Suze Aperitif, Liqueuer De Gentiane (20%, 70cl)

For over 130 years, Suze has bottled the untamed spirit of French mountains. This iconic gentian aperitif begins where the wild roots grow – in thin alpine air that intensifies their complex bitterness and hidden floral sweetness. The exact 1889 recipe remains unchanged, a stubborn celebration of terroir over trends.

From Root to Bottle
At dawn's first light, harvesters carefully extract wild gentian roots, their yellow cores containing decades of mountain memory. Through a slow cold maceration – the same method used last century – Suze coaxes out the root's dual nature: initial bracing earthiness that gradually reveals whispers of chamomile, honey, and sun-baked hay. The result is neither purely bitter nor sweet, but rather the perfect tension between both.

The Taste of Altitude
The first sip transports you to sloping meadows – damp soil and mineral freshness upfront, softening into wildflower fields mid-palate, finishing with a clean, quenching snap. That distinctive golden hue? Pure gentian, no shortcuts.

A Parisian Café Staple
Traditionally poured over ice as an aperitif, its versatility shines equally when cut with tonic for effervescent refreshment, or as the bitter backbone in cocktails. Modern bartenders treasure it in White Negronis, while oyster lovers know it magnifies briny sweetness like nothing else.

Available at our Copenhagen store or for EU-wide delivery.