Name: Zegroni
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Rum 10+ year old; 20 ml Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

10+ year old blended rum

²⁄₃ fl oz

Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Italian red bitter liqueur

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Zegroni contains 151 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.33% alc./vol. (50.67° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Mark Huang of Taiwan while competing in the "Gentleman's Drinks & Fancy Tipples" round in Diageo's World Class Global competition in 2011. Mark won the round with this cocktail which was originally made with Zacapa 23 rum, hence the name for this riff on a classic Negroni.

Comments & Discussion

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G. M. Genovese Premium Member 13w

Found that I'd run out of Byrrh, so I replaced it with Punt e Mes. Appleton 12 and Bruto Americano along for the ride. Bold fruitiness without being too sweet, bit of dark sugar in the aftertaste. Nice lil sipper.

Garcia Bronson 27w

Made it with Amaro Santoni. Majestic!

michael Monaco 29w

I used byrrh, a Puerto Rican rum and a red Aperitivo that was not Campari. Initially, I thought this was just OK. But it grew on me. I may try it again with different ingredients.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 35w

Excellent with Bacoo 12yr, Byrrh, and Campari. Like a fruity Manhattan riff towards the end.

Matt Premium Member 45w

Simple cocktail, and I thought it was very good. I enjoy Negroni variants - I think this is quite a distance from a Negroni though. Brilliant, clear ruby color, with a hint of yellow/orange - nice in the glass. Rum character leads, but it is closely followed and bracketed by modest bitterness from the Byrrh and Campari. The rum, Byrrh and Campari also work together to create an interesting aged spice flavor. Not a favorite, but worth a shot for those looking to try every possible wrinkle on the Negroni template.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 3y

Tried this tonight and was underwhelmed. I enjoy bitter, but I found this more than I cared for. Will give it another go with slightly increased Dubonnet and less Campari. Depending on how that goes may try swapping out the Campari for Aperol.