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Brian Sacawa is the Founder of He Spoke Style and one of the original men’s style influencers.
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Because of its simplicity – and perfection – the Negroni is one of those classic cocktails that allows for experimentation and variation. Indeed, there is a vast catalog of Negroni variations out there – I’ve even been to a bar that had on its menu no less than 12 versions of the venerable Negroni.
One of the most interesting and pleasing takes I’ve found comes from the Death and Co cocktail book and is known as the White Negroni.
White Negroni Recipe
1.5 oz. gin
.75 oz. Suze
.75 oz. Dolin Blanc
Combine the gin, Suze and vermouth in a mixing glass. Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.
The obvious hero of this drink is the peculiar and extremely interesting Suze – a French, not Italian, bitter liqueur made from gentian root. It’s intense and earthy and can very easily overpower any cocktail it comes in contact with.
If you prefer to make the White Negroni a little less bitter, I would recommend tweaking the recipe to 1 oz. vermouth and .5 oz. Suze.
Thanks for reading.
Stylishly Yours,
Brian Sacawa
He Spoke Style
Photography by Robin West.
Brian Sacawa
Brian Sacawa is the Founder of He Spoke Style and one of the original men’s style influencers. Since 2013, his goal has remained the same: to provide men the advice and inspiration they need to dress well, develop their personal style, and gain more confidence. Brian’s interest and passion for men’s style and luxury watches has led to his writing for The Robb Report, The Rake, and Sotheby’s and he has been quoted on menswear in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Today.com, Brides Magazine, and the Huffington Post. He lives in the woods north of Baltimore with his wife, Robin, kitties Nick and Nora, and German Shepherd/Collie mix Charlie.
