Revisited this as a Luxardo love-in: their appetitivo plus abano amaro. The abano really noticeable, added a good splash of Soda water to balance, which it loves anyway. Might try against Aperol another time.

Hey, it’s a good alternative when you drank all your Campari (and happen to have all the other things).

The Aperol lightens it up compared to the standard Negroni, but the carpano + Averna retain the body and fullness of flavour. A nice freshness of the orange twist highlighting the citrus in the amaro. An excellent Negroni riff.

Used Oregon Spirit gin and replaced the Aperol with Contratto Bitter red liqueur ("Campari Lite"). Still kinda sweet but more bitter flavors than Aperol would provide. Per D. Kavrakov I gave it a dash of Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters, which complemented the Averna nicely. The Averna makes it heavier and richer and more complex than a conventional Campari-based Negroni so I garnished with lemon zest instead of orange for contrast. Very good Negroni variant.

Exquisite, one of my favourites. A dash of Old fashioned bitters completes this exclusive palette.

I don't have Antica, so I figured I'd try Punt E Mes as a vaguely strong vermouth..it's good, but I wonder if punt e mes simply isn't in the same class as antica here. It's just quite a muted negroni.

A super alternative to a straight negroni, dialing down the bitterness and introducing more flavour.

delish. sweet, but not too sweet with bitterness at the end.