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Chocolate Negroni
The chocolate in this riff on a classic Negroni seems to boost the orange notes in the Italian red bitter liqueur
Anne Cunningham
7th July at 19:43
Still sipping…. So complex with a lovely, velvety, chocolatey texture… Yum!
7th July at 19:21
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.
12th February at 22:36
Tried once with Campari, which completely overpowered the drink. Much better chocolate flavour when using Carpano Botanic Bitter.
27th November 2024 at 02:08
I may have gone overboard with the chocolate bitters but this is really good with Cocchi Dopo Teatro Vermouth Amaro.
14th January at 14:41
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.
14th January at 14:38
Easily done! Salut!
16th November 2024 at 18:14
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.
17th October 2024 at 13:46
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.
17th October 2024 at 14:03
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!
21st September 2024 at 21:32
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)
23rd June 2024 at 06:27
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.
2nd April 2024 at 16:20
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.
2nd April 2024 at 10:30
As noted by others, the chocolate is subtle, but definitely present. A really delicious Negroni!
5th February 2024 at 05:29
Consensus seems to be that it needs more chocolate, so I used a good dash of Bittermen's Xocolatl Mole Bitters and 1/2 oz Drillaud *dark* creme de cacao. My wife agrees: no lack of chocolate in this drink. Instead of Punt E Mes I used Tempus Fugit's Alessio Rosso Vermouth, which works quite well with the chocolate flavors, and garnished with a dried orange wheel.
29th December 2023 at 22:38
A great combination, but as others have said definitely needs more chocolate to stand a chance of overcoming a powerful vermouth and campari. I've doubled both the creme de cacao and bitters.
26th October 2023 at 04:26
Upon the first sip, I thought to myself, "How is this much different?"... But, wow, does the chocolate bloom in the aftertaste. I didn't use a great gin or creme de cacao, and this was still excellent.
7th April 2023 at 11:02
Slightly upped the crème de cacao to 10ml and shaved some dark chocolate on the top and a little sea salt. Fabulous. Not better, just different.
7th July at 19:31
I’m trying this next time, thank you! :)
24th August 2022 at 16:35
That is a cracking cocktail, smooth and full of flavour and complexity. I did up the chocolate bitter dosage to about 8 drops.
10th May 2022 at 14:15
This was great. Just made it last night. Who originated?
10th May 2022 at 15:17
I believe it's one of Naren Young's creations so I've added above with a link to his other cocktails.
6th February 2022 at 01:16
Wonderful mixtures of flavours. Great for an aperitif and gentle tastes. Hint of herbal and hint of chocolate.
24th July 2021 at 21:07
Wow - rich and full flavour from the Punt and a long lasting chocolate ending - what a cocktail. Negroni lovers will be converted to Punt e Mes with this. I substituted white creme cacao for Mozart's chocolate as that's what I had to hand 5*