Love and Murder
The Love and Murder is a pretty unusual cocktail. Skipping many of the usual base spirits such as Whiskey, Gin, or Vodka, the Love and Murder chooses to feature both Campari and Green Chartreuse, two spirits usually used as modifiers to their base spirits.This cocktail is a relatively modern invention coming out of the New York bar Porchlight. Even though it's a newer recipe, it still feels like it's been around for awhile. Both Campari and Chartreuse are old school ingredients that we see in so many classic. As is the Lime Juice and ample amount of Simple Syrup to sweeten things up, especially against all that Campari.Even more unusual, the recipe calls for a few drops of Salt Water. It's only a little bit. So little that you probably won't even taste it. But like putting salt on food, it's not about the taste of the salt, it's about adding more to the flavours that are already there.
Ingredients
- 30 mL Campari
- 30 mL Green Chartreuse
- 30 mL Lime Juice
- 20 mL Simple Syrup*
- 4 drops Salt Water 5:1 water to salt ratio
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until the drink is well chilled.
- Strain into a Coupe glass.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Here's our recipe for Simple Syrup if you need it.