Ingredients
- 3 1/2 ozTonic WaterIce-coldSubstitute: Soda water, for a less sweet glass
- 1 1/2 ozSalers GentianePoured over a full glass of iceSubstitute: Avèze or Suze, both a little softer
Instructions
- Fill a large wine glass with ice
- Pour 1 1/2 oz Salers Gentiane over the ice, then top with 3 1/2 oz cold tonic
- Express an orange twist over the surface and drop it in
Technique Notes
A big wine glass rather than a highball. Salers is only sixteen percent, so the drink wants surface area and a lot of ice rather than height, and the oil from the orange twist needs somewhere to sit.
Why the Salers Tonic Works
Gentian and quinine are both bitter, which sounds like a mistake and works because they are bitter in different places. Gentian is earthy and low, quinine is dry and high, and the orange twist bridges them.