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Charente White Negroni

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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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
13th December 2024 at 14:32
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.
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Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
23rd December 2024 at 04:00
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.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
15th December 2024 at 13:36
Also tried with Lillet and stirred in glass vs in mixing vessel made a surprisingly large difference.
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
20th June 2023 at 23:51
A very Lillet/Gentian forward cocktail. A very welcomed change of pace for a cocktail.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
29th September 2022 at 02:55
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.
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Richard Christmas’ Avatar Richard Christmas
30th August 2022 at 19:07
Had to substitute Kina for Suze, and it was delicious.
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7th April 2021 at 17:45
I found the Suze to be too overpowering. I'll use half as much for the next iteration on this one. Still delicious!
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Thomas Wilhelm’s Avatar Thomas Wilhelm
10th February 2021 at 19:28
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
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Vincent Dufour’s Avatar Vincent Dufour
6th December 2020 at 15:25
delicious. As i am not fan of campari, this variation is really perfect
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Saulius Sologubovas’ Avatar Saulius Sologubovas
5th December 2020 at 21:26
Great combo! You could perfectly feel the cognac but in the balanced, aperitif style way.
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