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Valentino

Name: Valentino
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon 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 Valentino contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
27.01% alc./vol. (54.02° proof)
24.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

Adapted from a recipe created in February 1999 by Gary "gaz" Regan and published in his 2001 book, The Joy of Mixology.

VALENTINO
After saying that you shouldn't adjust the ratios when making a Negroni, Mardee and I did just that when we created this drink in February 1999, for the Valentine's Day issue of Ardent Spirits e-letter. This was a no-brainer, but the resultant cocktail is far different from the Negroni, and I believe that it's a good example of what can be done with a tried-and-true recipe.
2 ounces gin
½ ounce Campari
½ ounce sweet vermouth
1 orange twist, for garnish
STIR over ice and STRAIN into a chilled cocktail glass. Add the garnish.

VALENTINO (VODKA)
Merely the vodka-based version of the Valentino.
2 ounces vodka
½ ounce Campari
½ ounce sweet vermouth
1 orange twist, for garnish
STIR AND STRAIN into a chilled glass. Add the garnish.
Gary Regan, The Joy of Mixology, 2021

More cocktails by Gary 'gaz' Regan

Review

A variation on the Negroni. More gin and less liqueur and vermouth make for an unusual bittersweet Martini.

Variations/similar cocktails

Gary also created a vodka-based version of the same cocktail, simply titled "Valentino (Vodka)".

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$33.99 $2.72 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

Campari Bitter 375ml - makes 25 cocktails
$19.99 $0.80 per cocktail Campari Bitter image

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Comments & Discussion

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John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Needed an orange coloured cocktail to celebrate Koningsdag. This was perfect. Nicely bitter and perfect as an aperitif.

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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Hi Michael, just checked and your right. I've added quote from the book with the original recipe above. I also tried gaz's 4:1:1 ratio and preferred 4:1:2 as above.

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