St. Raphaël
A wonderfully bitter aperitif from St Raphaël, Le Quina Rouge is made with cinchona bark and bitter orange peels among other botanicals, balancing the richness of red wine. It's inspired by original recipes, and the bottle looks like it stepped straight out of the 1950s. Negronis all around!
Bitter notes of quinquina, dark cocoa and bitter orange balanced by vanilla.
Nothing beats Bonal in my book, but this comes close. Notably more bitter than the ambré, it has all that bittersweet richness you want from a quinquina, delivered in, yes, about the coolest bottle on the market.
