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How to Make a Negroni
This hugely popular cocktail has been an Italian favourite for decades, the rich, bitter complexity of this drink makes it a unique and moreish cocktail. Read on to learn all about how to make a Negroni.
Ingredients
25ml Gin
25ml Sweet Vermouth
25ml Campari
Orange Twist or Slice to Garnish
Cubed Ice
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
124 calories
Allergens:
No common allergens to be found, although, since every body is different, we advise you check out this recipe's ingredients list just to be sure!
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Get a rocks glass and chill in the freezer.
Get your Boston tin or large stirring glass and, using a jigger to measure, pour in your gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth.
Fill your tin or stirring glass with plenty of cubed ice and stir the contents for 15-30 seconds to achieve optimum dilution and temperature.
Remove your glass from the freezer and fill with cubed ice.
Use your Hawthorne strainer to strain the mixture into your rocks glass.
Garnish with some ginger or a piece of pinched lemon peel.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Jigger/Measure
Bar Spoon
Hawthorne Strainer
Boston tin/Stirring glass
Ice
History
The most widely accepted version of how the Negroni was invented can be traced back to Florence in 1919. It is said that Count Camillo Negroni came back to Italy from America after spending time on a cattle ranch.
He had a new found like of hard liquor and asked the bartender at Caffè Casoni, reported to be Fosco Scarselli, to replace the soda in his Americano with gin. There are of course some conflicting accounts, as with any history of a cocktail. Family of General Pascal Olivier de Negroni, Count de Negroni claim that he was the Count Negroni who invented the drink in 1857 in Senegal.
The most widely accepted version of how the Negroni was invented can be traced back to Florence in 1919. It is said that Count Camillo Negroni came back to Italy from America after spending time on a cattle ranch. He had a new found like of hard liquor and asked the bartender at Caffè Casoni, reported to be Fosco Scarselli, to replace the soda in his Americano with gin.
