Dreadlock Holiday – Jamaican Rum and Suze

Dreadlock Holiday - A white Negroni riff made with Jamaican rum, Suze and white vermouth. Served in a tumbler garnished with a lemon twist. Yellow cocktail.

Recipe

45 ml | 1 1/2 oz › Aged Jamaican Rum
22 ml | 3/4 oz › Gentian Liqueur (Suze)
22 ml | 3/4 oz › Vermouth Bianco
1 Barspoon Pineapple Liqueur

Method: Stirred
Garnish: Lemon zest
Glass: Double Old Fashioned

Shopping list

Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum
Suze
Dolin Blanc
DeKuyper Pineapple Liqueur

Dreadlock Holiday – a riff from a riff

Bar legend Eric Castron created this little piece of brilliance for his San Diego bar, Raised by Wolves, in 2019. Its origin is quite simple. The Dreadlock Holiday is a riff of a riff. You all know the Negroni and many of you certainly also the Twist as White Negroni with the gentian liqueur Suze.

^^So what did Castro do? He adopted the White Negroni recipe and first replaced the gin with an aged Jamaican rum. Further, he added a Barspoon Pineapple Liqueur to the ingredient list. These two changes in the formula basically turn it into a tiki version of the White Negroni. That’s it.

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