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St. George's Negroni

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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 fl oz Italian red bitter liqueur
1⁄2 fl oz Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
1⁄2 fl oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Tawny Port

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel (dehydrated blood orange).

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of St. George's Negroni contains 173 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 22.23% alc./vol. (44.46° proof)
  • 20 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe discovered in February 2022 at the Library Bar at London's Landsborough Hotel under the "Robust Cocktails" section of their menu, described as a "Apothecary mix of Martini Bitters, French Aperitif Dubonnet, Graham's Port 10 years old & uplifted with Bombay Sapphire gin."

Review

Port and aromatised wine add red berry fruit flavours to this riff on a Negroni.

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Comments & Discussion

John CARR Premium Member
Had been wondering how port snd gin could go together and here it is. Lacking Dubonnet I ended up with port, punt e mes and, following Andy’s idea, 4 drops Bob’s chocolate bitters. Pleasantly Porty. Dried blood orange slice as garnish. Will return once Dubonnet is again in house.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
Even better as written. A new favourite negroni variation. Rich and sumptuous. I did bump up the gin to 40, and could potentially dial down the Campari a little, but that’s the existential conflict of all negronis. Top stuff.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
Also very good with 5ml Becherovka, riffing on the wonderful Christmas negroni - and somewhat on a witches negroni - a Lark negroni perhaps?
score: 1
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
Robust is right! Almost only a Negroni by name, more like a bittersweet digestive. By the way, is Dubonnet a poor man's port?
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Excellent aperitivo. Used St. George's Dry Rye Gin. Created a very flavourful cocktail. Easy to sip and excellent with a nice sharp cheddar cheese.
score: 4

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