Name: Gen'tonique
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gentian liqueur; 12.5 ml Byrrh; 90 ml Tonic water

Gen'tonique
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Serve in a Rocks glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
0.42 oz	Byrrh aperitif aromatised wine
3 oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Rocks glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Lightly stir.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A refreshing apéritif with a mouth-salivating bitterness. Makes a Spritz seem bland.

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History:

Created in 2017 by Sullivan Doh at the Le Syndicat in Paris, France, who says of his drink, "I was looking for a nice bitter and refreshing drink with a hint of complexity. The gentian of the Suze marries perfectly with the wine and quinine flavour of the Byrrh."

Nutrition:

One serving of Gen'tonique contains 128 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
6.01% alc./vol. (6.01° proof)
8.9 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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John CARR

2nd March at 13:20

Use a not-overly sugared tonic and well chilled glassware and this is perfect warm weather drinking and a showcase for Suze. Perfectly balanced sweet herbal bitter flavours. Love the supporting role of the Byrrh here, adding a touch of fruit and roundedness.

John CARR

2nd March at 13:24

I used midnight mixers classic dry tonic, which i think is a good quality local alternative to fever tree if you’re in Australia.

G. M. Genovese

15th November 2024 at 17:53

Using what I had, this turned out much more moreish than I'd anticipated - Salers, 2:1 blend of Cocchi Americano to Punt e Mes, and Fever Tree Light tonic water. Bold, blush, and bitter up front, drying out in the aftertaste... If this was batched and bottled commercially, I might buy it by the case.

John CARR

1st February at 12:26

Sounds like reasonable subs. Dubonnet could be another option.

Matt

9th September 2024 at 02:38

Very nice and refreshing gentian cocktail! I used Bonal in place of Byrrh, and found the base (Suze and Bonal) to be very nice on it's own, but really liked the effect of tonic water - diluting the drink and adding a bit of quinine bitterness.

Arild Anda

1st October 2022 at 19:10

Thanks, I much appreciate expanding on low alcohol drinks like this one. Schweppes tonic did a good job — the crispness suits it well. One basil top was also an excellent complement. I also agree that it is absolutely possible to play with proportions here — Byrrh and tonic is an excellent combo on its own!