Modern Notables
Suze Tonic
Gentian tonic highball
A common modern low-ABV Suze serve, especially useful as a gentian-bitter alternative to a Gin & Tonic. Suze's bitter gentian-root character carries the drink; tonic's quinine echoes Suze's bitterness without competing. Grapefruit peel ties them together — both share the yellow-floral bitter note. Garnish before adding tonic so the oils sit on the surface; expressing over after the build dilutes the effect.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Suze
- 4 oz Tonic Water
Method
- 1 Fill a highball glass with ice.
- 2 Pour in Suze, then top with tonic water.
- 3 Stir once gently.
- 4 Express grapefruit peel over the surface and drop into the glass.
Modern Suze aperitif tradition; PUNCH; Difford's Guide
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