Amber Negroni
The Amber Negroni was invented by Camille Hobby Limon , who also created our No.1 Amber Limon vermouth. This riff on a classic Negroni is her husband’s favourite & pays homage to her French roots by substituting Suze for Campari.
Ingredients (serves 1)
30ml London Dry Gin
30ml Suze*
How to make:
Chilled lo-balls with ice or in a freezer
Stir equal parts No.1 Amber Limon, Suze* and a local Dry London Gin over ice.
Strain into chilled glasses
Serve with ice & a slice of (blood for Halloween) orange.
*Suze was invented in 1885 by herbalist Hans Kappeler & named after the river close to his house. Broke and in poor health, he sold the recipe to Frenchman Fernand Moureaux, who presented it at the Universal Exhibition in 1889, winning numerous awards. Famously appearing in Pablo Picasso’s collage Verre et bouteille de Suze, it is now made in the French town and commune Thuir. According Scott Baird from Bon Vivants, “Suze captures the essence of the earth. You can sense how the root (gentian) twisted its tendrils into the rocks like an octopus.” It is now owned by Pernod Ricard.