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Alpine Negroni
A beautifully balanced and complex alpine-influenced riff on a White Negroni
G. M. Genovese
8th March at 00:59
Ford's, Salers, Cocchi Americano, Dolin Genepy. Was out of creme de menthe, but I tried to get more today. The brand I sought was out of stock, and I'm long past settling for a trash substitute... But I did have peppermint essential oil at home, hmm... 5 drops: too many, to say the least. 2 drops: much better, and the other ingredients could now breathe. Ended up being good drink for sure... Next time, I would opt to use, instead of creme de menthe, either Braulio or Brancamenta in its place.
30th March at 13:33
Great call on braulio, GMG. The Suze bottle was unaccountably empty, so subbed 10ml each of braulio and Strega and was very happy!
31st January at 15:25
Having made this several times, the Creme de menthe needs dialling back to avoid overpowering the other ingredients. Otherwise a really tremendous cocktail.
22nd January at 12:27
I could imagine riffing on this with Calvados, making a Willian Tell. …
3rd January at 13:40
Bit of exotic array of ingredients, but bearing in mind the sour-bitter-sweet- herbal balance should prove a guide. The full dash of saline (12 drops) really helps to make this. No genepi at this point so subbed yellow Chartreuse and Bonal. Also added a splash of Luxardo bitter Bianco to fortify the bitterness. No lemon bitters, so a generous lemon spritz. Cotswolds gin helped emphasise the herbal-bitter qualities.
22nd January at 12:25
The lemon butters once obtained (!) do help balance the Creme de mente in particular. I needed to add an extra dash or so to match the intensity of the de Kuyper pastille.
6th January at 12:27
Remaking with more exact ingredients, tho still lacking lemon bitters, on the sweet side, corrected with an extra, generous splash of gin. Cotswold’s gin worked really well here.
14th March 2024 at 00:00
The Suze perhaps could use to be dialed back a bit.
12th January 2023 at 23:59
Remade with 1oz each Gray Whale gin, Luxardo Bianco, Dolin Genepy, plus one barspoon of Zirbenz Pine Liqueur, and a lemon twist. Bitter, herbal, complex, a simply fantastic drink.
28th October 2022 at 23:25
Made with Bombay Sapphire East, Salers Red Cap, Luxardo Bianco Bitter, Dolin Genepy, and Rumple Minze. I didn't have lemon bitters or fresh rosemary so I garnished with a lemon twist. This us one of my favorite negroni variations. Very well balanced and lives up to its name. Highly recommended.
11th September 2022 at 23:09
Substituted the crème de menthe for a couple of fresh mint leaves (slapped and stirred in the mixing glass, then strained out) and the lemon bitters for an expressed lemon peel. Highly recommended.