Name: MonteNegroni
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 35 ml Amaro; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

MonteNegroni
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 ¹⁄₆ oz	Amaro Montenegro
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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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.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro), 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:

While the proportions of the classic Negroni are accepted as being equal parts, with some boozehounds slightly upping the gin, the proportions of this amaro-dolce riff vary tremendously. Recipes include equal parts to twice as much amaro as the other ingredients, to one-and-a-half parts gin to one part each of the other ingredients. Having tried them all (well, all I could find/come up with). I've settled on this 7:6:5 formula which is amaro-forward, yet with assertive gin notes and not being overly sweet or boozy. However, you may prefer this recipe from Montenegro:
40ml (1⅓oz) Amaro Montenegro
20ml (⅔oz) Gin
20ml (⅔oz) Rosso (sweet) Vermouth
2 drops Aromatic bitters

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Variant:

Made with Rosso Antico in place of rosso (sweet) vermouth.

History:

Rudi Carraro, global brand ambassador for Amaro Montenegro, has his own version of the MonteNegroni consisting:
40ml Amaro Montenegro
25ml Brooklyn Gin
20ml Select Aperitivo

Nutrition:

One serving of MonteNegroni contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.36% alc./vol. (21.36° proof)
19.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Martin Mangold

9th May at 22:07

I accidentally used campari instead of Vermouth – am, nonetheless, very happy with the result.

Dan Anderson

26th April at 20:22

Very nice cocktail, used Cocchi vermouth. By the time I really started enjoying this drink my glass was empty.

Justin Aniello

20th December 2024 at 00:20

Made with Nonino in place of Montenegro, better than I was expecting! Sweet but not overly so, still enough gin in the front with the Nonino mellowing the aftertaste. Very well balanced.

Dave Smith

9th June 2024 at 01:01

Ah the benefits of science. This is a tasty cocktail, followed Simon’s version. I just picked up the Montenegro and it is definitely different.

John CARR

17th May 2024 at 12:49

In the interests of science 😉 tried a side by side comparison of the 2:1:1 (Monténégro heavy) version, 2:1:1 gin, heavy, 3:2:2 gin, and Mr Difford’s ‘official’ version. Simon’s is definitely the most balanced, Monténégro heavy is pleasant and approachable, on the sweet side and perhaps a little boring, gin heavy 2:1:1 for a hit.
Proving great ingredients work well almost irrespective of what one does. Used antico Rosso as the vermouth, as recommended on the tag that came on the Montenegro.