The Negroni is a popular Italian cocktail, made of one part gin, one part vermouth rosso (red, semi-sweet), and one part Campari, garnished with orange peel. A traditionally made Negroni is stirred, not shaken, and built over ice in an old-fashioned or rocks glass and garnished with a slice of orange. Outside of Italy an orange peel is often used in place of an orange slice.
Bitter, sweet, dry, and refreshing all at once, the red colored cocktail has developed a reputation as a all time drink and there is never a bad time to whip one up.
INGREDIENTS
- Gin
- Sweet vermouth
- Campari
Steps
Add the ingredients to a mixing glass with 1 handful of ice and stir for 30 seconds mkaing the drink chill and less dilute then shaking in cocktail shaker.
Strain into a lowball or Old Fashioned glass filled with ice.
Variations
There are many variations of the Negroni and my favourite one is “Boulevardier”. you can read below how a simple swaping of spirit brings up a different profile and taste.
Boulevardier: swap out 1 ounce gin with 1 1/2 ounces bourbon whiskey.
Old Pal: swap gin with whiskey and swap the sweet vermouth for dry vermouth.
Americano: swap out the gin for soda water for a bubbly highball cocktail.
Mezcal Negroni: swap out the gin for mezcal.
Negroni Sbagliato: swap out the gin for Prosecco!
White Negroni: a lighter, floral take: swap sweet vermouth for Lillet Blanc and Campari for Suze.
