Instructions

Step 1

In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine the Suze and crème de cassis. Stir until well-chilled then strain into a coupe glass. Top with sparkling wine and a lemon twist.

Drinks

“Crème de la” Aperitif

Serves
makes 1

THOMAS PAYNE

Pairing tart, sweet crème de cassis (blackcurrant liquor) and bitter, herbal Suze shouldn’t work, but when you pour bubbles on top of it, it does—for the length of a drink, at least.

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Ingredients

³⁄₄ oz. Suze
¹⁄₂ oz. crème de cassis
Sparkling wine
Lemon twist

Instructions

Step 1

In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine the Suze and crème de cassis. Stir until well-chilled then strain into a coupe glass. Top with sparkling wine and a lemon twist.

In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine the Suze and crème de cassis. Stir until well-chilled then strain into a coupe glass. Top with sparkling wine and a lemon twist.