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Chocolate Negroni

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Discerning Drinkers (167)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 fl oz Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
3⁄4 fl oz Italian red bitter liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Giffard White Crème de Cacao Liqueur
6 drop Chocolate bitters

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange slice wheel.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. Garnish with orange slice wheel.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Chocolate Negroni contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 22.35% alc./vol. (44.7° proof)
  • 18.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from a recipe created in the noughties by Naren Young in New York City, USA.

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Review

The chocolate in this riff on a classic Negroni seems to boost the orange notes in the Italian red bitter liqueur.

Cocktail of the day:

5th February 2026 is World Nutella Day

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Comments & Discussion

Anne Cunningham
Still sipping…. So complex with a lovely, velvety, chocolatey texture… Yum!
score: 1
Anne Cunningham
I used Martini red bitters and Antica Formula. What a divinely decadent drink - still deliciously bitter, but like sipping Seville oranges laced with the darkest, most brittle luxury chocolate. A keeper.
score: 1
Per Lennart
Tried once with Campari, which completely overpowered the drink. Much better chocolate flavour when using Carpano Botanic Bitter.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
I may have gone overboard with the chocolate bitters but this is really good with Cocchi Dopo Teatro Vermouth Amaro.
score: 3
John CARR Premium Member
Easily done! Salut!
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
I accidentally put Cynar instead of Campari on this occasion but want unhappy as it retained the fundamental sweet- bitter balance and just added some extra depth.
score: 1
Luca Sorriso Valvo
Stirred with some scraps of orange peel (from shaping the garnish), great roundness and velvety texture, it tastes like a slightly improved Negroni with hints of complexity from the cocoa (I used a homemade creme de cacao, might have helped). Definitely at par with the classic version.
score: 2
John CARR Premium Member
Retrying with the brilliant de Kuyper cacao. Just so delicious! Did add a splash extra cacao and one extra drop of bob’s excellent chocolate bitters.
score: 3
John CARR Premium Member
I’m going to go with the crowd and advocate for 10ml cacao and 8 drops chocolate bitters. As a chocolate lover, if it says chocolate I expect chocolate!
score: 3
Lynn Garvie
Probably my favourite Negroni variant. I'm currently enjoying this for Negroni Week 2024. I don't think I've had this variant since New Year and right now I'm struggling to work out why not :-D (Chocolate Negroni)
score: 3
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
This is a beautifully balanced cocktail. To those commenters here advocating more chocolate, I would simply say that it's a Chocolate Negroni, not Negroni chocolate.
score: 3
Todd Maguire
This drink was well-received by my crowd on Easter. Couldn't find Dutch Cacao so I settled for a generic brand. Will try more chocolate next time, as noted in other comments.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
As noted by others, the chocolate is subtle, but definitely present. A really delicious Negroni!
score: 1

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