Name: Negronic
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 30 ml Tonic water

Negronic
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Glass:

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

POUR all ingredients into ice-filed glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Briefly STIR.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A cocktail which Robert Simonson, the creator's partner, aptly describes as Negroni crossed with a Gin & Tonic. It is surprisingly delicious with the bitter quinine notes in the tonic water going some way to balance the sweet vermouth.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in September 2022 by Mary Kate Murray while visiting her parents on Long Beach Island in New Jersey, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Negronic contains 124 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
15.01% alc./vol. (30.03° proof)
13.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Caitlin Eisner

25th April at 01:53

Better than I thought it would be! I can see this being too sweet for some, but in that case you could add a touch more gin or some club soda to stretch it out a bit.

Gaspar Genaro

5th April 2025 at 07:05

Call me a heretic, but liked this one better than the typical Negroni. And I'm not even a big fan of tonic water. It's a healthy mix of bitter and citrusy, depends on the tonic water you use. Good if you just want to have a big glass of something to get you drunk on a hot day, especially if you're a big guy like me who hardly ever gets drunk.

Paul Holdsworth

6th February 2023 at 19:20

I just tried this, taking a leaf out of James R's book and using 2:1:2 gin, vermouth and tonic. LOVELY drink, very amenable to customisation - I might even try the actual recipe one day!

G. M. Genovese

1st August 2024 at 09:15

Upon first sip, I immediately thought "too much vermouth". The 2:1:2 suggestion puts it in its right place.

James R

4th February 2023 at 01:41

Interesting combination. I'm using tonic syrup and soda water instead of tonic water. The tonic and vermouth complement each other nicely bitter-fruity. I used 2oz of gin (because I normally do my negronis at 2:1:1) and it's taking a a back seat beneath the tonic and vermouth. I'll probably play with it to balance them all together to my liking. I feel like more bite is needed on the gin, so I might ease back on the tonic and vermouth a bit.

Kjell Eriksson

2nd February 2023 at 16:55

Well, pardon a purist, but – no Campari? I think perhaps no Campari, no Negroni. With or without the “c” at the end.

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