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Suze Tonic in a highball, drawn with its ingredient layers

Suze Tonic

The Suze Tonic is a built cocktail from France, bitter and long and fizzy. It is made with Suze and tonic water, served in a highball over ice.

Strength: about 5.3% ABV in the glass, roughly 8 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

The French gentian aperitif, bitter and golden, with tonic.

Ingredients

Suze50 ml (1¾ oz)
Tonic watertop up, about 120 ml

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Fill a highball with ice.
  2. Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
  3. Lift once gently with a barspoon.
  4. Garnish with lemon slice.
Glass
Highball
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Lemon slice
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