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Negroni Cocktail
Glowing red, the Negroni manages to be both sophisticated and simple at the same time and is definitely for a grown-up palate - for many it's simply too...
Eva S.
14th April 2021 at 04:22
Made my first Negroni tonight. Sampled all of the components separately and was skeptical. But combine them and stir and magic happens! Fantastic!
14th April 2021 at 06:36
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9th April 2021 at 00:32
One of my favorite cocktails, especially with Four Pillars Negroni spice gin. Beautiful bitter sweetness
27th March 2021 at 11:48
Yesterday I tried the Garibaldi, followed by the Americano. I decided I’m not a fan of Campari. Today I decided to give the Negroni a try, and the gin certainly helps, but still not for me... yet. It was a new bottle of Campari, so I will continue sampling its family of cocktails until the bitter end. Hopefully I can acquire a taste for it, the flavours are interesting but a little too bitter for my palate.
30th September 2021 at 22:01
In my experience, I acquired a taste for it surprisingly quickly, and now I really savor every sip. It's just a great ingredient for sipping cocktails. I'm rotating it with the Enzoni cocktail which adds sweet grapes and lemon juice in place of vermouth which softens the bitter edge of the Campari.
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27th March 2021 at 12:34
A cocktail I really like which is less bitter than the traditional Negroni is the Iron Negroni which switches out Campari for Ferro China Baliva. Perhaps worth a try next time.
14th February 2021 at 09:28
I like it with 20ml of sweet vermouth and around 7ml of grapefruit juice (freshly squizzed).
10th January 2021 at 01:47
Tried a Negroni when I was about 18 and thought it was horrible (and Campari in general too). It’s funny how your palate changes with age, this is now one of my absolute favourites! And I go through a few bottles of Campari in a year
20th December 2020 at 23:19
I've changed my mind over this drink since the summer. I was making it with Cinzano Rosso, that I put in the fridge after opening it a few months before. I think mine went a bit weird because of that.
Was still making this and other red vermouth drinks regardless but today I've bought the Cocchi Torino vermouth and it's now a gamechanger. When I can't decide on a drink I'll be making this as I peruse this website
Was still making this and other red vermouth drinks regardless but today I've bought the Cocchi Torino vermouth and it's now a gamechanger. When I can't decide on a drink I'll be making this as I peruse this website
Anonymous
14th November 2020 at 10:04
A bit too bitter for me. I'll tinker with some variations on it.
14th February 2021 at 16:34
Try Americano with proportions 1:1:1. You'll see that it's not campari that is bitter but the combination of gin and campari. I would try to add less gin first.
28th September 2020 at 16:36
This is a much too bitter recipe for me. Campari is really too bitter and i only taste it with that 3/3/3 measurement. I found a better one that i will share that is much more balanced according to me. Gin 4.5cl Vermouth 3cl Campari 1.5cl . I would also recommend to crac the ice before you stir it. This is quite a strong drink so the fact to crac the ice will add more dilution to the cocktail. Cheers
16th December 2020 at 07:45
For seasoned Negroni drinkers, equal parts, or possibly with a touch more gin, is the only way. A Negroni, is designed to be a strong bitter aperitivo. However, reading your comment and recipe, and others on this page, I will look to add a "Sweet Negroni" and I foresee the Negroni ending up like the Manhattan, with Dry, Perfect and Sweet standard serves. Many thanks for contributing.