Any-Spirit Negroni
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Ingredients
Yield:1 drink
- Ice
- 1ounce spirit of your choice (gin, rum, tequila or bourbon or rye whiskeys all work)
- 1ounce red bitter liqueur, such as Campari, Cappelletti or Contratto Bitter
- ½ounce sweet vermouth
- ½ounce dry vermouth
- 1(2-inch-long) piece of orange or lemon peel, for serving
Preparation
- Step 1
Fill a mixing glass with ice, and add the spirit, red bitter, sweet vermouth and dry vermouth. Stir for 30 seconds, then strain into an ice-filled lowball glass. Garnish with the citrus peel.
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bcolmers
Can be very delicious with a robust dark rum, like El Dorado 12 year old
mamas cookie
Try this with Luxardo Blanco in place of the Compari, and white lillet in place of the sweet vermouth for a negroni blanco.
CQ
Made these over the warm weekend with an added twist: equal parts gin, Campari and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. All the guests had seconds (and thirds!). Delightfully refreshing without the sweet cloy of sugary vermouth.
Paul
I've used rum, tequila, rye....all good. Thinking brandy next.
Wil
A Negroni is: Gin. Campari. Sweet Vermouth. Orange peel garnish. 1 oz each. Stirred. No substitutions. Anything added or subbed is a different drink. Cmon NYT.
Joe
Mezcal is my go to replacement for gin in my negroni. If you have it, try mezcal, cynar and vermouth with a few dashes of mole bitters. Heaven in a glass.
Olive
Try this with a smoky mezcal. I often add a float of Cynar to give it balance and umami.
John
I don't normally go much for gin drinks, but the other day I made a modified negroni that was quite delightful. I poured equal quantities of Hendricks Gin, Campari, and Rustica Antica sweet vermouth in a tall glass of ice, then topped it off with about another part of sparkling mineral water, stirred, and garnished with a twist of orange peel. The Antica vermouth added a nice complexity, and the 1 part sparkling water diluted the drink so it was more of a cooler and less of a strong cocktail.
russ
I had some Winter Jack -- apple jack whiskey -- that I had used instead of applejack in making rye bread. It didn't work well. I used it as the spirt in this drink and it worked out superbly. Given the acidity of the Winter Jack, I used all sweet vermouth.
CQ
Made these over the warm weekend with an added twist: equal parts gin, Campari and fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice. All the guests had seconds (and thirds!). Delightfully refreshing without the sweet cloy of sugary vermouth.
Kit
I still dream about a mezcal negroni I had in New York right before lockdown and made one (too?) often at home over the course of the last 14 months.
russ
I made it too using this recipe and it was great. Thank for the tip.
Nancy
Also great with vodka!
Paul - Decatur, Georgia
I recently had a Negroni at a restaurant in Asheville, NC. According to the menu, the recipe included unspecified amounts of the usual gin, Compari and sweet vermouth, but added vin santo. I tried this at home, but substituted 1/2 oz of very fine dry sherry for the vin santo, which I didn't have on hand. I also decreased the sweet vermouth and increased the Campari (I like the bitter flavor). Wonderful combo!
J
I prefer 2oz of the spirit of choice. Never tried with dry vermouth, only 1oz of the sweet.
mamas cookie
Try this with Luxardo Blanco in place of the Compari, and white lillet in place of the sweet vermouth for a negroni blanco.
Jeff
It's a classic "perfect," both vermouths. Maybe an "imperfect" with wrong spirit, but probably OK, in an accepting mouth, with any. (I've made most. Scotch doesn't work for me.)
bcolmers
Can be very delicious with a robust dark rum, like El Dorado 12 year old
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