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For other uses, see Negroni (disambiguation).| IBA official cocktail | |
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| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit | |
| Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
| Standard garnish | orange peel |
| Standard drinkware |  |
| IBA specified ingredients† | |
| Preparation | Stir into glass over ice, garnish and serve. |
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The Negroni cocktail is made of 1 part gin, 1 part sweet vermouth, and 1 part bitters, traditionally Campari. It is considered an apéritif, a pre-dinner cocktail intended to stimulate the appetite.
History
The most common story is that the Negroni was invented in Florence, Italy in 1919, at Caffè Casoni, later called "Caffè Giacosa", by Count Camillo Negroni, who invented it by asking a bartender (Fosco Scarselli) to add gin to the Americano, his favorite drink. The word Negroni does not appear in English cocktail guides before 1947.
After the success of the cocktail, the Negroni Family founded Negroni Distillerie in Treviso, Italy, and produced a ready-made version of the drink, sold as "Antico Negroni 1919".
Variations
Variants of the Negroni also exist:
- A less authentic, but also less mouth-puckering, recipe is equal measures of gin, red vermouth and white vermouth.
- In the United States, the Negroni is often served "straight up" in a martini glass, with a dash of sparkling water and lemon, rather than orange zest.
- For a hot summer day, the Negroni can be stretched into a thirst quencher with soda (see Americano).
- the Negroni Sbagliato ("Wrong" Negroni), where spumante brut is substituted for the gin. It was invented at Bar Basso in Milan. Popular in Italy.
- the Negroski, where vodka is substituted for the gin. Popular in Italy.
- the Brunosky where the vodka is Grey Goose L'Orange and is served with a splash of Schweppes bitter lemon.
- A Sparkling Negroni is a Negroni served straight up in a martini glass with champagne or prosecco added. This is usually served with an orange twist.
- A Negroni served with orange juice was named a Negroni Malato (Sick Negroni) at Bar Piccolino in Exchange Sq, London during the 2007 financial crisis, by Italian bankers employed at nearby RBS offices
See also
References
- Cecchini, Toby (06 October 2002). "SHAKEN AND STIRRED; Dressing Italian". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Luca Picchi, Sulle tracce del conte. La vera storia del cocktail Negroni, Edizioni Plan, Florenz, ISBN 88-88719-16-4
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