100 Negronis

Negroni # 31 "Noilly Prat?"

With just three ingredients you better make sure they are all good. So can a relatively inexpensive vermouth fill the bill?  We consider Noilly Prat.

The Gin: Plymouth Gin

The Vermouth: Noilly Prat Rouge

The Amaro:  Camapari

More: Just an Orange Slice

A Negroni, Gin, Vermouth, and an Amaro, three basic ingredients, add an orange slice and your done. Maybe.

Purist assert that the one constant to a true Negroni is the amaro Campari, it is part of the Count's original recipe. We like to experiment with other amari, so many flavors to explore.

What about the vermouth, our most joyous Negronis are made with higher end vermouth, expensive stuff, but what about the popular more economical Noilly Prat? The answer is, it aint bad.

Our purist side takes issue with its French origin, doesn't a Negroni have to be all Italian? Well, we break that rule with Dolin Vermouth too.

We recently did a vermouth tasting and will share the results soon. In the end, Noilly has a place in the Negroni universe, and it plays that role well.

 

 

Negroni # 21 Drinques Clássicos: Negroni

Drinques clássicos: Negroni from Paladar Estadão on Vimeo.

Negroni Week 2014

Imbibe and Campari - Negroni Week is a week-long celebration where bars and restaurants donate $1 or more from each Negroni sold to a local charity of their choice. More

Not Your Dad's Vermouth

Quality Vermouth is essential to a good Negroni.

Don't be tempted to use the cheap stuff. We insist on using  Carpa Antica,  Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, or Dolin Rouge.   Read More

That’s Amari – Aperitifs/Digestifs that Make Great Cocktails

What You Need to Know About Amari for Negronis

In the world of cocktails few reach the notoriety of the Negroni, imagined by an Italian Count, Camillo Negroni with Caffe Cavalli bartender, Fosco Scarselli, in Florence, 1919. I’m looking forward to celebrating the 100th anniversary of this stunning drink made with equal measures of Gin, Sweet Vermouth and perhaps one of the Amori above. More

Negroni # 1 "Our First Stir "

Bartenders Guide the classic cocktail guide has a basic Negroni recipe

First written and published by Jerry Thomas in 1862 was our first guidance on making a Negroni. This recipe must have been added some editions later if we believe the story of 1919.

Simple neat, but much better things to come. 

Not a bad recipe if you pick the right Vermouth, we have learned so much since then.