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03/31/2015

Negroni # 46 "It Was a Cold and Stormy Night"

Cold and Stormy Negroni

but we stayed warm with a fine cocktail

Seriously? Snow on March 31st? April Fools day is not until tomorrow!

No worries, this cocktail will light your soul.

The Gin: Caledonia Barr Hill Tom Cat barrel aged gin 

The Vermouth: Dolin Rouge

The Amaro:  Vecchio Amaro del Capo

More:  Fonseco Porto Terrra Bella, Employees Only Grenadine, Lemon Wedge

Cold and Stormy Negroni the mix

So here we go. Desperate to create a new Negroni for a rainy, snowy, cold night, with nothing new in the booze collection I had to let the creative juices flow.  Tried a few variations and arrived on a winner.

The gin, started with a London dry, but needed something with more body to fight the chill. An Old Tom to the rescue. Caledonia makes a damn fine one with a touch of honey. Just Right.

The vermouth, I knew I had to go simple but good. Dolin is the perfect choice.

OK on the the Amaro?  I had already decided I would be using the Port and the Grenadine. Needed an Amaro that had punch but not too sweet.  Yes Amaro "Bitter" can be sweet, full of fruit!  Vecchio Amaro del Capo goes more in the spice and nutty direction. Nutmeg, hazelnut, delightful flavors.

Here is the mix for two cocktails that worked out well.

1 1/2 ox Bar Hill Old Tom

1 1.2 oz Dolin Rouge

1 oz Vecchio Amaro del Capo

3/4 oz of both Fonseco Porto Terrra Bella  and Employees Only Grenadine

Stirred well over ice. Poured over a big cube and garnished with a lemon wedge.

YES!

Caledonia Barr Hill

Posted at 08:28 PM in Our Original Recipes |

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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
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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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