Negroni
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz London dry gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz vermouth rosso
- Garnish: orange twist
INSTRUCTIONS
Add the ingredients together in a cocktail shaker. Stir well with cracked ice. Strain into a glass over cubed ice, then garnish with a twist of orange peel.
NOTES
A Negroni is typically stirred, not shaken. But try a light shake, as you see below; the cocktail has enough sweet components to warrant a slight froth.
The Negroni is, quite simply, a perfect cocktail. Maybe it’s the perfect cocktail. With equal parts Campari, gin, and sweet vermouth, it couldn’t be easier to make, proving that, like Stooges and Musketeers, the best things really do come in threes. Intended to be sipped, it’s refreshing on a hot day. It’s youthful next to an Old Fashioned. It lends the drinker a certain continental sophistication. And it doesn’t skimp on the ABV.
Bitter, sweet, dry, and refreshing all at once, the carmine-colored cocktail has developed a reputation as a summer mainstay, but the truth is there’s never really a bad time to whip one up. And this year, the Negroni is celebrating its hundredth birthday. We’ll drink to that.
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