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Salers Gentian Apéritif

RECIPES

Alpine Negroni

(Adapted from Naren Young, NYC)

Stir with ice:

1 oz Hayman’s London Dry Gin

0.75 oz Salers Gentiane

0.75 oz Cocchi Americano Bianco

0.5 oz Dolin Génépy le Chamois

1 barspoon white crème de menthe

3 dashes lemon bitters

Strain into a double rocks glass over a large ice cube.

Garnish with a rosemary sprig

Astral Plank

(Adapted from Tyson Buhler)

Build in collins glass:

1 oz Henriques & Henriques ‘Seco Especial’ 5-year Madeira

1 oz Salers Gentiane

1 oz lemon juice

0.75 oz simple syrup

2 dashes peychaud’s bitters

Top with 2 oz club soda.

Stir to combine.

Garnish with grapefruit slice.

Auvergne Summer

Build in a collins glass:

1.5 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Peach Liqueur

1.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1.5 oz club soda

Stir.

Add ice.

Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Garnish with a grapefruit twist (discard the peel).

Basil South Side

Shake with ice:

1 oz blanco tequila

1 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1 oz lime juice

6 basil leaves

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with a lemon wheel and basil leaf.

Blond Negroni

Stir with ice:

1 oz Hayman’s London Dry Gin

1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambéry

1 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

Clear and Present Highball

Build in a highball glass filled with ice:

1.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1.5 oz Dolin Blanc

3 oz club soda

Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

A Cooler for Alain

Build in a highball glass filled with ice:

2 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1 oz Dolin Genèpy des Alpes

4.5 oz tonic water

Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Count of Mount Kisco

(Scott Krahn, New York City)

Stir with ice:

1 oz Averell Damson Gin

1 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry

1 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

The Devil Walking Next to Me

(Frederic Yarm, Boston)

Shake with ice:

1.25 oz Batavia Arrack van Oosten

0.5 oz Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry

0.5 oz lime juice

0.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

0.25 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

Digging in the Dirt

Build in a highball glass filled with ice:

1.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1.5 oz Cardamaro

4.5 oz tonic water

Garnish with a lemon peel.

Drink Without Name

(Andy Arrington, Austin, Texas)

Stir with ice:

1 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1 oz aged rhum agricole

1 oz Pineau des Charentes

Strain into a coupe.

Four on the Floor

(adapted from Natasha David)

Stir with ice:

1 oz Salers Gentian

0.75 oz Château de Saü Rivesaltes Rancio 2001

0.25 oz banana liqueur

½ teaspoon Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum

Strain into chilled snifter.

No garnish.

Hail Mary

(Adapted from Ivy Mix)

Shake with ice:

1 oz blanco tequila

0.75 oz Salers Gentiane

0.5 oz lemon juice

0.5 oz rich syrup

0.25 oz Etter Raspberry

0.25 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot Liqueur

1 dash regan’s orange bitters

3 dashes peychaud's bitters

Fine strain into cocktail coupe.

Add 2 oz cava.

Garnish with grapefruit peel.

July on Royal Street

Build in a rocks glass filled with ice:

1 oz Mattei blanc

1 oz Salers

0.5 oz reposado tequila

0.5 oz benedictine

1 barspoon lemon juice

Little Valiant

(Will Thompson, Boston, MA)

2 oz Salers Gentiane

2 oz Cocchi Americano

1 barspoon lemon juice

3 dash Orange bitters

Build in a double rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a pinch of salt.

Mountain Daisy

Shake with ice:

2 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1 oz Cocchi Americano Bianco

1 oz lime juice

1 pinch salt

Strain into a coupe.

Muntanyes de Prades

Build in a highball glass filled with ice:

1.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1.5 oz Timbal Vermut de Reus Sweet Red

4.5 oz tonic water

Garnish with lemon peel.

Night Flights

(Andra Johnson, Washington D.C.)

Stir with ice:

1.5 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 oz vodka

0.5 oz Salers Gentiane

0.5 oz Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with a lemon peel and a cherry.

Pale Horse

(Brett Bassett, Little Rock, Arkansas)

Stir with ice:

1.5 oz Hayman’s London Dry Gin

0.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

0.5 oz maraschino liqueur

0.5 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry

1 dash orange bitters

Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with an orange peel.

Pasubio 52

(Francois Morrison, Augustine, NYC)

Stir with ice:

1 oz Pasubio Vino Amaro

.75 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

.75 oz zwetschenwasser

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Poker Face

Stir with ice:

0.5 oz Elisir Novasalus

0.5 oz Salers Gentiane Aperitif

0.5 oz Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur of the Alps

Strain into a collins glass filled with ice.

Top with 4 oz Fentiman’s Curiosity Cola.

Stir gently.

Garnish with a long, wide grapefruit peel.

Polka Dot Negroni

(Adapted from the drink by Toby Maloney)

Stir with ice:

1.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1 oz Hayman's Royal Dock Gin

1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambéry

3 dashes grapefruit bitters

Strain into a Nick and Nora glass.

Express and discard a lemon peel.

Garnish with a cherry.

The Prime Directive no. 1

Stir with ice:

1 oz Timbal Vermut de Reus Extra Dry

1 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

1 oz Byrrh Grand Quinquina

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with lemon peel.

The Prime Directive no. 2

Stir with ice:

1 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry

1 oz Salers Gentiane Aperitif

1 oz Byrrh Grand Quinquina

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with a lemon twist (discard the peel).

The Real Deal

(variation on the Brown Bomber, Jim Meehan, PDT, New York City)

Stir with ice:

2 oz bourbon

0.75 oz Cocchi Americano Bianco

0.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

0.25 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Peach Liqueur

1 dash grapefruit bitters

Strain into a coupe.

Garnish with a grapefruit twist (discard the peel).

Redden Plain

(Ty Williams, Sisters, Brooklyn)

Stir with ice:

.75 oz Svöl Swedish-style Aquavit

1.5 oz Mattei Cap Corse Rouge Quinquina

.75 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

Strain into a rocks glass.

Garnish with an orange peel.

Salers Aperitif

Build in a rocks glass filled with ice:

3 oz Salers

Garnish with squeeze of lemon

Salers Cobbler

(Sal Agnello, New Orleans, LA)

Muddle in a mixing glass:

3 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

8 raspberries

2 slices lemon

1 tsp sugar

Shake with ice.

Double-strain into a julep cup or glass cup filled with crushed ice.

Garnish with raspberries, mint, and lemon slices.

Savage Love

(Jesse Harris, Leyenda, Brooklyn)

Stir with ice:

.75 oz Amaro di Angostura

.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti

.5 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’

.25 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

2 oz cava

Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Sinnerman

(variation of a drink by Mike Fleming, Westbridge, Cambridge, MA)

Stir with ice:

2 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’

0.5 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif

0.5 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram

Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Garnish with an orange peel.

Steal my Sunshine

(Adapted from Lindsay Matteson, Seattle, WA)

Build in collins glass with ice:

2 oz club soda

1.25 oz vodka

0.5 oz Aperitivo Mazzura

0.25 oz Salers Gentiane

2 oz orange juice

Stir to combine.

Garnish with edible flower.

Triangle Highball

(Adapted from Daniel Seehuusen, Göteborg, Sweden)

Build in highball glass:

0.5 oz Etter Pear Williams

0.5 oz Salers Gentiane

0.5 oz triple sec

Add:

Half fill ice.

3 oz club soda

Fill with ice.

Stir to combine.

Express & discard orange peel.

Garnish with mint sprig.

Vatican City

(Adapted from Mikki Kristola, Los Angeles, CA)

Shake with one ice cube:

1 oz Comoz Blanc Vermouth de Chambery

1 oz Salers Gentiane

1 oz lime juice

0.5 oz simple syrup

Strain into collins glass over ice.

Top with 2.5 oz club soda.

Garnish with grapefruit peel.

Violet Negroni

Stir with ice:

1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 oz Byrrh

1 oz Salers

Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish: lemon peel