Name: Kingston Negroni
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Jamaican OP aged rum; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 30 ml Red bitter liqueur

Kingston Negroni
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Photographed in a Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Ingredients:
1 oz	Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with orange slice wheel.

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:

The huge character of pungent rum is matched with a bittersweet liqueur and sweet vermouth combo. Not for everyone but a Negroni riff worth trying.

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History:

Created in 2013 by Joaquín Simó at Pouring Ribbons in New York City, USA.
See: Negroni cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Kingston Negroni contains 207 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
26.51% alc./vol. (26.51° proof)
23.9 grams of pure alcohol

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mregisterfl

29th March at 04:22

Tried it with Doctor Bird, Antica and Campari. I am not ashamed to admit that Doctor Bird is too funky for me. Back to Smith & Cross.

You have been warned! Dr Bird is for serious rum drinkers who LOVE hogo.

Jurre Jansma

12th March at 15:02

I make mine with 45mL of the Ultimate Mai Tai rumblend (equal ratios of Plantation OFTD, Xaymaca, Smith&Cross, Appleton 8 y/o) and some tiki bitters or chocolate bitters. When having a sweet tooth, I sometimes add a 20 mL of dark creme de cacao or homemade banana liqueur absolutely delicious!

Robert Spain

25th November 2024 at 19:22

I cannot imagine a better Negroni riff. Smith and Cross really delivered once more.

ASM 123

31st August 2024 at 12:56

SUCH a good drink! Simon when you work out the ABV are you including the water from dilution?

Simon Difford

31st August 2024 at 13:07

Yes, for this cocktail at 27%.

Simon Sedgley

27th August 2024 at 07:36

This is our favourite Negroni. We use Xaymaca Special Dry Pot Still. What that lacks in over-proof it makes up for in strength and complexity of aroma and flavour.

Peter McCarthy

30th May 2024 at 23:22

This is intense, but I like it. Strong Smith & Cross funk up front, followed by bittersweet, slightly herbal orange and wine notes on the back-end, effectively mellowing out some of the rougher notes you can get from Smith & Cross.

Colin Cook

17th March 2024 at 14:31

Tried making this with Plantation O.F.T.D., which was the closest I had to a Jamaican overproof rum. It did not disappoint!

Frederic D.

4th February 2024 at 21:54

It takes an assertive spirit to stand up to Campari in an equal parts drink, but Smith & Cross is more than up for the task. This is a great drink, deftly balancing funk and bitterness with the underlying support of sweetness from the vermouth.

G. M. Genovese

11th January 2024 at 14:39

Had this awhile back with Smith & Cross; it's good... Just tried this twice with Hamilton 151. 3/4 parts 151 to one part of the other two was the best blend... I'm dreaming of trying 1.5 parts Doctor Bird in this, hmm. Will report back. (11 Jan 2024, 9:38a)