Negroni # 85 "On the Left Bank"

04/12/2016

Negroni # 85 "On the Left Bank"

Another Negroni that stretches the imagination, made with Lilllet, a French Gin and Cynar, with a touch of Gran Mariner.

Most people think of Lillet as a unique sort of drink, an aperitif if it falls into any category, but actually it is aromatized wine, vermouth. It makes a delicious Negroni with softer sweeter flavors. Campari shares the same regard, most people think there is Campari, then those other things, "what do you call them Amaro?" Yet Cynar, Averna, Montenegro, Ramazzotti and Campari are the same type of liquor called Amaro. I'll grant you Campari is more often consumed as an aperitif, were most Amaro are considered digestives.

For this drink I stirred together

1 1/2 oz G'Vine Gin

1 oz Lillet Rouge

3/4 oz Cynar

and a splash of Grand Marnier

A nice drink, on the sweet side for sure. Not one I'm likely to repeat.

I got the G'vine as a sample, it is hot and course, but that may have been partly a result of the tiny bottle. Not a favorite gin, but I should give it another try. It is an artisinal batch gin made with neutral grape spirit and in France’s Cognac region. Read More

I've always had a romantic love for Lillet, it is the perfect date drink. Delicious all by itself, with a slice of orange and maybe a splash or more of sparkling water. Cheers to la belle vie!

Posted at 07:10 AM in Our Original Recipes | 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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