--- title: "POTUS Potables: Martin Van Buren - Martin Van Ruin" description: History on the Rocks brings you the Martin Van Ruin, a cocktail inspired by 8th president Martin Van Buren. image: http://www.historyontherocks.com/hs-fs/hub/495828/file-2621401501-jpg/MartinVanRuin.jpg --- [![MountVictory_ToriZopf](http://www.historyontherocks.com/hubfs/Victory_Assisting/VA_PaperclipMountain.png "MountVictory_ToriZopf")](https://www.torizopf.com) [![Subscribe Now!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/495828/ab843ea5-c19c-420f-aba7-46de1007471f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/495828/ab843ea5-c19c-420f-aba7-46de1007471f) # A Personalized Pour from History on the Rocks ## [POTUS Potables: Martin Van Buren - Martin Van Ruin](https://www.torizopf.com/blog/potus-potables-martin-van-ruin) [fa icon="calendar"] Mar 20, 2015 12:30:00 PM / by [Tori Zopf](https://www.torizopf.com/blog/author/tori-zopf) ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/2f33515e598ae4d7f945600309f7808b) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This recipe is part of an ongoing series to complement our series Unnoticed POTUS.  Look out for a new, presidential cocktail from POTUS Potables each Friday after Unnoticed POTUS is published. As you might have read by now in our article Unnoticed POTUS: Martin Van Buren, people only recognized certain things about him. But those things, they sort of went viral in a quaint, 19th Century sort of way. If you want to read more about Martin Van Buren and his non-alcoholic pursuits, check our our article [Unnoticed POTUS: Martin Van Buren](https://www.torizopf.com/blog/unnoticed-potus-martin-van-buren). One of those things was his ability to take in loads of alcohol without batting an eye, or tripping a step, earning him the nickname Blue Whiskey Van.  I was going to try to think of a way to make whiskey blue, but that sounded a wee bit gross to me. Instead, this cocktail features Diep9 Old Genever, a precursor to the spirit we know today as gin. Since MVB could really throw it back – we knew we had to make this cocktail STRONG. You've been warned. So here you have it, the Martin Van Ruin: - Orange Blossom Water - 3 oz Diep9 Old Genever - ½ oz Orgeat - 3 Dashes Dutch's Spirit Old Colonial Bitters![MartinVanRuin](http://www.historyontherocks.com/hs-fs/hub/495828/file-2621401501-jpg/MartinVanRuin.jpg) Rinse a chilled martini glass with orange blossom water and set aside. Stir 3 oz old genever, ½ oz orgeat over ice. Drain excess orange blossom water and strain mixture into glass. Add bitters and stir. Garnish with an orange twist. 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