100 Negronis

Negroni # 39 "Bloody Delightful"

When my wife Diana, who loves her Negronis, tasted this new recipe, inspired by some delicious blood oranges she brought home from the market, her first word was "Delightful."  So we called it "Bloody Delightful." 

When I started this quest a year ago she questioned how could one have 100 different Negronis.  I am beginning to convince her that there are easily that many variations of this classic cocktail.

The Gin:  Prairie Certified Organic 

The Vermouth: Cocchi Americano 

The Amaro: Amaro CioCiaro and Bonal Gentiane Quina

More: Blood Orange Juice and Slice

Negroni # 38 "Rob Roy Seattle"

Seattle is home to many great cocktail establishments, one of the best is Rob Roy on 2nd avenue in the hip Belltown section of town. 

I asked the bartender, Brady Sprouse,  to mix a unique Negroni for me. After asking a few questions to determine my taste preferences he went to work. The result was fabulous.

The Gin:  Ransom Old Tom Gin locally crafted

The Vermouth: Cocchi Barolo Chinato

The Amaro: Campari

More: Orange oil freshly zested

Negroni # 37 "Pigroni" at Pig and Khao NYC

Now here is a very special Negroni found at Top Chef contestant Leah Cohen fabulous place on the Lower East Side.  

The Gin:  Dry Gin

The Vermouth: None, instead a luscious house made grapefruit cardamom cordial

The Amaro: Campari

More: Exciting Fun!

Negroni # 36 "Calabrian Nights"

I love all the Negroni variations that cocktail people create, drinks that use tequila instead of gin, or pineapple cordial in place of an amaro.  On the other hand.....

Because there are so many variations of the three original ingredients - Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Amaro, you have endless possibilities. Today we play with the exquisite Calabrian Amaro - Vecchio Amaro Del Capo.

The Gin: Monopolowa Dry Gin

The Vermouth: Carpano Antica Formula 1786

The Amaro: Cynar and Vecchio Amaro Del Capo

More: Just a slice of orange, not bitters in this one