Classic Cocktails · Gin Cocktails · Aperitifs & Digestifs
Negroni
The quintessential Italian aperitivo: three ingredients in equal measure, stirred into a ruby-red drink of remarkable balance.
- Base spirit
- Gin
- Origin
- Florence, Italy
- Period
- c. 1919–1920
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- London dry gin30 ml
- Campari30 ml
- Sweet red vermouth30 ml
- Glass
- Old fashioned (rocks)
- Ice
- One large cube
- Garnish
- Orange peel or half slice
- Technique
- Stirred
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 3 min
Method
- 01
Chill a rocks glass and add one large ice cube.
- 02
Pour gin, Campari and vermouth into a mixing glass filled with ice.
- 03
Stir for 20–30 seconds until well chilled.
- 04
Strain over the large cube.
- 05
Express an orange peel over the surface and garnish.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Orange oil, gentian, juniper
- Finish
- Long, bitter, herbal
- Character
- Bittersweet and spirit-forward
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
The Negroni evolved from the Americano (Campari, vermouth and soda), with gin replacing the soda.
Disputed or unverified
The popular story credits Count Camillo Negroni at Caffè Casoni in Florence; it is widely repeated but contemporary documentation is limited.
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