Classic Cocktail How To: The Negroni
You may not know it yet, but the Negroni is your new favorite cocktail. It’s strong, balanced, absolutely delicious, and makes a perfect pre-dinner cocktail that’ll match nearly anything you’re eating during the warm months.
The drink was supposedly invented in Florence in the 1920s, when Count Negroni asked the bartender to pump up his Americano (equal parts sweet vermouth and Campari, served tall with soda water) with gin.
And if you’re brave enough to flame an orange peel, it’s totally worth it. The toastiness of the orange oils mixed with the bitters and the spices of gin is a very fine thing indeed.
The Negroni
- 1 oz. Campari
- 1 oz. sweet vermouth
- 1 oz. gin
- orange slice or flamed orange peel
Fill a rocks glass with ice, and add the spirits. Garnish with orange.
Chris
