Negroni

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Negroni (cocktail)
IBA Official Cocktail
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Type Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume
Served On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish orange peel
Standard drinkware
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Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients†
Preparation Stir into glass over ice, garnish and serve.
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The Negroni cocktail is made of 1 part gin, 1 part sweet vermouth, and 1 part bitters, traditionally Campari. It is considered an apéritif, a pre-dinner cocktail intended to stimulate the appetite.

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[edit] History

There are two popular versions as to who invented the Negroni cocktail. One of them is that it was invented by General Pascal Olivier Count de Negroni, a Corsican French citizen, as a digestive aid.[1][2][3] The other is that the Negroni was invented in Florence, Italy in 1919, at Caffè Casoni, later called "Caffè Giacosa", by Count Camillo Negroni, who invented it by asking a bartender (Fosco Scarselli) to add gin to the Americano, his favorite drink. [4] The word Negroni does not appear in English cocktail guides before 1947.

After the success of the cocktail, the Negroni Family founded Negroni Distillerie in Treviso, Italy, and produced a ready-made version of the drink, sold as "Antico Negroni 1919".

[edit] Variations

Variants of the Negroni also exist:

  • A less authentic, but also less mouth-puckering, recipe is equal measures of gin, red vermouth and white vermouth.
  • In the United States, the Negroni is often served "straight up" in a martini glass, with a dash of sparkling water and lemon, rather than orange zest.
  • For a hot summer day, the Negroni can be stretched into a thirst quencher with soda (see Americano).
  • the Negroni Sbagliato ("Wrong" Negroni), where spumante brut is substituted for the gin. It was invented at Bar Basso in Milan. Popular in Italy.
  • the Negroski, where vodka is substituted for the gin. Popular in Italy.
  • the Brunosky where the vodka is Grey Goose L'Orange and is served with a splash of Schweppes bitter lemon.
  • A Sparkling Negroni is a Negroni served straight up in a martini glass with champagne or prosecco added. This is usually served with an orange twist.
  • A Negroni served with orange juice was named a Negroni Malato (Sick Negroni) at Bar Piccolino in Exchange Sq, London during the 2007 financial crisis, by Italian bankers employed at nearby RBS offices

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Negroni family" - genealogical, demographic, and nobiliary study from its 11th century origins to its 20th century branches in Italy, France, and Puerto Rico; by Héctor Andrés Negroni; Published in 1998, H.A. Negroni (Madison, AL); LCCN: 98119631, Dewey: 929/.2, LC: CS71.N386 1998
  2. ^ [http://www.hamptons.com/Food-And-Wine/Mixology/8008/The-Classic-Negroni.html Food and Wine Magazine; The Classic Negroni Being Served At The Inn In Quogue; By Douglas Harrington]
  3. ^ Three Great Italian Aperitivi
  4. ^ Cecchini, Toby (06 October 2002). "SHAKEN AND STIRRED; Dressing Italian". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/style/shaken-and-stirred-dressing-italian.html. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 

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