Little Variant

1 1⁄2 oz Gran Classico
1 oz Aromatized wine, Cocchi Americano
1 pn Salt (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, one big rock, garnish.

Notes

Little Valiant, uh, variant.

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2014
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Creator
Rafa García Febles, NYC.
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Pelé

1 1⁄2 oz Framboise
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake, strain, up.

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2014
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  • So sweet and fruity, this drink may not win credibility points with the bitterloving cocktailians, but it's well crafted & undeniably tasty. Edit: realized I used framboise liqueur, not framboise brandy. — ★★★★★
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Le Mot de La Fin

7⁄8 oz Gin
7⁄8 oz Lemon juice
7⁄8 oz Suze
1 spg Lavender (garnish)
Instructions

Shake. Strain into chilled coupe. garnish with a Lavender sprig or pinch of lavender petals

Notes

Escot specifies 'Suze Classique' instead of the 'Suze Saveur d'Autrefois' that is availble in the States. A good substitute would be Avèze.

History

"le mot de la fin" is a direct translation of "the last word."

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Julien Escot
Source reference

Cocktails & Recettes Cultissimes: Suze

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  • add lavender bitters
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Dan commented on 10/16/2014:

A delightful Last Word variation.


La Goulue

1 3⁄8 oz Calvados
1⁄2 oz Suze
1⁄2 oz Byrrh
1 twst Orange peel
Instructions

Stir and strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with an Orange twist.

Notes

"Le Byrrh est un délicieux apéritif à base de vin originaire de Thuir, près de Perpignan."

Translation: "Byrrh is a delicious aperitif wine originating in Thuir, near Perpignan."

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Year
2013
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Authentic recipe
Creator
Julien Escot, Paris, France
Source reference

Cocktails & Recettes Cultissimes: Suze

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  • Such a French drink. Lovely for spring, summer. — ★★★★
  • Superb way to Uze your Suze.
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laerm commented on 5/26/2018:

Not a lot of cocktails where Suze is just kinda happily hanging out in the background. Well done.


Fond de Culotte

1 2⁄3 oz Suze
2⁄3 oz Cassis
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Build in a ice-filled rocks glass. Stir. Lemon twist.

History

This drink was accompanied in the 1930 slogan of the brand: il ne "s'use qu'assis!" (Suze-Cassis)

Literal translation "It wears seated!"

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1930
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Cocktails & Recettes Cultissimes: Suze

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  • As weird as you think. Better than you think.
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Tucker commented on 10/20/2014:

Made with Finger Lakes Distilling cassis. Light and really good. Tastes like a funky sweet vermouth.


Bitter Spritz

7⁄8 oz Suze
7⁄8 oz Bianco Vermouth
3 2⁄3 oz Champagne
1 wdg Lemon (squeeze & discard)
1 sli Lemon (for garnish)
Instructions

Build in a ice-filled wine glass. Squeeze a lemon wedge/discard. Light stir and garnish with a Lemon wheel.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Julien Escot, Paris, France
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Cocktails & Recettes Cultissimes: Suze

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Brown Bomber (Julien Escot Variation)

1 2⁄3 oz Bourbon
2⁄3 oz Byrrh
1⁄2 oz Suze
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir. Strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with a Lemon twist.

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2013
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Julien Escot, Paris, France
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Cocktails & Recettes Cultissimes: Suze

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  • Experiment with cranking the bourbon up.
  • A little on the sweet side. I'm not sure i'd do this one again. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it.
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La Tour Eiffel

1 3⁄8 oz Cognac
1⁄2 oz Curaçao
1⁄2 oz Suze
1 rinse Absinthe
1 twst Lemon peel
Instructions

Stir. Strain into absinthe-rinsed coupe. Lemon twist

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
Julien Escot, Paris, France
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Cocktails & Recettes Cultissimes: Suze

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  • Made with Amer Sauvage. “Savagely” bitter on the first sip but enjoyable thereafter. Very sweet-then-bitter.
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King of Spain

1⁄2 oz Mezcal
2 sli Grapefruit (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain, crushed ice, garnish.

Notes

Aperitif version of the Old Alhambra.

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2014
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Ango Flip

1 1⁄2 oz Bitters, Angostura
3⁄4 oz Averna
3⁄4 oz Ramazzotti
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (2:1)
Instructions

Combine all ingredients in mixing tin, add ice, shake very vigorously. Single strain into cheater tin, dump ice from large tin. Seal again and shake without ice vigorously again, pour into stemmed glass.

Notes

Courtesy of Parlour bar (Borough) in Minneapolis.

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