Hi Leandro, just wanted to say thank you so much for posting your videos on how to make cocktails. You’re my number one go to person for finding a winning recipe if I’d like to try something new. In fact, recently I had a bartender from Turks and Caicos visit me and after a Tommy’s Margarita and Whiskey Sour, he was won over and even said I could make him whatever I’d like because he knew it would be good. It was a highlight of him visiting to be seen in such regard thanks to following your instructions. Thanks again so much!
This is a particularly good one. So many modern cocktails involve extensive prep (Strawberry infused St. Germaine, anyone? Chai/black pepper simple?) that it's truly refreshing to see some that don't need that. Also, I've done blonde and pink (I call it something different) Negronis, but it's nice to have an excuse to get a bottle of Suze. Bravo!
This is much better than cocktail books. Because whole cocktail books just say to use a kind of spirit, he actually gives us specifics and why they work verses other brands of the same spirit
Nice cocktails 🤩 Some very good ideas (love Intro to Aperol, I’ll try it very quickly) For my white Negroni I use Lillet Blanc/Suze/Citadelle Gin, so I can call it French Negroni 😁 Thanks for all 🍸
My take on the White Negroni: I've yet to be able to get my hands on a bottle of Suze in my area despite a few years of trying. While out-of-state, I was able to get my hand on a bottle of Avèze, a different gentian liqueur. From my research, Avèze is less sweet and less bitter than Suze. So I've found that pairing it with Cocchi Americano, which is more sweet and more bitter than Lillet, is a good way to rebalance the drink. It certainly makes for a nice cocktail, probably deserving of retaining the name White Negroni.
I’m in the same board of not being able to track down Suze so I too use Aveze, and since my pallet isn’t quite that bitter I add a scant 1/4oz of PX Sherry..probably not really a white negroni anymore but it’s good
Cocktail suggestions folks: Sugarcane highball : 1.5 Oz hampden or. Clairin sajous 1/4 Oz pf dry curacao 1/4 Oz lime juice 2 dashes orange bitters Top with freshly pressed sugarcane juice
Nicely done! I sometimes make the White Negroni with Cocchi Americano instead of Dolin Blanc, and then decrease the Suze to 1/2. But, now I'm thinking to try your way, again, and compare, again. Cheers!
Luxardo makes the bitter bianco as a White Negroni Campari supplement. Their recipe has Lilley blanc which makes it a bit more 'white'. It's very good especially with empress to make a purple Negroni.
Damn that sounds good. I swear by Luxardo Red Bitter in my Negronis. I prefer the botanicals in the Luxardo over Campari but it is close enough that it works as a 1:1 replacement for Campari in most drinks.
@@milesdavis2353 I agree I sometimes prefer the White Negroni using bitter bianco. Their recipe is the same standard equal parts but tastes less bitter than Campari.
I adore Amaro and bitter flavors in general but even I find Suze a little too bracing. For a White Negroni I sub Yellow Chartreuse, gentian-based alpine spirits like Underberg, or a rosolio like Italicus. Sometimes I also split the modifiers up with a semi-dry sherry like Amontillado. Love your content!
Here's something I came up that features Italicus that I call the "Saccarello", named after a mountain that boarders both Italy and France: 2 ounce Italicus 1 ounce Pavan Bar spoon of orange blossom water. Top with high quality soda water in a highball over ice. Squeeze a fresh lime over top. One of the most delicious and refreshing cocktails that really highlights the brightness of the italicus and the subtle tartness of the pavan.
@@totalcompilation138I drop Suze altogether and go 2:1:1 Gin, Italicus, Blanc + cucumber bitters. Subbing amontillado sherry for the blanc is also typical for me.
I do my own version of a white negroni with gin, Gran Classico and Kina l'Aéro d'Or. It's leans even more into the bitterness since the Gran Classico is a bitter aperitif and the Kina is a bitter aromatized wine. Even if you stick with a blanc vermouth, I recommend the Gran Classico as a potential Suze alternative.
Hey Leandro Does your squeezer also make the juice more bitter since it traps the oils? I was wondering because I am thinking to get on like that aswell. As always, very nice and fun video!
First time I see the prize for my congrats for the video! But I really appreciate your link to buy the lemon/citrus squeezer you use! I'm really passionated by it! I'm from Brazil and got special tips from your presentations that made my hobby "like a boss" style!
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Leandro, love the content. As others have mentioned for the White Negroni, Italicus is an interesting if not one to one sub for Suze, might need to scale back a bit to not oversweeten.
Just made the Intro To Aperol! Super good. I love Aperol but typically don't enjoy Gin so this was a very good way to mellow down the intense gin flavors for me haha
white negroni alteration: you can substitute Suze for Basanotto (liquor from Genoa, Italy with basil, sage and chinotto citrus) if you get your hands on it.
It does a slightly different function than muddling in the shaker pre-shake because you are using the action of the shaker instead of a muddler, giving it more aeration instead of peel expression with a smashing action of the muddler. Another fun method you should check out is pulling cocktails by using aeration through pouring the cocktail back and forth between the shaker and the glass.
The dominant flavors in Suze are Gentian and Turmeric. You could technically use any Gentian Liqueur, like Gran Classico, and infuse it with a knob of Turmeric.
A bartender at Compère Lapin in New Orleans introduced me to Suze, a gentian liqueur. He also recommended another gentian liqueur, Aveze, and if I am remembering correctly tasting side by side I found Suze much sweeter in comparison. Salers is another gentian liqueur and my personal favorite, although I tried it in a white negroni and it did not work for me there.
Wonderful stuff as always. I am aching to mix myself an Oaxaca OF, but perhaps I should wait for the evening to come... One question I have is, do spirits lose some of their aroma/flavor potency if they sit in the cupboard? My feeling is they do... I have had a bottle of Suze for a while (made a few White Negronis in the past year) and I think the profile has changed a bit. Not as powerful as it was when I first opened the bottle. I suppose it is oxidation? Even a bottle of Campari I have seems a touch more mellow and less complex. That is the problem when you like cocktails, but do not make many of them: The bottles you buy will not get used soon enough, so oxidation will affect them.
Yes they do. But the way you store them will determine how they age. Are they in direct sunlight? Are they in a cool dry place or are they in a hot environment? The ethanol in the bottle evaporates over time so it’s only natural that flavors will change
@@TheEducatedBarfly cheers! They are in a closed cupboard at a relatively cool and stable temperature (I should actually put my whisk(e)y bottles in there, now that I think about it). So it should be ok, but still, time will change them. Oh well... guess I will have to use them quicker! That can't be a bad thing, but I have not asked my liver...
Great video, but I have to say that Barspoon Nerd is correct. There is absolutely no set size for a barspoon and it’s definitely not a universal 5ml teaspoon. The industry standard Cocktail Kingdom teardrop or trident barspoon consistently clocks in at around 3.5ml, for example.
This is was such a great video! I've never heard about the Intro to Aperol and I definitely will be trying it soon. I know you mentioned that there is a current Agave craze and in another video you mentioned that Charanda is a spirit that may fade out of existence due to lack of popularity. Are there other spirits that you have seen lacking in popularity and are facing extinction? I want to support where I can.
Well the story of Charanda isn’t really about lack of popularity it’s about scarcity and a lot of the reason is due to the Cartels in Michoacán I’m doing a video on it. As for other spirits there are a few less popular ones like crème de noyeax but none come to mind that I’d get behind like Charanda
Haven't done a comparison, but supposedly Salers > Suze. (It also doesn't use fake coloring.) Unfortunately the only place I know that typically carries it is Bitters and Bottles in SSF. Also, a controversial take, we should rename it "Tommy's Daiquiri".
I love Salers but could not get it to work in a White Negroni. I really enjoy it for sipping and have used it in a 'Vatican City' (lime, gentian liqueur, simple syrup, soda water) and it was delicious, but would love to find some more drinks for it.
@@williamvalvo3110 From what I understand, Suze has an extra bit of sugar over Salers - would be curious if an extra barspoon of simple would bring it in? Or are all the flavors just more mild that they don't shine through enough compared to the botanicals of the gin/blanc?
I’ve noticed literally everyone I’ve made an enzoni for likes it way more with aperol instead of Campari, I’m trying to convert everyone but it’s gonna be a long ride haha
I haven’t watched this channel in a while, but after coming back a lot of the editing feels really choppy whenever Leandro is talking. I’m glad the cocktails are still good tho
Hi Leandro, just wanted to say thank you so much for posting your videos on how to make cocktails. You’re my number one go to person for finding a winning recipe if I’d like to try something new.
In fact, recently I had a bartender from Turks and Caicos visit me and after a Tommy’s Margarita and Whiskey Sour, he was won over and even said I could make him whatever I’d like because he knew it would be good. It was a highlight of him visiting to be seen in such regard thanks to following your instructions. Thanks again so much!
An 8 am drink sounds pretty good right now
Hell yeah it does.
😂😂😂
Haha you read my mind. Who cares if u need to go to work
It’s happy hour somewhere
Been thinking that as of late, you know, to practice the craft.
This is a particularly good one. So many modern cocktails involve extensive prep (Strawberry infused St. Germaine, anyone? Chai/black pepper simple?) that it's truly refreshing to see some that don't need that. Also, I've done blonde and pink (I call it something different) Negronis, but it's nice to have an excuse to get a bottle of Suze. Bravo!
I love how all cocktails require balance. What a craft.
This is much better than cocktail books. Because whole cocktail books just say to use a kind of spirit, he actually gives us specifics and why they work verses other brands of the same spirit
Nice cocktails 🤩
Some very good ideas (love Intro to Aperol, I’ll try it very quickly)
For my white Negroni I use Lillet Blanc/Suze/Citadelle Gin, so I can call it French Negroni 😁
Thanks for all 🍸
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My take on the White Negroni: I've yet to be able to get my hands on a bottle of Suze in my area despite a few years of trying. While out-of-state, I was able to get my hand on a bottle of Avèze, a different gentian liqueur. From my research, Avèze is less sweet and less bitter than Suze. So I've found that pairing it with Cocchi Americano, which is more sweet and more bitter than Lillet, is a good way to rebalance the drink. It certainly makes for a nice cocktail, probably deserving of retaining the name White Negroni.
I’m in the same board of not being able to track down Suze so I too use Aveze, and since my pallet isn’t quite that bitter I add a scant 1/4oz of PX Sherry..probably not really a white negroni anymore but it’s good
Cocktail suggestions folks:
Sugarcane highball :
1.5 Oz hampden or. Clairin sajous
1/4 Oz pf dry curacao
1/4 Oz lime juice
2 dashes orange bitters
Top with freshly pressed sugarcane juice
Chocolate/mole bitters for the Oaxaca Old Fashioned! (Playing up the Mexican theme.)
Aztec Chocolate bitters from Fee Brothers works well too.
Nicely done! I sometimes make the White Negroni with Cocchi Americano instead of Dolin Blanc, and then decrease the Suze to 1/2. But, now I'm thinking to try your way, again, and compare, again. Cheers!
Luxardo makes the bitter bianco as a White Negroni Campari supplement. Their recipe has Lilley blanc which makes it a bit more 'white'. It's very good especially with empress to make a purple Negroni.
Damn that sounds good. I swear by Luxardo Red Bitter in my Negronis. I prefer the botanicals in the Luxardo over Campari but it is close enough that it works as a 1:1 replacement for Campari in most drinks.
@@milesdavis2353 I agree I sometimes prefer the White Negroni using bitter bianco. Their recipe is the same standard equal parts but tastes less bitter than Campari.
I made the Oaxaca Old Fashioned. It was really excellent. Between you, Steve the Bartender and The Whiskey Tribe, my liver is doomed. 🙂
Loving this new series!
Great insight on pulling a coin instead of a regular peel, much easier to express with some meat on the rind.
My white Negroni:
1oz London Dry Gin
1oz Blanc Vermouth (Del Professore)
1/2oz Suze
1/2oz Italicus
Lemon twist
Gogogogo
The Italicus sweetens the Suze out, and makes it more comparable to Campari ✌️
I adore Amaro and bitter flavors in general but even I find Suze a little too bracing. For a White Negroni I sub Yellow Chartreuse, gentian-based alpine spirits like Underberg, or a rosolio like Italicus. Sometimes I also split the modifiers up with a semi-dry sherry like Amontillado. Love your content!
My preference is an equal parts, suze, italicus, blanc, and gin.
I love Italicus! Not many good recipes out there using it.
Here's something I came up that features Italicus that I call the "Saccarello", named after a mountain that boarders both Italy and France:
2 ounce Italicus
1 ounce Pavan
Bar spoon of orange blossom water.
Top with high quality soda water in a highball over ice.
Squeeze a fresh lime over top.
One of the most delicious and refreshing cocktails that really highlights the brightness of the italicus and the subtle tartness of the pavan.
@@totalcompilation138I drop Suze altogether and go 2:1:1 Gin, Italicus, Blanc + cucumber bitters. Subbing amontillado sherry for the blanc is also typical for me.
Would love to see you do a video featuring your picks of the top 10 liquors for cocktail mixes!
Some of my favorite cocktails!!
I love your vids please keep them up!! So much fun watching and hearing from you!
Thanks for the support!
I do my own version of a white negroni with gin, Gran Classico and Kina l'Aéro d'Or. It's leans even more into the bitterness since the Gran Classico is a bitter aperitif and the Kina is a bitter aromatized wine. Even if you stick with a blanc vermouth, I recommend the Gran Classico as a potential Suze alternative.
Hey Leandro
Does your squeezer also make the juice more bitter since it traps the oils? I was wondering because I am thinking to get on like that aswell.
As always, very nice and fun video!
First time I see the prize for my congrats for the video!
But I really appreciate your link to buy the lemon/citrus squeezer you use! I'm really passionated by it! I'm from Brazil and got special tips from your presentations that made my hobby "like a boss" style!
We blocked the user, but they will surely try again. We only comment with our official profile. And telegram, whatsapp or any third party messaging services are ALWAYS a scam on TH-cam.
@@TheEducatedBarfly thank you! And I find out the squezzer you use at you shop at Amazon!
We made the White Negroni with Gracias A Dios gin. Very herbaceous, along with Suze, would be a nice cocktail before dinner.
5 ml is almost exactly 1 US tsp. I’ve always heard that one barspoon is typically about 3/4 tsp.
Leandro, love the content. As others have mentioned for the White Negroni, Italicus is an interesting if not one to one sub for Suze, might need to scale back a bit to not oversweeten.
Love the series
A good basil gimlet is one of my favorite drinks ever
Just made the Intro To Aperol! Super good. I love Aperol but typically don't enjoy Gin so this was a very good way to mellow down the intense gin flavors for me haha
I’ve used luxardo bitter Bianco as a sub for suze, not quite as good but does the trick
white negroni alteration: you can substitute Suze for Basanotto (liquor from Genoa, Italy with basil, sage and chinotto citrus) if you get your hands on it.
try doing a regal shake with an orange peel for the tommy’s margarita. good way to get the orange back in there.
What is a regal shake?
@@dennman37 it means you put the citrus peel in the shaker and shake your cocktail with it to express the oil and bitterness.
@@HuyHoang-fc3yq Thanks, that's a good idea 💡
Imma try that right now in fact 😀
It does a slightly different function than muddling in the shaker pre-shake because you are using the action of the shaker instead of a muddler, giving it more aeration instead of peel expression with a smashing action of the muddler. Another fun method you should check out is pulling cocktails by using aeration through pouring the cocktail back and forth between the shaker and the glass.
BTW 5 ml is 1 teaspoon
I need to start trying some of these modern cocktails. Yum the Oaxaca Old Fashioned.
The dominant flavors in Suze are Gentian and Turmeric. You could technically use any Gentian Liqueur, like Gran Classico, and infuse it with a knob of Turmeric.
A bartender at Compère Lapin in New Orleans introduced me to Suze, a gentian liqueur. He also recommended another gentian liqueur, Aveze, and if I am remembering correctly tasting side by side I found Suze much sweeter in comparison. Salers is another gentian liqueur and my personal favorite, although I tried it in a white negroni and it did not work for me there.
Wonderful stuff as always. I am aching to mix myself an Oaxaca OF, but perhaps I should wait for the evening to come...
One question I have is, do spirits lose some of their aroma/flavor potency if they sit in the cupboard? My feeling is they do... I have had a bottle of Suze for a while (made a few White Negronis in the past year) and I think the profile has changed a bit. Not as powerful as it was when I first opened the bottle. I suppose it is oxidation? Even a bottle of Campari I have seems a touch more mellow and less complex.
That is the problem when you like cocktails, but do not make many of them: The bottles you buy will not get used soon enough, so oxidation will affect them.
Yes they do. But the way you store them will determine how they age. Are they in direct sunlight? Are they in a cool dry place or are they in a hot environment? The ethanol in the bottle evaporates over time so it’s only natural that flavors will change
@@TheEducatedBarfly cheers! They are in a closed cupboard at a relatively cool and stable temperature (I should actually put my whisk(e)y bottles in there, now that I think about it). So it should be ok, but still, time will change them.
Oh well... guess I will have to use them quicker! That can't be a bad thing, but I have not asked my liver...
What’s the difference between the “Basil Gimlet” & the “Gin Basil Smash?” Is it just that the GBS has 1/4 oz more simple syrup?
Great video, but I have to say that Barspoon Nerd is correct.
There is absolutely no set size for a barspoon and it’s definitely not a universal 5ml teaspoon.
The industry standard Cocktail Kingdom teardrop or trident barspoon consistently clocks in at around 3.5ml, for example.
Leandro and his damn aperitifs at it again
This is was such a great video! I've never heard about the Intro to Aperol and I definitely will be trying it soon. I know you mentioned that there is a current Agave craze and in another video you mentioned that Charanda is a spirit that may fade out of existence due to lack of popularity. Are there other spirits that you have seen lacking in popularity and are facing extinction? I want to support where I can.
Well the story of Charanda isn’t really about lack of popularity it’s about scarcity and a lot of the reason is due to the Cartels in Michoacán I’m doing a video on it. As for other spirits there are a few less popular ones like crème de noyeax but none come to mind that I’d get behind like Charanda
Valeu!
Nice
Love your content. Would you consider a cocktail with Unicum? Hungarian bitter botanical.
Hell yeah I would
Did you mention that “Margarita” is just daisy in Spanish? Gives you a clue as to it’s origin!
Any reason we are building in the glass as opposed to a mixing glass and pour over ice? Just looking to learn, I don't have any opinion on this :)
It’s more dishes and extra time for no reason. That’s it, just being economical
Have you tried cure for pain cocktail? Its in the death and co book and its pretty awesome boulevardier riff
Not yet but sounds great!
Haven't done a comparison, but supposedly Salers > Suze. (It also doesn't use fake coloring.)
Unfortunately the only place I know that typically carries it is Bitters and Bottles in SSF.
Also, a controversial take, we should rename it "Tommy's Daiquiri".
I love Salers but could not get it to work in a White Negroni. I really enjoy it for sipping and have used it in a 'Vatican City' (lime, gentian liqueur, simple syrup, soda water) and it was delicious, but would love to find some more drinks for it.
@@williamvalvo3110 From what I understand, Suze has an extra bit of sugar over Salers - would be curious if an extra barspoon of simple would bring it in? Or are all the flavors just more mild that they don't shine through enough compared to the botanicals of the gin/blanc?
I’ve noticed literally everyone I’ve made an enzoni for likes it way more with aperol instead of Campari, I’m trying to convert everyone but it’s gonna be a long ride haha
Was wondering why you have the gigantic bottle of Blanc Vermouth! Now what else to make with that...
I drink it neat and make cocktails. Great for a low ABV nightcap
I don't think I've heard of a more bartender/mixologist name than Wayne Colllins
Salers and cocchi americano play well together in a white negroni
You are my idol sir
Why do we muddle the basil if we are shaking the drink? Does the muddler do something to the mint that shredding it with the ice doesn't?
This answer really deserves a video. I’ll make a short on it.
I haven’t watched this channel in a while, but after coming back a lot of the editing feels really choppy whenever Leandro is talking. I’m glad the cocktails are still good tho
What knife is that?!
For the white negroni, I wanna see what would happen if I subbed out the 3/4 oz Suze with 1/2 oz yellow chartreuse and 1/4 oz st germain!
Do it!
how does the glass for basil gimlet called?
It's a Nick & Nora glass I suppose
@@HuyHoang-fc3yq yes it is. Not the original one but a kind of it 😉
I believe we have an imposter impersonating the author...
Not a 1-1-1 ratio on the white negroni? I've always heard the ratio was just as important to a negroni as the bitter, vermouth and spirit elements.
Not for a white. The equal parts of suze is overpowering. I've preferred more of a 1:2:3 ratio.
Was that a special bottle of Suze?
Nah
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