Caspian Berggren

I honestly don't understand how this is a riff on a Naked&Famous. This is a riff on an Industry Sour through and through. It lacks the herbal complexity of the original Industry Sour, and honestly isn't *as* good, but it's still really damn good. The chartreuse takes more of a backseat to the Fernet in this one, but the saffron and honey notes really smooths things out making it a lot more approachable.

This is probably what I'd make for someone who wanted something interesting, but who also didn't have a shot palate from years of bartending.

It's like a more approachable, spring Last Word. It lacks in complexity compared to the classic but makes up for it by pushing the floral notes in Chartreuse and gin up to 11.

Certainly not really reminiscent of a Paper Plane but it's a nice cocktail nonetheless, albeit on the sweeter side. The elderflower is front and center but the Nonino does a pretty good job of dialing it down. If I would remake it I'd probably use slightly less elderflower liqueur just to let the gin and Nonino speak a bit louder.

This also made me wonder - could it work to use grapefruit juice for those who want it more bitter?