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THE ULTIMATE NEGRONI Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Equal parts of:

-Gin
-Sweet Vermouth
-Campari

OPTIONAL: Orange slice or zest strip.
Directions:
Directions:
1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2. Add the 3 liquors.

3. Shake for 30-seconds.

4. Pour over ice-filled glass, or strain into well-chilled cocktail glass.

5. Garnish with an orange slice, or orange zest strip dropped into drink.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
1
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
5 mins
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Bitter, sweet, dry, and refreshing all at once, the scarlet cocktail has developed a reputation as a summer mainstay, but the truth is there’s never really a bad time to whip one up.

BACK STORY:
A full century ago, an Italian Count by the name of Camillo Negroni stepped into his favorite café and pleaded for something stronger than his typical Americano—a concoction of Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water. (He was likely ordering it by its original name, the Milano-Torino, or Mi-To, but it was rebranded for the American ex-pats who came to love it during Prohibition.) His friend and bartender Fosco Scarselli substituted gin for soda, added an orange garnish, and the Negroni was born.

Over the last 100 years, the Negroni has picked up quite the following: Ernest Hemingway was a noted fan of the drink, as was the late great Anthony Bourdain, who frequently made them for his film crew while on the road.

 

 

 

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