The Perfect Serve Cocktail: Negroni

by Erin Ogilvie

Built with only spirits and a garnish of orange, this colourful cocktail is not for the faint of heart.

 

According to Four Pillars Gin: "The Negroni is a tribute to the original definition of a cocktail: spirit, sweet and bitter, the ultimate balance of flavours to stimulate all senses and quench all thirsts."

 

History:

Going off the most popular story, the Negroni is due to celebrate its 100th anniversary soon, after its creation by Count Camillo Negroni in 1919.  Keen to add a little more kick to his usual Americano cocktail, he asked the bartender to substitute the drink's soda water for gin. The Negroni family then went on to found a distillery in Treviso, Italy, and began producing a ready-made version called Antico Negroni.

Known for:

Ask anyone in the wine industry and they'll tell you a well made Negroni is the best way to finish a long lunch.

Perfect Glass:

Perfect Serve Single Old Fashioned

Perfect Serve Large Mixing Glass

Ingredients:

  • 30ml Gin
  • 30ml Sweet Vermouth
  • 30ml Campari
  • Orange Zest

Method:

  1. Add ice to Perfect Serve Mixing Glass;
  2. Add all ingredients, and stir;
  3. Strain into a Perfect Serve Single Old Fashioned, filled with ice;
  4. Garnish with a twist of orange zest.

Recipe by Stephan Hinz.