Hidden Leaf’s Sweet Milk Tablet Negroni

Name: Hidden Leaf’s Sweet Milk Tablet Negroni
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Iain Griffiths , Hidden Leaf , New York City

Photo: Jason Greenspan Photography

September 15, 2022

Hidden Leaf Tablet Negroni weekend project cocktail

This unique take on the Negroni by Hidden Leaf bartender Iain Griffiths replicates the flavors of a popular Southeast Asian candy, sweet milk tablets. Here, passion fruit purée and milk imbue the drink with luscious flavors without further sweetening it. “The residual passion fruit notes and luxurious, velvety mouthfeel that remain hint at the Tablet candy flavor for an unforgettable, soft, and subtle take on a classic Negroni,” says Griffiths.

Ingredients

1 oz. gin (Hidden Leaf uses Roku)
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth (Hidden Leaf does a 50/50 blend of Cocchi Torino and Dolin Rouge)
1/4 oz. organic whole milk
1/8 oz. passion fruit purée (Hidden Leaf uses Boiron)
1 dash saline solution (1:10 salt to water)

Tools:air-tight container, coffee filter
Glass:rocks

Preparation

Batch all ingredients together in a container (multiply measurements by the amount of Negronis you’re making). Let everything stand in the refrigerator for 24 hours. The acidity in the purée will split the milk. After 24 hours, pass everything through a coffee filter to strain until clear. Bottle and store cold. In a sterilized, air-tight container, it will last 6 months (possibly more) in the refrigerator. Pour 3 ounces over a large ice cube in a rocks glass and serve.