Ingredients:
10 oz Roku Gin (or whatever gin you prefer)
10 oz sweet vermouth
10 oz Campari (or whatever red aperitivo liqueur you prefer)
Barrel-aged Negroni
A rose by another name
An opulent, dense, spirit-forward cocktail
• 1 oz CAMPARI
• 1 oz Scotch Whiskey
• 0.75 oz Tawny Port
• 0.5 oz Peated Islay Scotch
• 2 heavy dashes Rose Water
• 1 Drop of Cardamom Bitters
• 1 Drop of Aromatic Leaf Bitters (or Cigar Bitters)*
Negroni Gelée Shot
These look like those after-dinner gelées you get in fancy restaurants, but come with a boozy and bittersweet kick.
• 1 cup London Dry gin
• 1 cup Campari
• 1 cup sweet vermouth
• 1 cup water
• 4 packets (0.25-ounce each) powdered gelatin
• Garnish: sanding sugar, candied orange zest (optional; recipe below)
La Granada Cocktail
At D/6 Bar & Lounge, manager Tianna Brammer combines her appreciation for tequila and lemonade in this elegant drink.
Campari-pomegranate ice cube:
• 0.5 oz Campari
• 0.5 oz pomegranate juice
• 3 oz water
Cocktail:
• 1 oz Volcan blanco tequila
• 0.25 oz pisco
• 0.5 oz orgeat
• 0.5 oz citric acid
• Garnish: dehydrated lemon slice, pomegranate seeds
Bitter Berry Babble
• 1.5 oz blueberry-infused Beefeater Pink (see note)
• 0.5 oz Alvear Medium Sherry
• 1 oz Campari
• 0.75 oz Martini sweet vermouth
• 2 drops saline solution
• 1 lemon zest
Negroni Viola
Try this negroni at Nicli Antica in Gastown, or make it yourself at home.
• 0.75 oz Hayman’s sloe gin
• 0.75 oz Campari
• 0.75 oz Marcarini Barolo Chinato
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon
Negroni Rosa
Try this negroni at Nicli Antica in Gastown, or make it yourself at home.
• 1 oz Bulldog Gin
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz Cocchi Rosa
• 0.5 oz fresh lemon
• 0.5 oz fresh grapefruit
Black Bird
• 1.5 oz Blackpool Spiced Rum
• 0.75 oz Campari
• 1.5 oz Pineapple juice
• 0.5 oz Lime juice
• 0.5 oz Simple syrup
Big-Batch Negroni
Free up your party time by bottling up these Negronis in advance of your next party. Once bottled and properly sealed, these will keep for about one month.
• 2 cups gin
• 2 cups Campari
• 2 cups sweet vermouth
• 2 cups water
Combine ingredients in a large pitcher. Stir, pour into small bottles, seal, label and refrigerate or stash in ice.
Blood Orange Negroni
INGREDIENTS:
1 oz London dry gin
1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth
3 oz freshly squeezed blood orange
2 cups of cubed ice
METHOD:
Add all ingredients to a blender, leaving the cubed ice until last. Put the lid on and blend on the lowest setting. Slowly increase the speed until the desired texture is reached. Pour into double Old Fashioned glasses. Garnish with a fresh rosemary and a straw, or maybe even a spoon. Serves 2.