Name: Negroni Sour
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Negroni Sour
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Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Egg white replacement (vegan)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
DRY SHAKE (without ice).
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Just as advertised on the tin, this is a bittersweet and sour straight-up Negroni. Pucker up, it's a tasty aperitivo.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Negroni Sour contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
10.67% alc./vol. (10.67° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

17th June at 13:55

This is delicious. We split the citrus 50:50 lemon and orange juice...more luscious for us.

Fredie Martineau

15th June at 16:19

Tried it with ferro china baliva instead of Campari.
So obviously this did give a brown colour to the cocktail.
Rather have the iron negroni cocktail or standard negroni.
Not convinced about the sour element added to this.

Andrew Gelb

14th June at 02:18

Very tasty drink! I do reverse dry shake, but otherwise followed the recipe. I think it's delicious and does temper and sweeten a wee bit the usual Negroni bitterness. I make our Negronis with a 50/50 Campari/Aperol blend and may try this drink that way. But, it's just fine as is. Cheers!

Tony Jones

30th March at 19:04

Ratios provided a very tasty drink with Campari and Punt E Mes rather than Struchi (isn't Campari the default for Negroni?).
A great aperitif.

Lynn Garvie

16th September 2024 at 20:54

This is an excellent way to kick off Negroni Week 2024. Happy Monday! (Negroni Sour)

Arthur IvMard

8th August 2024 at 11:36

I'll admit it straight away - I'm a bitterness lover.
By replacing vermouth with Punt e Mes, I got a great balance of bitterness, sweetness and acidity.
I warn you right away: the bitterness is forward, but the lemony and sugary aftertaste is incredible!

Peter McCarthy

25th June 2024 at 22:50

This really lets the orange in the Campari shine through. Bitterness is still there but less intense than a regular Negroni, not surprisingly. Mild lemon. Herbal. Smooth. A bit on sweet side. This is a nice option if you're not in the mood for something as bitter as a Negroni, or don't like how bitter a Negroni is. Could also be a good "gateway" cocktail for those that are not familiar with Campari.

Milan Djordjevic

8th October 2023 at 20:29

Very tasty cocktail for me, it has the right amount of bitter, sweet, and sour. It gives a creamy mouthfeel and refreshing taste, and don't forget the beautiful smell of orange peel.