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Negroni
Equal parts gin, Campari and vermouth – bitter, bright, ruby red
Gin, Campari and sweet vermouth in equal parts, stirred into a bittersweet, ruby-red aperitivo. Juniper and orange oils cut through Campari's bitterness while the vermouth brings spice and body. Best before dinner, when you want to wake up the appetite.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- One large cube
- Technique
- Stirred · Strained
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- 3 min
- Strength
- ≈ 23% ABV
Ingredients
- 30 mlLondon dry gin1 oz
- 30 mlCampari1 oz
- 30 mlSweet vermouth1 oz
- GarnishOrange peel
≈ 108 ml served · 2 standard drinks
Method
- 1
Add the gin, Campari and sweet vermouth to a mixing glass.
- 2
Fill with ice and stir for about 20 seconds, until well chilled.
- 3
Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass and strain the drink over it.
- 4
Express an orange peel over the drink and drop it in.
History
The most widely told story places its birth around 1919 at Caffè Casoni in Florence, where Count Camillo Negroni is said to have asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his Americano with gin instead of soda water. The details are hard to verify, but the Florentine origin is widely accepted.
- Origin
- Florence, Italy
- First recorded
- 1919
Bartender's notes
- No mixing glass? Build it straight over ice in the rocks glass and stir – it's how many Italian bars make it.
- Swap the gin for prosecco to make a Negroni Sbagliato, or for bourbon to make a Boulevardier.
- A rich, vanilla-forward vermouth softens the bitterness; a juniper-heavy gin sharpens it.
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