Negroni # 81 Black Sheep Minneapolis

01/10/2016

Negroni # 81 Black Sheep Minneapolis

With ingredients of a local gin, Vikre Juniper (Duluth, MN) , the amaro Gran Classico, and Cinzano Russo vermouth, I was excited at the prospect of this being a fabulous drink.

It was served at the very popular and highly reviewed Black Sheep Pizza in Minneapolis. The Pizza was great, at this fun and enjoyable restaurant. But sadly this Negroni did not live up to my expectations.

The Gran Classico is a great amaro, and the vermouth adequate for this drink. The proportions were off, the amaro and vermouth were too heavy. overpowered the gin which is probably quite good.

Oh well can't win them all.

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Posted at 05:11 PM in More Goodies | Permalink

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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

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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