Sicilian Negroni

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (70 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
1 oz Blood orange juice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare orange slice for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with orange slice.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Blood orange juice replaces sweet vermouth in this fruity Negroni.

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AKA: Blood Orange Negroni

History:

Discovered in 2006 at The Last Supper Club, San Francisco, USA.
Negroni cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Sicilian Negroni contains 151 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 16.23% alc./vol. (16.23° proof)
  • 14.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Justine Fehley’s Avatar Justine Fehley
26th September 2024 at 00:36
Very good. I used Old Raj Blue to kick up the abv to make up for the lack of vermouth, and Santoni Bitter, which is sweet at first, with the bitterness coming through on the finish. Good combo with the orange.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
30th April 2023 at 00:32
Fortunately I live in an area where blood oranges are easy to get as all types of citrus is grown locally. This was outstanding. The blood orange juice adds a hint of sweetness and citrus which softens the flavour of the finished cocktail.
Harrison Marshall’s Avatar Harrison Marshall
22nd April 2023 at 19:12
As it’s rare to find blood oranges available here, this also works with Solerno liqueur.
Stephen Broughall’s Avatar Stephen Broughall
26th March 2023 at 23:54
Excellent negroni variation, not far off the original. Much depends on the blood oranges used. Might be good as a long drink with soda water?
26th December 2022 at 14:57
Absolutely amazing. I'm from the South of Italy. This cocktail takes me back home. Thanks for sharing this great recipe!
Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
30th August 2022 at 21:24
A nice riff of the Negroni. Maybe just a tad sweeter than a regular Negroni (probably depends on the Blood oranges) but not by much. I enjoyed it.
Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
27th March 2023 at 06:43
It is exactly just that.
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
13th February 2022 at 21:00
Simple but effective