Negroni

IBA official cocktail Negroni Recipe

• 2,5 cl Gin

• 2,5 cl Vermouth

• 2,5 cl Campari

Preparation

To make the perfect classic negroni cocktail all you need is balance: use equal parts gin, vermouth and campari, and choose the best products you have in reach.

1 Pour the gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass or jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the glass feels cold. 

2 Strain into a tumbler and add 1 large ice sphere or some fresh ice, and garnish with an orange slice, using a blood orange when in season.

History

It was first mixed in Florence,Italy, in 1919, at Caffè Casoni (formerly Caffè Giacosa).Fosco Scarselli, to strengthen his favorite cocktail, the Americano, by adding gin rather than the normal soda water. The bartender also added an orange garnish rather than the typical lemon garnish of the Americano to signify that it was a different drink.After the success of the cocktail, the Negroni family founded Negroni Distillerie inTreviso, Italy.