It is that time of the year when bars across the world are raising a toast to the iconic red Negroni cocktail and drinking for a good cause.
It is World Negroni Week! Celebrated from September 18 until September 24 this year, Negroni Week is a global celebration to show appreciation for this iconic cocktail. Traditionally made with gin, vermouth, and Campari, Negroni is a bright red classic cocktail infused with intense flavours.
It was first created around 1919 in Florence, Italy, at Caffe Rivoire.
Negroni started when Count Camillo Negroni used to ask for his favourite drink, which was the Americano (equal parts sweet vermouth, Campari, and soda water) stronger. And, for once, just to try something else, the bartender replaced soda water with gin, and the Negroni was born!
In celebration of this special occasion, here are three new and amazing cocktail recipes that you can try at home.
Negroni
Ingredients
30ml gin
30ml sweet vermouth
30ml Campari
2 dashes of Angostura orange bitters
Orange twist
Method
Stir all ingredients well in an ice-filled mixing glass and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Add an orange twist for garnish.
Roku gin negroni
Note: Use a shot glass
Ingredients
25ml Roku gin
25ml Campari
25ml sweet vermouth
5ml maraschino liqueur
1 orange
Method
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail, shake, fill with ice, and stir for seconds.
Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with an orange twist.
Negroni by Campari
Ingredients
30ml Campari
30ml Sweet Red Vermouth (Campari recommends 1757 Vermouth di Torino or Cinzano Vermouth)
30ml gin (Campari recommends BULLDOG Gin)
Method
Pour all ingredients directly into a low tumbler filled with ice.
Stir gently.
Garnish with an orange slice.