Rocha Negra
Black Rock
No botanical breakdown is recorded for this one, so take the name as the only guide: Rocha Negra, Black Rock, points at the dry and stony end of gin rather than the sweet, floral end — juniper first, a mineral edge behind it. Everything else is worth tasting before it is written down.
Serve — suggested, not sourced
Tonic — Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water, 1:2 — plain and dry, so nothing is added that the gin can't be checked against
Garnish — Grapefruit twist
Negroni
gin · campari · sweet vermouth · orange
Equal parts, stirred over ice, orange peel.
Why this gin — A gin called Black Rock is claiming a dry, stony backbone, and that is exactly what holds its own against Campari and sweet vermouth.