Name: Negroni and the Goat
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 15 ml Averna Amaro

Negroni and the Goat
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
³⁄₄ oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

Negroni in name and Negroni in style with the sweetness of Aperol countered by the use of amaro.

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History:

This riff on a Negroni was originally served straight-up in a coupe and comes from The Girl And The Goat restaurant in Chicago, USA where it was created in 2014.

Nutrition:

One serving of Negroni and the Goat contains 236 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
21.81% alc./vol. (21.81° proof)
22.9 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

13 hours ago

Revisited this as a Luxardo love-in: their appetitivo plus abano amaro. The abano really noticeable, added a good splash of Soda water to balance, which it loves anyway. Might try against Aperol another time.

Shawn Cates

10th November 2024 at 01:35

Hey, it’s a good alternative when you drank all your Campari (and happen to have all the other things).

John CARR

8th June 2024 at 14:19

The Aperol lightens it up compared to the standard Negroni, but the carpano + Averna retain the body and fullness of flavour. A nice freshness of the orange twist highlighting the citrus in the amaro. An excellent Negroni riff.

John CARR

8th June 2024 at 14:35

I also tried subbing 10ml of the Averna for Cynar and was very happy with the result. Slightly more mellow and rounded.

John CARR

8th June 2024 at 14:22

I know some use carpano as their standard vermouth in a Negroni or Manhattan, but the balance really works here.

Chris Brislawn

27th March 2024 at 04:16

Used Oregon Spirit gin and replaced the Aperol with Contratto Bitter red liqueur ("Campari Lite"). Still kinda sweet but more bitter flavors than Aperol would provide. Per D. Kavrakov I gave it a dash of Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters, which complemented the Averna nicely. The Averna makes it heavier and richer and more complex than a conventional Campari-based Negroni so I garnished with lemon zest instead of orange for contrast. Very good Negroni variant.

Deyan Kavrakov

27th October 2023 at 08:45

Exquisite, one of my favourites. A dash of Old fashioned bitters completes this exclusive palette.

Avery Garnett

13th June 2023 at 19:40

I don't have Antica, so I figured I'd try Punt E Mes as a vaguely strong vermouth..it's good, but I wonder if punt e mes simply isn't in the same class as antica here. It's just quite a muted negroni.