Wayne Collins, this cocktail's creator, originally used equal parts as is usual for a classic Negroni, and after trying various other formulations, I've...
Whilst I've loved this over the years with Cocchi Americano, Beefeater, and Suze (and it's fantastic!) revisiting this with Lillet Blanc...aaah....it's perfect. By the way, have ya'''all tried the Five-Three-Five? Star.
Calvin, revisiting this with Kina L’aero d’or fully replacing the Lillet this evening. I enjoyed but def changes the flavour profile quite a bit- perhaps more suited to the cool weather here (yes, it does snow occasionally, tho rarely in town itself) - the syrupy sweetness of the Kina I thought worked well, without losing a nice hit of the bitter too.
Went looking for a bottle of Kina L'aero d'or when I first started making the Corpse Reviver 2 a few years back and couldn't find it locally. After seeing your post, I checked around and found it is available now. Finally got some cognac to try the Topgallant you suggested but alas, I've polished off that recent bottle of Bonal. Guess it's off to the market tomorrow to get both!
… just looked at the recipe, Calvin…Still recovering from early traumatic experiences with midori so haven’t tasted it in over 30 years… maybe one day…!
So no Green Negroni? Had a bad experience with José Cuervo gold back in the 70's. Was many years till a good tequila found me and relieved my aversion.