This complex, intensely herbal variation on a White Negroni (itself a variation of the original Negroni) came from Naren Young, creative director at Sweet Liberty in Miami, while he was at Dante NYC. Boozy and bittersweet, it gets its color from Suze, a bright yellow gentian-based French liqueur. Genepy, a liqueur flavored with alpine botanicals, doubles down on the complexity; the collective impact of the herbal ingredient lineup is like a breath of cold mountain air. To make a salt solution, you need equal parts by weight of salt and water.
Storage: The salt solution can be stored indefinitely in a clean dropper bottle at room temperature.
Ingredients
Servings: 1 (makes 1 drink)
Directions
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Step 1
Make the salt solution: In a small jar, combine the salt with water and stir until the salt has completely dissolved. Transfer to a clean dropper bottle and store at room temperature until needed. You should get about 1/4 cup.
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Step 2
Make the drink: Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Fill a mixing glass half full with smaller ice cubes. Add the gin, Suze, Cocchi Americano, génépy, crème de menthe, bitters and salt solution, and stir to combine and chill, about 10 seconds. Strain into the glass. Roll the sprig of rosemary between your palms to release its aromas, then add it to the glass and serve.
