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Charente White Negroni

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (102)
Charente White Negroni image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1/2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1/2 fl oz Cognac (brandy)
1 fl oz Gentian liqueur Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Avèze, Salers)
1 fl oz Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare pink grapefruit zest for garnish.

Method

  1. POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
  2. STIR.

Garnish

  1. Express pink grapefruit zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Charente White Negroni contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 20.5% alc./vol. (41° proof)
  • 18.5 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Created in January 2014 by Matthias Lataille and yours truly at the Cabinet Room in London, England.

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Review

A riff on the White Negroni with the brandy replacing half of the gin. Fittingly, 'Charente' references the Cognac area of France.

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Comments & Discussion

Graeme McPherson
“Yours Truly” should be proud of himself along with Matthias! This is a really good riff on a white Negroni. The cognac works really well in it. Excellent.
score: 1
Guy Daniels Premium Member
I will echo John’s “wow”… This packs a flavour punch, absolutely lovely. What an unexpected combo success. Goes well with Torres fried egg crisps, but then so does everything!
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
Wow! So much more intense than the standard White negroni, as Miguel commented, the gentian and aromatised wine (cocchi Americano here) are strongly amplified. Seriously good.
score: 2
John CARR Premium Member
Also tried with Lillet and stirred in glass vs in mixing vessel made a surprisingly large difference.
score: 1
Chris Brislawn
Lots of room to experiment, but the split base with cognac is the distinctive feature here. The interplay between the cognac, the herbal character of the gin, and the bitter ingredients can be overwhelmed by too much of the latter, though. After trying a couple proportions and aromatized ingredients I got a good balance of complementary flavors using equal amounts (3/4 oz each) of gin, a fairly fruity cognac, Bonal Gentiane-Quina, and Cocchi Americano Bianco. Salers has a flavor I didn't care for in this drink; haven't tried it with Suze.
score: 3
Miguel Perales Premium Member
A very Lillet/Gentian forward cocktail. A very welcomed change of pace for a cocktail.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Loved this with Suze. Just made with Alto del Carmen, a barrel aged Chilean pisco (was out of cognac), Salers yellow cap, Cocchi Americano, a splash of Liquore Strega and a few drops grapefruit bitters. Quite good.
score: 1
Richard Christmas
Had to substitute Kina for Suze, and it was delicious.
score: 2
Justin L
I found the Suze to be too overpowering. I'll use half as much for the next iteration on this one. Still delicious!
score: 2
Thomas Wilhelm
Good variation with “Bourgoin Cognac Boise De Fut Neuf”
it’ rougher. Next time i try “Kina L'Aéro d'” of Lillet blanc - the label has the same amazing retrodesign as Suze - a bit like Flash Gordon. I'm not a great swiss fan - but I'm a great fan of Swiss liqueurs
score: 1
Vincent Dufour
delicious. As i am not fan of campari, this variation is really perfect
score: 1
Saulius Sologubovas
Great combo! You could perfectly feel the cognac but in the balanced, aperitif style way.
score: 1

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