La Petite Bouche

Serve in a Highball glass...
1⅓	fl oz	Suze gentian liqueur
⅔	fl oz	Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum
3	dash	Angostura Orange Bitters
3	fl oz	Mediterranean tonic water

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How to make:

POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass and briefly stir.

Garnish:

White grapefruit wedge squeezed and dropped in drink as garnish

Comment:

Dry and refreshing with gentian bitterness and complexity forming the backbone of this aperitif.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created by Danny Wilson at Tabouche, Cambridge, England. Danny told us, “Due to me working at Tabouche I tend to like to name drinks around my venue and since this drink is very simplistic, I decided to call it the little mouth in French.”

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