Mike Gibb

"OG Negroni"? Twenty variants in, I am increasingly diffident about trying Negroni riffs and adjacents, but always interested to hear other people's favourites. What is the OG Negroni?

I like the Carpano Antica Formula in my classic Negroni, but am just starting to experiment with peated whisky. I'm tempted by this
[Winterised Negroni]

He shakes rather than stirs! Your text "he breaks bartending convention to stir rather than shake" implies the opposite!

I like Campari. I like the heftier Negroni-adjacents (eg Commedia all'Italiana). For the Belafonte, though, I prefer a minor tweak to the recipe to rebalance the Campari to more of a supporting role. 35ml porto blanco, 25ml campari, 100ml tonic.

[Belafonte]

I know what you mean by the mildly sweet apple juice flavour, but the drink still has enough 'cocktail character'. I would drink this if I wanted something light on a hot day
[porto tonico]