Suze Aperitif Elabore Herbal Liqueur 1 Litre

This summer, you should be drinking Suze, the French liqueur made from gentian root. Why? Because it's awesome. How? In cocktails, or just on its own
Suze is to booze what high-percentage dark chocolate is to food, Baird explains—it's an acquired taste, for sure, but it comes with a certain street cred. Expect to see it slipping on the menu at more adventurous cocktail bars, and start experimenting at home. Here are 6 ways to put Suze to good use:

Jazz up a 50/50 martini: half London Dry gin, half sweet vermouth, with a splash of Suze for richness.

____ "Order a Suze and soda on the rocks with orange," says Knowlton. "You’ll impress your bartender, earn envious glances from curious drinkers, and whet your appetite." One step further? Baird suggests Suze and tonic—the quinine accentuates Suze's slightly medicinal notes.

"Like the French," says Baird, with one ice cube in a glass, diluted just a little to cut the sweetness.

Try a 1:1 ratio of Genever and Suze with a dash of lavender bitters—"delightfully bracing on a hot summer day," says Teague.

In a white sangria punch, all citrus-y and bittersweet.

Straight. If you're Baird, that's straight from the bottle, late-night-style, with a bunch of your closest bartender friends. Or sip a little more discerningly.

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Suze is a pleasingly bitter French apéritif made from the gentian root, which grows in the mountains of Switzerland and France.  It manages to be earthy, bitter, and floral all at once.
First marketed in 1889, this French liqueur was an invention of Fernand Moureaux who originally produced it in the commune Maisons-Alfort. He decided to distill the roots of wild gentian root, together with a secret combination of other herbs and spices, to create this complex aperitif that is characterized by floral, bitter, and spicy flavors.

While the dominant aroma is imparted with mashed gentian roots, the drink displays subtle, earthy notes of citrus, vanilla, apricots, and caramel. Suze is typically served cold, as a long drink when it is usually paired with tonic or orange juice.

It also works well in cocktails, and it can be sipped neat as an aperitif. Suze is now produced in Thuir, Pyrénées Orientales.