Negroni Recipe

Negroni

Adjust the classic proportions of the gin, vermouth, and Campari in a Negroni cocktail recipe for this updated version from London’s Chiltern Firehouse.

Yield: Makes 1 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1½ ounces gin
• 1 ounce Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
• ¾ ounce Campari
• 1 orange

Instruction:

1. Stir gin, vermouth, and Campari in an ice-filled mixing glass until very cold, about 30 seconds. Strain cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer or a slotted spoon into an ice-filled rocks glass.
2. Using a small serrated knife, remove a 1″ strip of peel from the orange (some white pith is okay); it should be stiff enough to provide some resistance when bent. Twist over drink to express oils; discard. Garnish with 3 very thin orange slices.

Classic negroni

To make the perfect classic negroni cocktail all you need is balance: use equal parts gin, vermouth and Campari, and choose the best products you have in reach

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Nutrition Facts: calories 183 calories, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Sodium 0.03 milligram of sodium

Ingredients:

• 25ml gin
• 25ml sweet vermouth
• 25ml Campari
• ice
• slice of orange

Instruction:

1. Pour the gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass or jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the glass feels cold.
2. Strain into a tumbler and add 1 large ice sphere or some fresh ice, and garnish with an orange slice, using a blood orange when in season.

The Best Negroni

The Negroni is a world-famous Italian aperitivo created in Florence, Italy in 1919. The cocktail traditionally mixes gin, sweet vermouth, and the iconic Italian red bitter Campari, though the use of other bitters is a source of debate. As the story goes, the drink was invented after Count Camillo Negroni requested an Americano with more kick while imbibing at the city’s Caffe Giacosa. The resulting cocktail, which included gin, was named in honor of the Count. The Negroni is often served before a meal in order to stimulate the appetite, but is versatile enough to be enjoyed at any time. Need the right vermouth? See our picks for the best vermouths for Negronis!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 1

Nutrition Facts: calories 192 calories

Ingredients:

• 1 oz London Dry gin
• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1 oz Campari
• Orange twist

Instruction:

1. Add all ingredients to a chilled rocks glass with ice.
2. Stir until chilled.
3. Garnish with an orange twist or wedge.

Negroni Cocktail

Glowing red, the Negroni manages to be both sophisticated and simple at the same time and is definitely for a grown-up palate – for many it’s simply too bitter. It takes its depth from the vermouth, is centred by the bittersweet liqueur, and is made to sing through the vitality of the gin. It makes the perfect aperitivo and, though popular the world over, is the traditional default during aperitivo hour in Milan. In line with my preferred Negroni proportions, most recipes call for the ingredients to be mixed in equal parts. In his 2003 The Joy of Mixology Gary Regan emphatically states, “don’t experiment with the proportions here – the balance is of primary importance…. and using equal parts of each ingredient is absolutely necessary to achieve perfection.” However, by 2012 Gary had become “gaz” and in The Negroni: A gaz regan Notion he says, “you can slap my wrist and call me Deborah if it doesn’t also work no matter what ratios you use.” He adds, “I tend toward around 4 parts gin to one part each of sweet vermouth and Campari”. Not Deborah but Alice Lascelles adds in her Ten Cocktails, “if you’re feeling really cocky, you can even alter the balance of the formula without putting yourself in mortal danger – just make sure you always observe that holy trinity of earthy/spicy (vermouth), bittersweet/syrupy (Campari or similar Italian bitter) and strong/clean gin, vodka or even blanco tequila can work – although gin is always best, I think.” Some misguided folk call for the Negroni to be shaken but it should, of course, be stirred, although there is something about this no-nonsense drink that doesn’t suit fussing about with mixing glasses and strainers, so I prefer the ingredients assembled and mixed directly over ice in the glass in which it is to be served. Some choose to serve Negronis straight-up in a chilled coupe, in which case it’s essential to give this noble drink a good stir with ice to provide enough dilution to open up its many botanicals. Always garnish a Negroni with an orange twist or slice, the use of a lemon is a heinous crime.

Prep: 03

Total: 03

Yield: 1

Nutrition Facts: calories 119 calories

Ingredients:

• 30 ml Gin
• 30 ml Campari or other red bitter liqueur
• 30 ml Vermouth – Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth

Instruction:

1. POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass and STIR

NEGRONI Cocktail Recipe