White Negroni
A pale, floral riff on the Negroni swapping in Suze and Lillet Blanc for Campari and sweet vermouth.
Base
gin
Glassware
Rocks glass
Flavor Profile
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Ingredients
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Suze (gentian liqueur)
- 1 oz Lillet Blanc
- Grapefruit twist, to garnish
Instructions
- 1Stir gin, Suze, and Lillet Blanc with ice.
- 2Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
- 3Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Origin & Story
France, 2001
Bartender Wayne Collins created it in 2001 while working a promotional event in the Loire Valley, reaching for local Suze and Lillet Blanc when he couldn't get his usual Negroni ingredients.
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