Name: Milanese G&T
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Red bitter liqueur; 30 ml Gin; 120 ml Tonic water

Milanese G&T
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Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
1 fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
4 fl oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.

How to make:

POUR all ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Briefly STIR.

Garnish:

Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Depending on how you view this, it's a traditional Gin & Tonic with a splash of bitter liqueur adding colour and herbal fruity complexity. Or a G&T take on the classic Negroni cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2016 at Campari's then-London office in The Shard.

Nutrition:

One serving of Milanese G&T contains 184 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
8.69% alc./vol. (17.38° proof)
15.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Bocman

22nd November 2025 at 13:37

It’s a bit too bitter for my taste, but it’s still good. 🍊

Avery Garnett

10th October 2024 at 14:49

It's very good - how can it not be? - but I prefer the Italian G&T. The Campari is quite dominant and the gin is only really there to provide some backbone.

Monkey Beng

10th August 2024 at 21:23

How much Indian Tonic Water to you use ? Égal or much more ? Thx

Simon Difford

11th August 2024 at 08:33

Aim for 4oz / 120ml of tonic water.

Dave Smith

4th August 2024 at 00:36

I love Campari and agree with the ratio here. I had a little extra tonic to polish off but Campari comes through. Definitely a 5 rating

Matheus Martins

2nd August 2024 at 12:48

I love minimalist cocktails and in this one I took the liberty of giving a flavor upgrade by infusing the campari with strawberries. It was magnificent.

Yossi Burg

9th July 2024 at 09:29

I've always been a one part (60ml) to part (120ml) G&T person. Same ratio for the Milanese G&T- 30/30/120ml. Served in ice filled double rocks glass. More enjoyable and agreeable than a Negroni.

Jack Reid

18th November 2023 at 07:18

I don't particularly like London dry gin, or Campari, or tonic. But this is somehow a very well balanced drink with only a subtle bitterness; and I like it, more than a little. Made with Gordon's London Dry, Campari (28.5%) and Fever Tree Premium Indian. What is balancing out the bitterness?

Peter McCarthy

31st October 2024 at 02:39

Re: balancing out the bitterness: my guess would be the sugar in the tonic and Campari.

Nick Bull

6th October 2023 at 18:10

Delicious aperitif. Simple, easy to make yet with a sophistacated air. Dangerously easy to drink…

John Hinojos

29th September 2023 at 00:45

Loved this. Not being a Negroni fan, was unsure of this. It has the bitterness of the Negroni, but has a lightness that we found very pleasant. Would do this again. Perfect anytime, but it was great on a warm Autumn afternoon.