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10/26/2014

Negroni # 19 "Classic Negroni" at Upstairs, Upper Montclair, NJ

The Upstairs Negroni

Finding a good Negroni in New Jersey is harder than you might think. 

But at Upstairs Bar and Restaurant in Upper Montclair you certianly can.

The Gin: Beafeater Lond Dry Gin

The Vermouth: Carpano Antica

The Amaro:  Cynar

I did request these specific ingredients, as should you.

You see, in New Jersey, the thing is that, any bar will have an adequate gin. Most will have Camapri, not our favorite Amaro, but perfectly suitable. Where most places fall down is in the vermouth. Most will only have a cheap variety of both red and white.

The difference between a good vermouth and the stuff you find in most bars is remarkable.  Vermouth

Upstairs in Upper Montclair wins on all counts, a great selection of Gins, two very good vermouths, Carpon Antica and Punt Mes as well as Amari Cynar and Campari, maybe others..

Upstairs Bar Upper Montcialr NJ

At upstairs they serve many original cocktails that are all very good, the atmosphere is very cool and service excellent.

We usually sit at the bar and enjoy cocktails or wine and some of Upstairs’ delicious small plates.

Read our Review

Upstairs

(973) 744-4144

608 Valley Rd
Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043

 

Posted at 01:15 PM in Bars We Love |

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A Fascinating Story

  • The history of the Negroni is uncertain, but we have researched it well. Not just where it began, but how this exemplary cocktai has emerged over almost 100 years to become the wildly popular drink that is today...

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Count Camillo Negroni

  • As to its origin, the most prevalent story is that it was first created in Florence, Italy in 1919, at Caffè Casoni, an antique shop/bar, (think Il Buco) where now Caffè Giacosa is found. As the story goes Count Camillo Negroni asked bartender Fosco Scarselli to strengthen his favorite cocktail, the Americano, by adding gin instead of the typical soda water. Fosco distinguished the drink with an orange garnish rather than the typical lemon. A Brief History of the Negroni
General Pascal Olivier de Negroni de Cardi

Count Pascal Olivier Negroni

  • Of course like most tales in Italy there is another version of the story. In his one it is told that the drink was invented in 1857 in the West African country of Senegal by Corsican General Pascal Olivier de Negroni. They say he created a drink to aide his new wife’s digestion lifting the drink to toast to her health on their wedding day. Negroni family lays claim to namesake cocktail

    Sorry Pascal, with no disrespect, we are going with the Italian Count Camillo version.

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