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One of our most popular cocktails from Thanksgiving through to the end of the December holiday period. Reminiscent of a brandy-based Negroni served straight-up...
Justin Aniello
23rd December 2025 at 01:51
Nice warmer and subtler version of a Negroni, get more of that Campari citrus flavor without the gin competing.
20th December 2025 at 15:59
More like a Brandy based Boulevardier. Still nice and festive. I remember this being 4.5*, so I wonder why did it become downgraded to 4!
20th December 2025 at 16:01
I almost forgot, I bartended a Christmas party once and I used this cocktail. People really enjoyed it. So huge props and credit to Devis d'Ercole for this libation.
23rd September 2025 at 20:34
Very good. First time I used sherry brandy and it was overly sweet. I preferred it with Cognac, or another drier brandy.
5th January 2025 at 01:05
I wouldn't compare this to a Negroni (one of my favorites) but I think it's a more genteel version of a Boulevardier. The cognac doesn't pack the punch of the bonded and cask strength Bourbons I usually use. I did enjoy this cocktail, though.
24th December 2024 at 19:18
Bitter, sweet, loveeeeely.
20th December 2024 at 13:45
Tried both spec and CB’s Valentino style. Reading the description for Martini rubino vermouth, I split the Campari with Select, actual vermouth was carpano. Two dashes of my favourite Bitter Truth orange bitters. Wonderful orange notes balancing the richness and bittersweetness of the other ingredients. I combined remy Martin and Camus cognacs to happy effect. A fitting celebratory libation for the end of my working year!
29th December 2024 at 04:16
My Holiday Special Edition Celebration, which was as dark as a Manhattan, consisted of Camus VSOP "Elegance," Tempus Fugit Gran Classico Bitter, and Tempus Fugit Alessio Rosso Vermouth in 3:2:2 proportions, with Angostura Orange Bitters. As Kristi remarked, "This is NOT for amateurs!"
20th December 2024 at 13:45
Cocchi vermouth do Torino I found too bitter here.
2nd December 2024 at 21:38
If you like a Negroni, you'll like it. If you don't, you won't. Personally I think Negroni's are too bitter so I doubled the cognac and added a skosh of Licor 43 to "simulate" the flavours of Carpano Antica. Still a bit too bitter but a lot more to my style.
19th November 2024 at 12:56
This is lovely but a bit sweet for us. So we added 20ml Antica Torino dry vermouth. Still fitted snugly in our Nick and Nora glasses.
30th January 2024 at 05:49
Very good as written but also works great Valentino-style with (2:1:1) proportions (1.5 oz cognac, 3/4 oz each vermouth and red bitter). Used Antica Formula and Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter. Served it in DOF glasses with both orange and lemon twists. Excellent!
4th December 2024 at 04:00
I just made this using your proportions and it was delicious and very balanced. We'll be using this recipe often throughout the winter holidays, I think.
2nd December 2024 at 21:40
Agree on the Valentino-style. It helps elevate the cognac and makes it into less of a cognac Negroni.
27th December 2023 at 17:58
If you love Campari and anything bitter this is a nice twist on a negroni
27th December 2023 at 04:33
not for me, imbalanced sourness drowns out everything else.
17th December 2023 at 22:53
If you want to step more away from that sweet, Negroni-like profile, and for an extra layer of flavor, I'd suggest splitting the red bitter liqueur to allow for that darker taste of coffee liqueur. So try 3/4 oz red bitter liqueur and 1/4 oz coffee liqueur.
10th December 2023 at 14:51
This was good and added a nice subtlety to the cousin Negroni. The cognac vs the gin drew more of the fruit out of each of the sweet vermouth and the Campari. I do like it, but not sure I would run to this when after this flavour profile.
4th March 2023 at 20:09
A great variation of the Negroni where you can play with flavour combinations using different cognacs/brandies and vermouths
24th December 2021 at 19:42
Like this very much indeed. A lovely aperitif.
24th December 2021 at 01:33
Very nice addition to my repertoire of equal parts cocktails! I think the Vermouth is key to how sweet it is. I used Vermut Lustau, which is a nice Spanish vermouth.
14th December 2021 at 09:52
Sorry mr. Difford but San Benedetto is located in Italy not in France ;-)
14th December 2021 at 10:50
Thanks for letting me know. Know corrected.
20th November 2021 at 01:32
Too sweet. I added an extra shot of brandy and it didn't help. Boulevardie much better.
20th June 2021 at 23:33
Very nice Negroni style cocktail. Great as an aperitif. Flavours blend together.