeke Zure Bom shot translates that into a shot. According to the description, it hits "like a jar of pickles on an empty stomach": fresh, spicy, and sharply sour. It contains 14.9% alcohol, considerably less than jenever. Besides the sour version, there is Oranje Bom, an orange-flavored shot for King's Day and orange-themed celebrations. People often search for "kesbeke shot" or "kesbeke zure bom": they mean these shots, not the pickles themselves.
In brief
Sour or orange, bottle or mini
Gall & Gall sells 4 Kesbeke shots: Zure Bom in a bottle, and Oranje Bom in a bottle and in boxes with 2 cl mini bottles.
Kesbeke Zure Bom shot
Fresh, spicy, and sharply sour, with the flavor of pickle. A 50 cl bottle pours about twenty 2.5 cl shots.
Kesbeke Oranje Bom shot
A mix with orange, full of flavor. Made for orange-themed occasions such as King's Day or an evening of soccer.
Kesbeke Oranje Bom 8 x 2 cl
The same Oranje Bom in individual 2 cl bottles. Convenient to hand out, without glasses.
Kesbeke Oranje Bom 30 x 2 cl
A large box with thirty 2 cl bottles. For a party, an association or an orange-themed gathering in the street.
Sweet, spicy or simply sour: on our shots page, you will find all the well-known shots listed together.
Sour, spicy and no half measures
Pickle & vinegar
You immediately smell the sourness from the jar, with something spicy like pickles.
Bitingly sour
Fresh and zesty, with a full hit on your taste buds. Not sweet, like most shots.
Orange
The Oranje Bom is the opposite: fruity, with the full flavor of orange.
Flavor profile of the Kesbeke Zure Bom shot at 14.9%. The Oranje Bom is sweeter and fruitier, and much less sour.
Three ways to serve the sour bomb
You drink a shot in one or two sips. The most important thing: keep it well chilled. Cold makes the sourness fresher and crisper.
Ice-cold in a shot glass
Place the bottle in the refrigerator or freezer for a few hours, and chill the shot glasses too. Fill them and drink in one go.
With a pickle on the side
Skewer a piece of pickle or a pearl onion onto a cocktail pick and place it on the glass. A joke that also tastes good, especially alongside cheese and sausage.
Make a snack board →Mini bottles for a group
With the Oranje Bom in 2 cl bottles, you do not need any glasses. Chill them in a bucket of ice and hand them out when the party starts.
Like sour flavors? Try these too
If you like the sour bomb, you will often also enjoy savory and sour drinks. These are recipes to make yourself.
Bloody Mary
Vodka with tomato juice, lemon, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Delicious with a pickle on the side.
Kopstoot
Young Dutch gin with a beer on the side. The Dutch drink in its simplest form.
Amsterdam Sour
Dutch gin with lemon and sugar. Sour in the Amsterdam style, but as a cocktail.
Dry Martini
Gin and dry vermouth. With an olive and a splash of brine, it becomes a Dirty Martini.The right glass for Sour Bomb
A sturdy shot glass or a classic drinking glass. Choose glasses with a thick base; they stay cold longer. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Kesbeke Sour Bomb
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