Marigold
Inspired By:
Home Recipe
Complexity
Alcohol Level
3/5
Medium
Type
Negroni Riff
Preparation
Stirred
Glass
Rocks
Ice
Large Cube
INGREDIENTS
SONKLIN • 1.25 oz / 37.5 ml
Cocchi Americano • 1.25 oz / 37.5 ml
Suze • 0.5 oz / 15 ml
Honey syrup • 0.5 oz / 15 ml
Saline solution • 3-6 dashes
Garnish:
Edible flowers
STEPS
1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice
2. Stir for 20-25 seconds
3. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over a clear ice cube
4. Garnish with flowers
NOTES:
A tinkered take on the White Negroni template: Cocchi Americano stands in for Lillet Blanc (drier, more bitter, sharper), and a floral, aromatic spirit replaces gin. Honey syrup and saline solution round out the edges - technically a departure from a strict Negroni riff, but the balance holds up.
This version swaps in SONKLIN for the original floral spirit, letting the rice spirit's delicate character carry the same bright, aromatic role.
Honey syrup: dissolve honey in warm water at a 1:1 ratio. Saline solution: dissolve salt in water at roughly a 4:1 water-to-salt ratio (by weight), and dash to taste.
HISTORY
This one comes from a home bartender's video experimenting with the White Negroni formula - keeping the bittersweet, aromatized-wine backbone of the original while swapping components to push it drier and more floral.
It's less a codified classic than a personal riff shared online, which is part of the appeal: proof that the White Negroni template is flexible enough to rebuild almost entirely and still land.
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