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It’s Time to Have a Negroni
Let’s be adults about this
If you want to know more, read on. If you’re just here for a recipe, here it is. Mix away, and Cheers.
The Recipe
- 1 1/2 oz. Gin
- 1 1/2 oz. Campari
- 1 1/2 oz. Vermouth
- Garnish — orange slice or peel
Pour all ingredients into an Old Fashioned glass over plenty of ice. Stir until cold, add garnish, serve.
The Negroni is the liquid equivalent of adulting. It has a specific set of requirements, a somewhat bitter taste that you will eventually learn to enjoy, and it benefits from the judicious application of ice.
The Experience
The Negroni is a classic cocktail in every sense of the word. It has a hundred-year-old lineage, a famous (and famously contested) origin story involving an Italian (or possibly French) count, an expansive family tree of similar drinks with cool names like Charlie Pie and Tunnel, and it is very easy to pour.
When you drink it, there is an air of adult seriousness. It’s got the bitter sting of writing check after check for streaming services that you only accessed once or twice last month, coupled with the smooth Vermouth of doing something that counts as accomplishment…
