Negroni
Equal parts, bitter and beautiful. The one you learn first and drink forever.
Ingredients
- 30 ml Gin
- 30 ml Campari
- 30 ml Sweet vermouth
Method
Stir over ice for 20 seconds until properly cold. Strain over a big cube.
- Glass
- Rocks
- Ice
- One large cube
- Garnish
- Orange peel, expressed
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Takes
- About 3 minutes
- Strength
- Strong
- Style
- Stirred
- Tastes
- bitter and spirit-forward
Where it comes from
Florence, around 1919. The accepted story is that Count Camillo Negroni asked his barman at the Caffè Casoni to strengthen his Americano by replacing the soda with gin. The bar swapped the lemon garnish for orange to mark the change.
About this recipe
Charlie Tyler — Editor, Drinki
Specs cross-checked against standard published recipes and IBA measures.
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