roc nathan

Not an obvious combo, but works amazingly well. Definitely on my radar now.

IMO one of the most overhyped cocktails ever. I absolutely love each of the individual ingredients, but I feel in the Negroni they take away from each other rather than adding to one another. When I do occasionally make a Negroni, I usually cut the Campari by half, after which the balance works for me.

This is actually fairly close to my personal preferred specs for the Negroni, as I find the Campari far too overpowering in the original. This has a much better balance if you ask me.

Very nice Manhattan variation, like a Red Hook with tequila. However, I find it too sweet with the sugar syrup and more balanced without. Could be my vermouth (Martini rubino), but I don't think that's really overly sweet.