Lucas Bols

Lucas Bols is the world's oldest distilled spirits brand, with a history dating back to 1575, when the Bols family began distilling liqueurs at a small distillery outside Amsterdam known as Het Lootsje, or the Little Shed. The company takes its name from Lucas Bols, born in 1652, who expanded the family business into an international brand during Amsterdam's Golden Age.

A relationship with the VOC

In 1700, Lucas Bols became a major shareholder in the Dutch East India Company, gaining privileged access to exotic herbs and spices arriving in Amsterdam. From these ingredients, the company developed more than two hundred liqueur recipes, while the VOC's trading networks carried Bols spirits to ports around the world, kick starting its international distribution.

Four centuries of craftsmanship

After passing through several owning families and a series of mergers, Lucas Bols re-emerged as an independent, Dutch owned company, returning to the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in 2015. Today the portfolio includes some of the following:

• Bols Genever, the world's best selling genever
• A range of more than 45 liqueur flavours
• Damrak Gin and Vaccari Sambuca
• The House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience, and the Bols Bartending Academy, Europe's largest bartending school

Back to its Amsterdam roots

In 2014, Lucas Bols moved distillation back to Amsterdam for the first time in 45 years, reviving genever, once known as the grandfather of gin, for a new generation of bartenders and consumers around the world.

Culture

• Masters of Taste: combining more than four centuries of craftsmanship with a creative Amsterdam spirit
• Open and direct: a culture built on straightforward communication and teamwork across disciplines
• Entrepreneurial: ambition, flexibility and the ability to react quickly are valued at every level
• Fun and confident: an informal, positive atmosphere runs through the entire company

Human Resources

Working at Lucas Bols means joining the world's oldest distilled spirits company in an open culture with direct communication, plenty of room for personal and professional development, and a genuinely fun, inspiring atmosphere.

• One team combining all disciplines, from distilling to marketing
• Strong emphasis on personal growth and entrepreneurship
• A company proud of its heritage, yet constantly innovating