menage

1 1/4 oz Fernet Branca
1 1/4 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Green Chartreuse

Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass with crushed ice (rocks glass no ice).After my bartending shift two Wednesdays ago, I delved into the "Drinks of Drink" notebook once the finances were done for the night. There, I came across the Menage that I had noted was crafted sometime before 2011. I assume that the name is a reference to the French term ménage à trois since there are three herbal elements playing around here. In the glass, the Menage welcomed the senses with a caramel, Green Chartreuse herbal, and menthol aroma. Next, the Fernet and Cynar's caramel notes filled the sip, and the swallow consummated things with vegetal, herbaceous, minty, and menthol flavors. Surprisingly, the Chartreuse took the forefront on the aroma and swallow despite being a more minor component volume-wise.