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Stanley Tucci's Negroni

James Bond famously likes his Martinis shaken, while Stanley Tucci prefers his Negronis shaken. Like Bond, Tucci's a man of consummate taste, who breaks...
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
4th July 2025 at 14:37
Very pleasant and slipped down easily. Obviously shaking emphasises the bitter element in the Campari, but the recipe is balanced nonetheless The squeezed and dropped in orange segment worked really well! Will def keep in mind for warm weather or “fresh and fruity” occasions.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
12th October 2025 at 14:31
Remade with the last of my homemade raspberry-strawberry gin, which seemed better suited to the more traditional stirred and served on ice method, tho I retained the squeezed and dropped in Orange segment to happy effect.
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Caroline Bancroft’s Avatar Caroline Bancroft
7th June 2025 at 11:43
As I recall his shaken not stirred negroni appeared during the lockdown days, way before 2025!
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Michael Graham’s Avatar Michael Graham
6th June 2025 at 23:15
Perhaps Mr Tucci prefers shaken, which gives a slightly colder beverage, because he is using a 2-1-1 ratio rather than the traditional equal parts. I have been making my Negronis with the 2-1-1 ration preferring the boozier result. I haven’t tried shaking though.
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Mike Gibb’s Avatar Mike Gibb
6th June 2025 at 20:43
He shakes rather than stirs! Your text "he breaks bartending convention to stir rather than shake" implies the opposite!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
7th June 2025 at 13:39
Thanks, Mike. Now fixed.
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Patrick Valentino’s Avatar Patrick Valentino
6th June 2025 at 18:27
Very curious about shaking the negroni.
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