Method
Build:
- Fill a rocks glass with ice. Single large cube preferred.
- Add equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth (1 oz each).
- Stir for 15 to 20 seconds with a bar spoon to chill and lightly dilute.
Garnish:
- Cut a wide strip of orange peel. Hold it over the glass, twist with the skin facing the drink to spray the oils, then drop it in or perch it on the rim.
Nutrition
Notes
The Negroni is famously bitter. If you are new to it, drink the first one slowly and let your palate adjust. By the second sip you will understand. By the third you are an Italian.
For a slightly less aggressive version, swap Campari for Aperol. That makes it a Bicicletta or, with prosecco, an Aperol Spritz adjacent.
Origin story: Count Camillo Negroni in Florence, 1919, asked the bartender at Caffe Casoni to swap soda for gin in his Americano. Bartender obliged. Drink was named after him. Italy has been pouring it ever since.