Love & Murder

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (94 ratings)

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Ingredients:
1 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
1 oz Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
4 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Full-on and on the bitter side of bittersweet. Pucker-up for a characterful aperitivo. Saline solution is an essential component to the success of this cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Nick Bennett, beverage director at Porchlight in New York City, USA. On the bar's menu, this was listed under the heading "Guzzlers", cocktails described as being "Light & easy...maybe too easy". This cocktail's name was apparently inspired by a Broadway play called The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.

Nutrition:

One serving of Love & Murder contains 229 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.79% alc./vol. (16.79° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Beth Schneider’s Avatar Beth Schneider
29th May at 06:16
I love both Campari and Chartreuse but I wouldn’t murder for this cocktail.
Juan Simon’s Avatar Juan Simon
26th October 2024 at 02:41
Chartreuse and Campari! What else?
Michelle Bell’s Avatar Michelle Bell
21st May 2024 at 14:44
The recipe I used was with ¼ oz Rich Syrup….also this is one of cocktail that I serve in a Valentines Day Party, as it includes all flavors in relationships. LOL
Olga María Gómez Henderson’s Avatar Olga María Gómez Henderson
30th December 2023 at 12:13
Is it possible to substitute the saline solution with normal salt?
Nikolaj Thøgersen’s Avatar Nikolaj Thøgersen
20th July 2024 at 19:30
Certainly. But it's much easier to measure out the right amount in liquid form.
I bought a dripper bottle from a health store. 20g salt, 80g water. Very easy, very cheap.
Asher Günther’s Avatar Asher Günther
16th October 2023 at 05:52
Excellent drink. My instinct tells me to add mezcal which I realised is only marginally different to a Naked & Famous
Yossi Burg’s Avatar Yossi Burg
9th October 2023 at 09:51
I made this for my partner and had a little test for myself as well. Brilliant drink although I used only 10ml rich syrup and on her advice next time I will make will cut the syrup down to 7.5 ml. We both prefer our drinks on the little less sweet side. The saline is definitely essential!
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
29th April 2023 at 04:36
Very good cocktail. Bitters were forward and the Chartreuse added a delightful herbal hint. The lime juice added a nice hint of citrus.
Scott Noonan’s Avatar Scott Noonan
16th June 2022 at 08:44
Excellent drink, Campari is the dominant flavour but beautifully tempered by every other flavour in it, don't skip the saline!
Yury Demidov’s Avatar Yury Demidov
24th February 2022 at 20:03
Very interesting, reminds me of Port of Spain.
I've used agave syrup instead of sugar.
Loïc Pierre’s Avatar Loïc Pierre
20th February at 23:35
Port of spain
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
23rd January 2022 at 21:04
Also an excellent post-prandial antidote to an excess of chicken jalfrezi. A splash of gin proved to be a reasonable embellishment.