White Negroni

Pale, but don't read that as mild. Campari and rosso step aside for something drier and more herbal, and there are two routes in. The modern classic, from Wayne Collins, runs gin with Suze and Lillet Blanc; the Suze brings a dry, earthy gentian bitterness that can catch you out for how sharp it goes. The other route works off a bitter bianco and a pale vermouth, cleaner and a touch softer. Both turn up on menus as a white Negroni, so both live here, though they taste different enough that it's worth knowing which you've got.