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Comte de Sureau

Aperitivo/aperitif · Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni) · Contemporary classic

4.2 569 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Gin
5/6 oz Elderflower liqueur
1/4 oz Red bitter liqueur

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange and lemon zest twists.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange and lemon zests over cocktail and then use both to garnish.

Flavour profile

25.8% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 179 calories

History

Sprays of oil from orange and lemon zest twists help balance this bittersweet aperitivo, also known as an Elderflower Negroni.

This drink comes from a 2007/8 recipe by Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro, who was working at Le Lion in Hamburg, Germany.

Also known as Elderflower Negroni · Created by Gonçalo de Sousa Monteiro